The Police Power
Author | : Markus Dirk Dubber |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : 0231132069 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780231132060 |
Rating | : 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Police Power by : Markus Dirk Dubber
Download or read book The Police Power written by Markus Dirk Dubber and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely book is a comprehensive treatise on the constitutional and legal history behind the power of the modern state to police its citizens. Dubber explores the roots of the power to police--the most expansive and least limitable of governmental powers--by focusing on its most obvious and problematic manifestation: criminal law.