Politics and Plea Bargaining Victims' Rights in California

In 1982, California voters passed Proposition 8, promoted by supporters as the Victims' Bill of Rights, on the initiative ballot. In Politics and Plea Bargaining, Candace McCoy describes the political genesis of victims' rights legislation and the impact Proposition 8 has had on plea bargaining.
Placing Proposition 8 in the context of earlier efforts to reform plea bargaining, McCoy explores the meaning of due process in the criminal courts. Emphasizing the concept of "publicness," the book suggests changes that would open the justice system to more public observation and explanation.

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Candace McCoy

Summary

In 1982, California voters passed Proposition 8, promoted by supporters as the Victims' Bill of Rights, on the initiative ballot. This work describes the political genesis of victims' rights legislation and the impact Proposition 8 has had on plea bargaining.

Product details

• Authors: Candace McCoy
• Publisher: University Of Pennsylvania Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 01.05.1993
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries
• EAN: 9780812214338
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-1433-8
• Pages: 248
• Dimensions (packing): 15.4 x 23 x 1.6 cm
• Weight (packing): 413 g
• Series: Law in Social Context Series; Law in Social Context; Law in Social Context
• Subjects: LAW / Criminal Law / General; Politics / Current Events; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights