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Book SynopsisThis thought-provoking book highlights the increasing recognition of the prevalence of neurodisability within criminal justice systems, discussing conditions including intellectual, cognitive and behavioural impairments, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and traumatic and acquired brain injury. International scholars and practitioners demonstrate the extent and complexity of the neurodisability experience and present practical solutions for criminal justice reform.Examining the growing body of evidence which illustrates the significant over-representation of neurodisability amongst prison and juvenile justice populations, this critical book explores the challenges faced by people with a neurodisability who come into contact with the justice system. These challenges include: difficulty understanding interactions with police, navigating court processes, comprehending sentencing orders, and coping with prison and post-release life, which can lead to repeat victimisation and criminalisation. Overall, this book establishes that justice systems are often unable to meet the specific needs of people with a neurodisability and that there is a significant lack of appropriate support within the community aimed at prevention and diversion.Providing broad interdisciplinary insights, this timely book will prove a vital resource for scholars and students of criminal law, law and society, criminology, neuroscience and social work. It will also be of value to legal practitioners, law enforcement, prison employees and welfare professionals engaged with individuals with a neurodisability.Trade Review‘The overrepresentation of adults and children with neurodisability in our criminal justice systems is an issue that is both hidden and in plain sight. This book shines a light into all the crevices of this issue and points to pathways out of the darkness. It will resonate with anyone with professional involvement in the justice system.’ -- Dr Shelley Turner, Chief Social Worker, Forensicare, Australia‘Neurodisability may profoundly impact upon behaviour and cognition but remains invisible or misunderstood in many legal contexts. This volume is an essential resource for lawyers who represent people with neurodisability, advocates and judges. With rich, interdisciplinary research from international experts, the book addresses access to justice for people with conditions such as acquired brain injury, fetal alcohol syndrome and autism. The authors integrate recent insights on neurodisability with analysis of international legal developments to provide vital, concrete guidance for optimum advocacy. Many, many people and their advocates will benefit from this superb resource.’ -- Professor Kate Diesfeld JD, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand'Neurodisability and the Criminal Justice System is a worthwhile book that will be very helpful to those who are working in the court system with cases that involve these difficult issues. The chapter authors are first rate and diverse giving a global perspective. It is the first book that should be consulted on the subject.' -- Judge Eugene M. Hyman, Superior Court of California, US, RetiredTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xi PART I UNDERSTANDING AND RESPONDING TO NEURODISABILITY 1 Neurodisability and the criminal justice system: a problem in search of a solution 3 Gaye Lansdell, Bernadette Saunders, Anna Eriksson 2 Neurodisability: A criminal law doctrine that is not pure insanity 14 Amanda Pustilnik 3 A public law model for cognitive-communication risk 34 Joe Wszalek 4 Access to justice and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) – an Australian perspective 51 Penelope Weller PART II NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH NEURODISABILITY 5 Dismantling barriers to justice for children affected by neurodisability 73 Frances Sheahan, Nathan Hughes, Huw Williams, Prathiba Chitsabesan 6 Neurodisability and trauma in children and young people in contact with the law 92 Huw Williams, Leigh Schrieff, Nathan Hughes, James Tonks, Prathiba Chitsabesan, Hope Kent 7 Protecting vulnerable child defendants in England and Wales: a house of cards? 111 Shauneen Lambe and Kathryn Hollingsworth 8 Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and the criminal justice system 136 Hayley Passmore and Sharynne Hamilton PART III RESPONSES TO NEURODISABILITY WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM 9 What do lawyers really know about neurodisability? Confusion, obfuscation and dereliction of duty 154 Gaye Lansdell, Bernadette Saunders, Anna Eriksson, Rebecca Bunn 10 Towards dignity: better court pathways for people with lived experience of acquired brain injury 177 Magistrate Pauline Spencer 11 Neurodisability and the ‘revolving’ prison door: an international problem viewed through an Australian lens 196 Anna Eriksson, Bernadette Saunders, Gaye Lansdell 12 An interdisciplinary call for action 214 Bernadette Saunders, Anna Eriksson, Gaye Lansdell Index

