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My opening argument in Justice Without Trial (Skolnick, 1966) was that “law and order” was a misleading cliche. The concept of “order” reflected ideas about how citizens should conduct themselves. Thus, the substantive criminal law sets penalties for misbehavior ranging from homicide to the illegal possession of marijuana. The procedural law sets limits on what police can do in enforcing the substantive law. The conflict between “order” and “law,” I argued, posed a fundamental dilemma for police in a democratic society.
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Skolnick, J.H. (1993). Justice Without Trial Revisited. In: Green, L., Weisburd, D., Uchida, C. (eds) Police Innovation and Control of the Police. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8312-3_10
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