Judicial Policy Making and the Modern State: How the Courts Reformed America's Prisons

by Malcolm M. Feeley and Edward L. Rubin

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Between 1965 and 1990, federal judges in almost all of the states handed down sweeping rulings that affected virtually every prison and jail in the United States. Without a doubt judges were the most important prison reformers during this period. This book provides an account of this process, and uses it to explore the more general issue of the role of courts in the modern bureaucratic state. In doing so, it provides detailed accounts of how the courts...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521777348

ISBN13:9780521777346

Release Date:March 2000

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:508 Pages

Weight:1.60 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Administrative Law Courts Criminology Law Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Public Policy Rules & Procedures Social Science

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