The Contours of Justice: Communities and Their Courts

by James Eisenstein

Book Overview

The Contours of Justice provides a framework for describing and understanding criminal courts throughout the United States by depicting the functions of criminal courts in nine middle-sized counties in three states. It integrates concepts from each of the three traditional theoretical approaches to court analysis: the individual, organizational, and environmental approaches. The authors approach the courts as communities composed of judges,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076181406X
• ISBN13: 9780761814061
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"