Nature and consequences of dismissals: Implications for public safety and crime prevention in criminal courts in America

E. Rely Vîlcică

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2012, vol. 40, issue 2, 103-116

Abstract: The role of dismissal as a major case disposition in criminal courts in America has been largely neglected in empirical studies to date, despite long-lasting questions about its nature and important implications for justice goals. This paper is a first attempt to fill in this gap.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2012.01.006

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