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1 results foundAuthor: Harcourt, Bernard E. Title: Three Essays in Criminal Justice Summary: How could the New York Times call the grand jury's decision to no bill the indictment against officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, a "verdict"? How could federal appellate judges call it a "procedural shortcut" when a state judge, in a death penalty case, signs the state attorney general's proposed judicial opinion without even striking the word "proposed" or reviewing the full opinion? What do these incidents tell us about contemporary criminal justice? These essays explore these puzzles. The first, "Verdict and Illusion," begins to sketch the role of illusions in justice. The second, "A Singe Voice of Justice," interprets these procedural shortcuts through the lens of Homeric, agonistic combat. The third, "Reading Penal Theories and Institutions," offers a first reading of the newly published Foucault lectures on punishment practices, theories and institutions, delivered at the College de France in 1971-1972. (A French version of the latter essay is included as well). Details: New York: Columbia Law School, 2015. 50p. Source: Internet Resource: Columbia Public Law Research Paper No. 14-480: Accessed October 15, 2015 at: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2668353 Year: 2015 Country: United States URL: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2668353 Shelf Number: 136987 Keywords: Capital PunishmentFerguson, MissouriFoucault Grand JuryVerdict |