Introduction : the rise of private criminal justice -- Criminal justice without the state -- A brief history of crime -- Public failings, private opportunities -- Private law enforcement -- Private criminal settlements as plea bargains -- Private criminal settlements as blackmail -- Private adjudications -- Private dispositions -- Regulating private criminal justice -- The verdict on private criminal justice.
Summary:
"Significant amounts of criminal activity are detected by private police and many criminal disputes are settled through informal agreements between parties, or in adjudicative procedures run by private institutions. This book examines the vast private criminal justice system to reveal lessons for public criminal justice reform"-- Provided by publisher.
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