Presents the tension between the rule of law, which implies impartiality, and popular justice, which is subject to passions and prejudice.
Manfred Berg traces the history of lynching in America from the colonial era to the present. Berg focuses on lynching as extralegal communal punishment performed by "ordinary" people.
Explores the interaction between the presidency and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Describes the special character of the American criminal justice system which stems from the high degree of direct and indirect popular influence over its administration. Presents the tension between the...
This popular one-volume analysis of the evolution of American criminal justice places contemporary issues of crime and justice in historical perspective.
Popular Justice explores the interaction between the presidency and the United States Supreme Court in the modern era.
This popular one-volume analysis of the evolution of American criminal justice places contemporary issues of crime and justice in historical perspective. Walker identifies the major periods in the development of...