Product Description

A popular and comprehensive guide introducing readers to the agencies of the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales. Providing basic information about the various agencies of the criminal justice system, the text also outlines the legal responsibilities and tasks held by the agencies and the contextual constraints which influence them. The legislation, history and organisational forms of the criminal justice agencies are also described, together with insights into the principles of criminal law and its procedure, and empirical studies of how these laws are implemented on a day-to-day basis.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #62753 in Books
• Published on: 1998-08-28
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 496 pages

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
Malcolm Davies, Criminal Justice Centre, Jane Tyrer, Thames Valley University, Hazel Croall, Strathclyde University

Customer Reviews

A good handy and concise book for assisting with studies
This is a good book that will assist any student of the British Criminal Justice System. From defining crime to prison, its got it all. A concise book with a good glossary and student exercises. Think of it as a suplement rather than a substitute and it will greatly assist your studies.