Law As Last Resort: Prosecution Decision-Making in a Regulating Agency

by Keith Hawkins

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199243891
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/10/2003
Series:	Oxford Socio-Legal Studies
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	508
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 5.40(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Oriel College, Oxford

Table of Contents

I. Formalities1. Themes, Perspectives, Questions2. Organizing Ideas: Surround, Field, Frame3. Formal Structure and Practice4. Pre-Trial Prosecution ProcessesII. Surround5. EnvironmentsIII. Field6. Prosecution Policy7. Images and Symbols8. Prosecution as Organizational BehaviourIV. Frame9. Enforcers' Theories of Compliance and Punishment10. The Social Construction of Blame11. The Instrumental Frame: Will Prosecution be Effective? 12. The Legal Frame: Can a Case be Made?V. Conclusion13. ReflectionsAppendixResearch Methods and Data SourcesIndex