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This book is a study of the social transformation of criminal justice, its institutions, its method of case disposition and the source of its legitimacy. Focused upon the apprehension, investigation and adjudication of indicted cases in New York City’s main trial tribunal in the nineteenth century - the Court of General Sessions - it traces the historical underpinnings of a lawyering culture which, in the first half of the nineteenth century, celebrated trial by jury as the fairest and most reliable method of case disposition and then at the middle of the century dramatically gave birth to plea bargaining, which thereafter became the dominant method of case disposition in the United States. The book demonstrates that the nature of criminal prosecutions in everyday indicted cases was transformed, from disputes between private parties resolved through a public determination of the facts and law to a private determination of the issues between the state and the individual, marked by greater police involvement in the processing of defendants and public prosecutorial discretion. As this occurred, the structural purpose of criminal courts changed - from individual to aggregate justice - as did the method and manner of their dispositions - from trials to guilty pleas. Contemporaneously, a new criminology emerged, with its origins in European jurisprudence, which was to transform the way in which crime was viewed as a social and political problem. The book, therefore, sheds light on the relationship of the method of case disposition to the means of securing social control of an underclass, in the context of the legitimation of a new social order in which the local state sought to define groups of people as well as actual offending in criminogenic terms. 'At a moment when France is poised to adopt plea bargaining, McConville and Mirsky offer the best historical account of its emergence in mid-nineteenth century America, based upon exhaustive analysis of archival data. Their more...

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Law school has the reputation of being one of the hardest academic programs. It is a reputation well earned. However, Law School Basics is chock-full of insights and strategies that will prepare you well and give you a head start on the competition. Law School Basics presents a thorough overview of law school, legal reasoning, and legal writing. It was written for those who are considering law school; for those who are about to start law school; and for those who are interested in knowing more about lawyering and the legal process. Law School Basics was written with one overriding goal: to enlighten you about everything the author wishes he had known before starting law school. more...

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In this comprehensive guide to licensing best practices, esteemed members of the Licensing Executives Society International offer in-depth discussion of a broad range of important topics in the field of licensing. more...

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Conquer the LSAT logic games with the help of elite Harvard Law School students. The LSAT's logic games section is anything but fun and games. These questions, which describe some situation involving six or seven people and then ask you, ''If Chris is first in line, then who must be third?'' or ''If Anna sees the doctor on Monday, who sees the doctor on Tuesday?'' strike terror into the hearts of many LSAT-takers. But if you're one of them, don't despair--you've found the expert help you're looking for. This unique guide has been prepared by experts you know you can trust: a team of Harvard Law School students who all scored in the 99 th percentile on the LSAT! They'll show you how to handle every kind of logic game, how to diagram logical relationships, and how to use targeted logic tools to answer questions quickly and easily. Sequencing games, grouping games, mapping games--whatever the game type, you'll learn the techniques you need to solve most complex logic problem and find the correct answers. McGraw-Hill's Conquering LSAT Logic Games gives you an unbeatable edge with with.:.; 72 practice logic games with solutions.; Logic tools to help you solve any kind of logic game.; Diagramming techniques that you can use for every game type.; The breakthrough Curvebreakers logic games solution methods. more...

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This book examines legal language and provides guidelines for drafting in modern English. more...

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