Habits of Legality - Criminal Justice and the Rule of Law

Klappentext The Habits of Legality provides a broad survey of American criminal justice in a time of troubles. It asks the central questions: In what degree are the justice system's functions guided by ascertainable legal norms? How accountable are public officials who wield the rigorous sanctions of the penal law? Where the habits of legality are weak! how can they be invigorated? Francis A. Allen asserts the vital and continuing importance of the legality principle to democratic societies! discusses how the habits of legality in American criminal justice can be strengthened! and demonstrates that a closer adherence to the rule of law may not only protect the rights of persons more efficiently! but also contribute to more rational and effective penal policy. The Habits of Legality offers solutions on how to revitalize the rule of law. It will be of interest to scholars and students of criminology and law! as well as the general reader concerned with issues of criminal justice. Zusammenfassung This book provides a broad summary of American criminal justice in a time of great concern about solutions to the current crime epidemic. Allen suggests that the way to a more effective penal policy can be found by a closer adherence to the law rather than the current trend to bypass certain laws in the name of the "war on crime".

Product details

• Authors: Francis A. Allen, Francis A. (Professor of Law and Huber C. H Allen, Francis A. (Professor of Law and Huber C. Hurst Eminent Scholar Allen, Allen Francis A.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.03.1996
• EAN: 9780195100884
• ISBN: 978-0-19-510088-4
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Studies in Crime and Public Policy; Studies in Crime and Public Po; Studies in Crime and Public Policy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; USA, LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, Criminal law & procedure, United States of America, USA, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment, Criminal law: procedure and offences