Trials Without Truth Why Our System of Criminal Trials Has Become an Expensive Failure and What We Need to Do to Rebuild It |
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| Author:
| Pizzi, William T. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8147-6650-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2000 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $64.99 |
Book Description:
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A study of the US criminal-justice system which argues that it places far too great an emphasis on winning and not nearly enough on truth. The author focuses on ways in which lawyers are permitted to dominate trials, the system's preference for weak judges, and the absurdities of plea bargaining.
A study of the US criminal-justice system which argues that it places far too great an emphasis on winning and not nearly enough on truth. The author focuses on ways in which lawyers are permitted to dominate trials, the system's preference for weak judges, and the absurdities of plea bargaining.