Law as last resort prosecution decision-making in a regulatory agency

"This is a book about the life of the legal system. Its concern is legal decision-making, its focus the handling of prosecution cases in a regulatory agency

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1. Verfasser: Hawkins, Keith (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press 2002
Schriftenreihe:Oxford socio-legal studies
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Zusammenfassung:"This is a book about the life of the legal system. Its concern is legal decision-making, its focus the handling of prosecution cases in a regulatory agency
In almost all legal disputing, formalities are employed as a last resort for a small proportion of cases. Case attrition is a constant feature in the legal system, whether criminal or civil, since extensive pre-trial negotiations search for soluti
This book analyses the attrition of cases by studying decisions made about their creation, handling, disposal, and prosecution."--BOOK JACKET
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. [461]-473) and index
Beschreibung:xxiv, 483 p.
23 cm
ISBN:0199243883
0-19-924388-3
0199243891
0-19-924389-1