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Charles F. Abel and Frank H. Marsh propose an alternative to the present criminal justice system that they consider workable, efficient, and fair. They remind the reader that the criminal justice system is a political institution created by public demands and values and suggest that we must understand the basic identity of law, politics, and society if we hope to create a workable system. An effective criminal justice system, they argue, must ...

The authors set out to define, evaluate and justify the usefulness of various kinds of political trials. They explore historical precedents in an attempt to answer the question: when is a political trial "good" or "bad" in terms of responsible governance and fairness to individuals or groups?