Decision Making in Criminal Justice: Toward the Rational Exercise of Discretion

by Don M. Gottfredson, Michael R. Gottfredson, Michael R. Gottfredson

Book Overview

The study of decisions in the criminal justice process provides a useful focus for the examination of many fundamental aspects of criminal jus- tice. These decisions are not always highly visible. They are made, or- dinarily, within wide areas of discretion. The aims of the decisions are not always clear, and, indeed, the principal objectives of these decisions are often the subject of much debate. Usually they are not guided by explicit decision...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147579956X
• ISBN13: 9781475799569
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"