Download or read book The Contours of Justice written by James Eisenstein and published by Addison-Wesley Longman. This book was released on 1987-08 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text describes the workings of criminal courts in nine middle-sized counties. The authors examine the technology used to schedule and assign work, local legal culture, and customary ways of disposing of cases.