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Two Tiers of Justice

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Conviction

Part of the book series: Oxford Socio-Legal Studies ((OSLS))

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The lower courts1 are where most of the work of the criminal law is done—they are also where the characteristics of legality and justice are least in evidence.

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© 1983 Doreen J. McBarnet

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McBarnet, D.J. (1983). Two Tiers of Justice. In: Conviction. Oxford Socio-Legal Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05142-7_7

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