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Judicial policy making and the modern state : How the courts reformed America's prisons
Publication details: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1998Description: 490p xiiiISBN:- 9780521777346
- 365.710000Â FEE
Contents:
Table of contents
1. Introduction;
Part I. The Case of Judicial Prison Reform:
2. An overview of judicial prison reform;
3. Two classic prison reform cases: Arkansas and Texas;
4. Three variations on a theme: the Colorado penitentiary, the Santa Clara county jails and Marion penitentiary;
Part II. The Theory of Judicial Policy-Making:
5. Defining the problem, identifying the goal, and rejecting the principle of federalism;
6. Creating doctrine, choosing solutions and transforming the rule of law;
7. Implementing the solution, muddling through and ignoring the separation of powers principle;
8. Conclusion;
9. CODA: assessing the successes of judicial prison reform.
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Table of contents
1. Introduction;
Part I. The Case of Judicial Prison Reform:
2. An overview of judicial prison reform;
3. Two classic prison reform cases: Arkansas and Texas;
4. Three variations on a theme: the Colorado penitentiary, the Santa Clara county jails and Marion penitentiary;
Part II. The Theory of Judicial Policy-Making:
5. Defining the problem, identifying the goal, and rejecting the principle of federalism;
6. Creating doctrine, choosing solutions and transforming the rule of law;
7. Implementing the solution, muddling through and ignoring the separation of powers principle;
8. Conclusion;
9. CODA: assessing the successes of judicial prison reform.