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100	1		_aLandes, William M.
245	1	0	_aLegality and Reality: _bSome Evidence on Criminal Procedure / _cWilliam M. Landes.
260			_aCambridge, Mass. _bNational Bureau of Economic Research _c1974.
300			_a1 online resource: _billustrations (black and white);
490	1		_aNBER working paper series _vno. w0040
500			_aMay 1974.
520	3		_aThere is widespread concern that the criminal justice system, particularly in large urban areas, is breaking down under the strain of an increasing demand for its services and inadequate resources. At the center of the system, located between the police and the prisons, are the criminal courts. Statistics on rising crime rates, recidivism, arbitrary sentencing practices, court delay, and prison riots are taken as further evidence that the courts are failing. What has been notably scarcer is systematic empirical research on the criminal court system - research that can contribute to our understanding of the actual workings of the system and enable us to develop policies for improvement. The purpose of this study is to begin to remedy this deficiency by applying the quantitative techniques of economics to an analysis of some important issues in criminal court procedure.
530			_aHardcopy version available to institutional subscribers
538			_aSystem requirements: Adobe [Acrobat] Reader required for PDF files.
538			_aMode of access: World Wide Web.
588	0		_aPrint version record
710	2		_aNational Bureau of Economic Research.
830		0	_aWorking Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) _vno. w0040.
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.nber.org/papers/w0040
856			_yAcceso en línea al DOI _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w0040
942			_2ddc _cW-PAPER
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