Law as last resort : prosecution decision-making in a regulatory agency / Keith Hawkins.
"In almost all legal disputing, formalities are employed as a last resort. This book presents a new theory of decision-making, exploring the conditions under which prosecution is employed to handle occupational health and safety problems. It is a valuable resource for students and scholars of l...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2002.
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| Series: | Oxford socio-legal studies.
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| Summary: | "In almost all legal disputing, formalities are employed as a last resort. This book presents a new theory of decision-making, exploring the conditions under which prosecution is employed to handle occupational health and safety problems. It is a valuable resource for students and scholars of law, regulation, socio-legal studies, criminal justice, sociology, and political science."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | xxiv, 483 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-473) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0199243883 9780199243884 0199243891 9780199243891 |