Law without Justice

Why Criminal Law Doesn't Give People What They Deserve

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Criminal law
Cover of the book Law without Justice by Paul H. Robinson, Michael T. Cahill, Oxford University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Paul H. Robinson, Michael T. Cahill ISBN: 9780190289539
Publisher: Oxford University Press Publication: December 1, 2005
Imprint: Oxford University Press Language: English
Author: Paul H. Robinson, Michael T. Cahill
ISBN: 9780190289539
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication: December 1, 2005
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Language: English

If an innocent person is sent to prison or if a killer walks free, we are outraged. The legal system assures us, and we expect and demand, that it will seek to "do justice" in criminal cases. So why, for some cases, does the criminal law deliberately and routinely sacrifice justice? In this unflinching look at American criminal law, Paul Robinson and Michael Cahill demonstrate that cases with unjust outcomes are not always irregular or unpredictable. Rather, the criminal law sometimes chooses not to give defendants what they deserve: that is, unsatisfying results occur even when the system works as it is designed to work. The authors find that while some justice-sacrificing doctrines serve their intended purpose, many others do not, or could be replaced by other, better rules that would serve the purpose without abandoning a just result. With a panoramic view of the overlapping and often competing goals that our legal institutions must balance on a daily basis, Law without Justice challenges us to restore justice to the criminal justice system.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

If an innocent person is sent to prison or if a killer walks free, we are outraged. The legal system assures us, and we expect and demand, that it will seek to "do justice" in criminal cases. So why, for some cases, does the criminal law deliberately and routinely sacrifice justice? In this unflinching look at American criminal law, Paul Robinson and Michael Cahill demonstrate that cases with unjust outcomes are not always irregular or unpredictable. Rather, the criminal law sometimes chooses not to give defendants what they deserve: that is, unsatisfying results occur even when the system works as it is designed to work. The authors find that while some justice-sacrificing doctrines serve their intended purpose, many others do not, or could be replaced by other, better rules that would serve the purpose without abandoning a just result. With a panoramic view of the overlapping and often competing goals that our legal institutions must balance on a daily basis, Law without Justice challenges us to restore justice to the criminal justice system.

More books from Oxford University Press

Cover of the book Wrong's What I Do Best by Paul H. Robinson, Michael T. Cahill
Cover of the book Tales of Justice and Rituals of Divine Embodiment by Paul H. Robinson, Michael T. Cahill
Cover of the book Which Side Are You On? by Paul H. Robinson, Michael T. Cahill
Cover of the book The New York Times Disunion by Paul H. Robinson, Michael T. Cahill
Cover of the book Histories of the Musical by Paul H. Robinson, Michael T. Cahill
Cover of the book From Vichy to the Sexual Revolution by Paul H. Robinson, Michael T. Cahill
Cover of the book Angels of the Underground by Paul H. Robinson, Michael T. Cahill
Cover of the book A Metaphysics for the Mob by Paul H. Robinson, Michael T. Cahill
Cover of the book Genomics and Personalized Medicine by Paul H. Robinson, Michael T. Cahill
Cover of the book No Sense of Place by Paul H. Robinson, Michael T. Cahill
Cover of the book The Seer of Bayside by Paul H. Robinson, Michael T. Cahill
Cover of the book Empirical Market Microstructure by Paul H. Robinson, Michael T. Cahill
Cover of the book Deltas and Humans by Paul H. Robinson, Michael T. Cahill
Cover of the book The Sense of Sociability by Paul H. Robinson, Michael T. Cahill
Cover of the book The Casualty Gap : The Causes And Consequences Of American Wartime Inequalities by Paul H. Robinson, Michael T. Cahill
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy