Davies, Malcolm

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.

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