Criminal Justice: An Introduction to the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales

Davies, Malcolm; Croall, Hazel; Tryer, Jane

ISBN 10: 0582247683 ISBN 13: 9780582247680

Publisher: Longman, 1995

Synopsis

This is an introductory text, providing an overview of the agencies that make up the criminal justice process in England and Wales, outlining their legal responsibilities and tasks, and the contextual constraints that influence the operations of the agencies. The book explains the legal and social factors that shape the operations of the agencies and the criminal justice system. It also identifies the policy issues and discusses recent policy reforms that have an impact on the operation of the criminal justice system.

About this title

From the Back Cover

The highly successful first edition of Criminal Justice has provided a comprehensive introductory guide to the criminal justice system and is essential reading for any student or practitioner needing to understand the criminal justice system and the context in which it operates.
This new edition retains the existing successful and straightforward structure and approach of the first edition, introducing the agencies that make up the criminal justice system in England and Wales; looking at some of the ideas, theories and principles about how the system operates and provides an overview showing how the different agencies and ideas blend together to form an operating whole.
The book is brought up-to-date with the inclusion of the changes enacted by the Criminal Procedure and Investigation Act 1996, Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 and the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. At the same time the authors have added-
* a new chapter on Responding to Crime, in which they look at policy making and the
administration of criminal justice, the influence of Europe, privatisation, co-ordination of the
system, monitoring, accountability, complaints procedure, crime prevention and new ideas
about restorative justice and zero tolerance of crime;
* additional information about new bodies and agencies including the Criminal Cases
Review Commission, Youth Justice Board, National Crime Squad and the National Criminal
Intelligence Service.
* a glossary of terms
* information about websites of interest;
* a chronology of key dates
* new exercises to help understanding
Professor Malcolm Davies is Director of the Criminal Justice Centre at Thames Valley University and was a Senior Research Fellow in the California Attorney General’s Office and a visiting scholar at the Center for the Study of Law and Society at Berkeley; Dr Hazel Croall is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Strathclyde University and author of another Longman title Crime and Society in Britain (1998); Jane Tyrer is Senior Lecturer in Law at Thames Valley University and has had over sixteen years’ experience as a lay magistrate.

About the Author

Jane Tyrer is Principal Lecturer in Law at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College.

Edition details

• Publisher: Longman
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0582247683
• ISBN 13: 9780582247680
• Binding: Textbook Binding
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 408