Criminal Justice

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Paperback, blz. | Engels
Pearson Education | e druk, 2015
ISBN13: 9781408283059
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Pearson Education e druk, 2015 9781408283059
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Criminal Justice offers a comprehensive introduction to the criminal justice system in England & Wales. The perfect companion for anyone studying criminal justice as part of a law or criminology degree, it is designed to ensure you understand:

·    The criminal justice process, institutions, personnel and agencies which work within it

·    The purpose and role of the criminal justice system in the 21st century

·    Different models of criminal justice and the underlying theories and perspectives which underpin them

·    Current criminal justice laws and policies

This new edition has been fully updated to cover all important developments including Police and Crime Commissioners, the Sentencing Council, the National Crime Agency, responses to new forms of terrorism and historic allegations of sexual abuse.

 

About the author:

Professor Malcolm Davies is a criminologist and a Professor of Law at the University of West London.

 

For additional web updates accompanying this text please visit http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/legalupdates

 

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ISBN13:9781408283059
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback

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<p>Guided Tour</p> <p>Preface</p> <p>List of figures</p> <p>List of tables</p> <p>Chronology of key dates in the development of criminal justice in England and Wales</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Part A &nbsp;Introduction to criminal justice</p> <p>Chapter 1: What is criminal justice?</p> <p>Chapter 2: What is crime?</p> <p>Chapter 3: Victims and the impact of crime</p> <p>Chapter 4: Governmental, political and administrative context of criminal justice in England and Wales</p> <p>Chapter 5: Crime prevention and reduction</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Part B&nbsp;&nbsp; Criminal justice process: law enforcement</p> <p>Chapter 6: The police </p> <p>Chapter 7: Prosecution, caution and diversion</p> <p>Chapter 8: Youth justice</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Part C Criminal justice process: criminal courts</p> <p>Chapter 9: Criminal courts, judiciary and pre-trial procedures</p> <p>Chapter 10: The trial and establishing guilt</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Part D Criminal justice process: penal system</p> <p>Chapter 11: Sentencing aims and process</p> <p>Chapter 12: Punishment philosophies and penal paradigms</p> <p>Chapter 13: Prisons</p> <p>Chapter 14: Probation Service and community penalties</p> <p>Chapter 15: Conclusion</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Glossary of criminal justice terms</p> <p>Appendix Practical Exercises</p> <p>Bibliography</p> <p>Index</p>

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