September 1989
Volume 39, 1989FEATURES
Perspective: Pilon Article Honored by National Press Foundation
SEPTEMBER 01, 1989 by ALEXEI MYASNIKOV
Crackdown in China
SEPTEMBER 01, 1989 by PUJIE ZHENG
The Rise and Fall of the Edsel
SEPTEMBER 01, 1989 by ANTHONY YOUNG
Crime and Consequences
SEPTEMBER 01, 1989 by ROBERT JAMES BIDINOTTO
Treating criminals as victims undermined justice and began to bias the criminal justice system on their behalf. "Reforms" helpful to criminals included new courtroom rules excluding certain voluntary criminal confessions and factual evidence; lenient bail and release-on-recognizance practices; and routine sentence- reduction and release policies, such as plea bargaining, probation, parole, and insanity defenses.




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