Judicial Policy Making and the Modern State: How the Courts Reformed America's Prisons

by Malcolm M. Feeley and Edward L. Rubin

Book Overview

Between 1965 and 1990, federal judges in almost all of the states handed down sweeping rulings that affected virtually every prison and jail in the United States. Without a doubt judges were the most... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521777348
• ISBN13: 9780521777346
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 508 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"