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The process is the punishment :

Feeley, Malcolm M.

The process is the punishment : Handling cases in a lower criminal court / Malcolm M. Feeley ; [with a new foreword by Joseph R. Gusfield.] - 1st paperback ed. - New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 1992. - xxxiv, 330 p. ; 21 cm.

Summary
First published in 1979, this classic work set the standard for later court studies. Focusing on the workings of the New Haven court system, Feeley explores fundamental questions about how justice is administered in our society and reexamines conventional theories about how the criminal justice system functions. Examining the process and the players, Feeley's analysis, firmly rooted in organizational theory and open systems theory, describes the dynamics of the courthouse and emphasizes interdependencies, adaptation, institutional maintenance, and adversarial relationships in an effort to make sense of the process as it is experienced by those who participate in it.

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Criminal courts--Connecticut--New Haven.
Criminal procedure--Connecticut--New Haven.
Criminal courts--United States.
Criminal procedure--United States.

KFX1945.89 / .F44 1992

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