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ID132752
Title ProperUncommon law
Other Title InformationAmerica's excessive criminal law & our common-law origins
LanguageENG
AuthorSimon, Jonathan
Publication2014.
Summary / Abstract (Note)This essay explores the role that U.S. criminal courts play in shaping the uniquely punitive social order of the United States. U.S. courts have long been defined against the common law of England, from which they emerged. In this essay, I consider the English legacy and suggest that while the United States does draw heavily from common-law traditions, it has also innovated to alter them, a process that has established a criminal justice system even more punitive than that of England.
`In' analytical NoteDaedalus Vol.143, No.3; Sum.2014: p.62-72
Journal SourceDaedalus Vol.143, No.3; Sum.2014: p.62-72
Key WordsLegal Procedure - United States ;  United States ;  Criminal Law ;  Uncommon Law ;  Common Law ;  Special Law ;  Criminal Courts ;  Criminal Justice System - CJS ;  Emerging Policy ;  Social Order ;  United Kingdom - UK