| Politics and Plea Bargaining: Victims' Rights in California Contributor(s): McCoy, Candace (Author) |
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ISBN: 0812214331 ISBN-13: 9780812214338 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1993 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Civil Rights - Law | Criminal Law - General |
| Dewey: 347.940 |
| LCCN: 92046518 |
| Lexile Measure: 1470 |
| Series: Law in Social Context |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6.05" W x 9.04" (0.91 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |