Criminal justice: an introdution to the criminal justice system in England and Wales./
Malcolm Davies, Hazel Croall and Jane Tyrer
- 3rd ed.
- Harlow: Longman, c2005.
- xxxii, 477p. ill 24cm.
includes index
Contents: Introduction to criminal justice: what is criminal justice? -- What is crime? -- Victims and the impact of crime -- Government, political and administrative context of criminal justice in England and Wales -- Criminal justice process: law enforcement: crime prevention and reduction -- The Police -- Prosecution, caution and diversion -- Youth justice -- Criminal justice process: criminal courts: criminal courts, judiciary and pre-trial procedure -- The Trial and establishing guilt -- Criminal justice process: penal system: sentencing aims process -- Punishment philosophies and penal paradigms -- Prisons -- Probation service and community penalties -- Conclusion.