Criminal Justice (4th edn)
Published in Print: 15 July 2010 Published Online:June 2014
ISBN: 9780199541317
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Abstract
Criminal Justice provides a comprehensive overview of the criminal justice system in England and Wales, as well as thought-provoking insights into how it might be altered and improved. Tracing the procedures surrounding the apprehension, investigation, and trial of suspected offenders, this book is the ideal companion for law and criminology students alike. As the authors combine the relevant legislation with fresh research findings and policy initiatives, the resulting text is a fascinating blend of socio-legal analysis. Whilst retaining its authoritative treatment of the issues at the heart of criminal justice, the book has been fully updated with recent developments, including recent terrorism legislation and the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill. Students are aided by the addition of a new Online Resource Centre that directs them to related cases and current events, successfully highlighting the importance and ever-changing nature of the subject. In this, the book's fourth edition: an experienced new co-author, Dr. Mandy Burton, joins the writing team; the text features chapter summaries and selected further reading lists to support the student and encourage further research; the content of the book has been fully updated to include coverage of new legislation, case law, research and policy developments; and the text is informed by the authors' own specialist research into penalty notices for disorder and integrated domestic violence courts.
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Contents
- Front Matter
- 1. The aims and values of ‘criminal justice’
- 2. Stop and search
- 3. Arrest
- 4. Detention in the police station
- 5. Police questioning of suspects
- 6. Non-interrogatory evidence
- 7. Prosecutions
- 8. The mass production of guilty pleas
- 9. Summary justice in the magistrates’ court
- 10. Trial by judge and jury
- 11. Appeals against conviction
- 12. Remedying police malpractice
- 13. Victims, the accused and the future of criminal justice
- End Matter
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