Private Criminal Justice How Private Parties are Enforcing Criminal Law and Transforming Our Justice System
Book contents
- Private Criminal Justice
- Private Criminal Justice
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Rise of Private Criminal Justice
- 1 Criminal Justice without the State
- 2 A Brief History of Crime
- 3 Public Failings, Private Opportunities
- 4 Private Law Enforcement
- 5 Private Criminal Settlements as Plea Bargains
- 6 Private Criminal Settlements as Blackmail
- 7 Private Adjudications
- 8 Private Dispositions
- 9 Regulating Private Criminal Justice
- 10 The Verdict on Private Criminal Justice
- Notes
- Index
2 - A Brief History of Crime
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 September 2023
Book contents
- Private Criminal Justice
- Private Criminal Justice
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Rise of Private Criminal Justice
- 1 Criminal Justice without the State
- 2 A Brief History of Crime
- 3 Public Failings, Private Opportunities
- 4 Private Law Enforcement
- 5 Private Criminal Settlements as Plea Bargains
- 6 Private Criminal Settlements as Blackmail
- 7 Private Adjudications
- 8 Private Dispositions
- 9 Regulating Private Criminal Justice
- 10 The Verdict on Private Criminal Justice
- Notes
- Index
Summary
This chapter traces the history of each phase of private law enforcement, from private policing, to private adjudications, to private dispositions (also known as vigilante actions).The chapter points out that, throughout history, private parties have played a larger role in the criminal justice system than most people expected.
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- Private Criminal JusticeHow Private Parties are Enforcing Criminal Law and Transforming Our Justice System, pp. 29 - 39Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023