With Justice For Some

“With Justice for Some: The Rights of Victims in Criminal Trials” is a pioneering book that examines criminal law as it has been applied in forefront trials spanning the last 25 years and how so many of the same issues then, are today front page news.



Renowned legal scholar George P. Fletcher confronts the imperfections in the American system of criminal prosecution and paves the way for filling in the gaps.



Fletcher was the first to examine the rights of victims in the high-profile trials of the 1990s in the first edition of this book. As in 1995, it is time to once again rethink the fundamental issues at hand: about our attitudes toward fair trials, the police, and criminal punishment, as well as what we can expect of jury verdicts and the role of victims in criminal trials.



With critical sophistication and a profound understanding of criminal law in the United States and internationally, Fletcher offers sensible, realistic suggestions for reform.





"Professor George Fletcher’s writings over the many years of his exceptionally productive scholarly life have, to a remarkable degree, been marked by great daring and originality. They have significantly enriched our understanding of issues within the areas of criminal law, torts, comparative law, constitutional law, victims’ rights, and loyalty." Herbert Morris

Professor of Law and Philosophy Emeritus, UCLA