Judicial Policy Making and the Modern State: How the Courts Reformed America's Prisons (Cambridge Studies in Criminology)

Feeley, Malcolm M.,Rubin, Edward L.

ISBN 10: 0521777348 / ISBN 13: 9780521777346

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2000

Seller Inventory # mon0004131323

Synopsis:

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 important prison reformers during this period. This book provides an account of this process, and uses it to explore the more general issue of the role of courts in the modern bureaucratic state. It provides detailed accounts of how the courts formulated and sought to implement their orders, and how this action affected the traditional conception of federalism, separation of powers, and the rule of law.

Book Description: 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 important prison reformers during this period. This account of the process explores the more general issue of the role of courts in the modern bureaucratic state.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Judicial Policy Making and the Modern State:...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: paperback
Condition: Fine