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Book SynopsisKaren Harrison is Professor of Law and Penal Justice, University of Lincoln, UK. Karen has been teaching criminology and penology in Law Schools for almost 20 years. Her specialist areas of research expertise are dangerous and sexual offences and offenders.Trade ReviewKaren Harrison presents a lucid and distinctive account of the major debates in penology. The book illustrates the diversity of disposals society imposes on those who offend. However, by drawing on best practice in the UK and elsewhere, readers are reminded that there are alternatives and that these may prove more effective and more humane. Students reading this work will come away informed and challenged. * Gavin Dingwall, De Montfort University, UK *This book is an important text for those studying punishment. Looking at penology beyond imprisonment alone, the content of this book appropriately deals with penal theory and practice within the wider context of the criminal justice system as a whole. A welcome contribution is the writer’s encouragement of readers to think and question for themselves throughout, providing a very useful source for educators and students. * Helen Nichols, University of Lincoln, UK *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Punishment and the Foundations of Penal Theory 3. Rethinking Penal Theory 4. Sentencing 5. Out-of-Court Disposals and Fines 6. Community Penalties 7. Prisons and the Use of Imprisonment 8. The Prison Experience 9. Release, Recall and Reintegration 10. Dangerous Offenders 11. Children and Young People 12. Social Inequalities in Custody.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a comprehensive compilation of all reports, testimony, correspondence and other publications issued by the GAO (Government Accountability Office) during the month of December, grouped according to the topic of Justice and Law Enforcement.Table of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at:https://novapublishers.com/shop/justice-and-law-enforcement-reports-for-december-2018/

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Book SynopsisLeadership and culture are important elements in policing. Police leaders often work within a police culture steeped with traditions. The purpose of this book is to describe and critically evaluate leadership roles and professional culture in the police, focusing upon integrity and accountability in policing. This book is aimed at executive courses for police officers in police university colleges all over the world. In addition, practising police managers will find it useful. Persons working in police oversight organisations such at independent police complaint commissions will find it very useful. Generally, criminology students as well as police science students will find it useful in criminology courses and law enforcement courses.

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Book SynopsisSupervised release is the successor to parole in the federal criminal justice system. In 1984, Congress eliminated parole to create a more determinate federal sentencing structure. In its place, Congress instituted a system of supervised release, which applies to all federal crimes committed after November 1, 1987. Both parole and supervised release call for a period of supervision following release from prison and for reincarceration upon a failure to observe designated conditions. Parole ordinarily stands in lieu of a portion of the original term of imprisonment, while supervised release begins only after full service of the original term (less any "good time" credits). This book provides an overview of supervised release for federal crimes, and discusses U.S. parole commission issues.

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Book SynopsisCriminal Finances Act 2017 is a new legislation guide which explains how the Criminal Finances Bill (which amends the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002) will affect your clients' business, how your firm will need to advise on it, as well as the effects it will have on your own firm. Composed of two parts: part one includes expert commentary on the Bill, breaking it down point-by-point; and part two reproduces the full text of the Criminal Finances Bill. This essential guide will help your firm: * avoid corporate failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion * advise your clients on statutory defences * advise your clients on the new unexplained wealth orders * understand the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, and the money laundering regulations 2007 as amended by the new Act, in particular the duties of solicitors to submit suspicious activity reports.Table of Contents1. Background and overview of the Criminal Finances Act 2017; 2. New offence: failing to prevent the facilitation of UK tax evasion; 3. Foreign tax evasion; 4. Defences; 5. Penalties and sentencing for corporate offences; 6. Unexplained wealth orders and politically exposed persons; 7. Suspicious activity reports, disclosure and information sharing; 8. The POCA regime overhauled; 9. Counter-terrorism; Appendix A: Criminal Finances Act 2017; Appendix B: Tackling tax evasion; Government guidance for the corporate offence of failure to prevent the criminal facilitation of tax evasion (extracts); Appendix C: Criminal Finances Act - Explanatory notes (extracts); Appendix D: Further reading.

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Book SynopsisWhat happens when public prosecutors, the most powerful officials in the criminal justice system, seek convictions instead of justice? Why are cases involving well-to-do victims often prosecuted more vigorously than those involving poor victims? Why do wealthy defendants frequently enjoy more lenient plea bargains than the disadvantaged? In this eye-opening work, Angela J. Davis shines a much-needed light on the power of American prosecutors, revealing how the day-to-day practice of even the most well-intentioned prosecutors can result in unequal treatment of defendants and victims. Ranging from mandatory minimum sentencing laws that enhance prosecutorial control over the outcome of cases, to the increasing politicization of the office, Davis uses powerful stories of individuals caught in the system to demonstrate how the perfectly legal exercise of prosecutorial discretion can result in gross inequities in criminal justice. For the paperback edition, Davis provides a new Afterword whiTable of Contents1. Prosecutorial Discretion: Power and Privilege ; 2. The Power to Charge ; 3. Let's Make a Deal: The Power of the Plea Bargain ; 4. Prosecutor and the Victims of Crime ; 5. Prosecutor and the Dealth Penalty ; 6. Federal Prosecutors and the power of the Attorney General ; 7. Prosecutorial Misconduct: the Abuse of Power and Discretion ; 8. Prosecutorial Ethnics ; 9. Prosecutorial Responsibility ; 10. Prospects for Reform ; Afterword ; Notes

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Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbook of Organized Crime provides an informed, authoritative, and comprehensive overview of current knowledge about the nature and effects of the principal forms of organized crime, as well as the type and effectiveness of efforts to prevent and control them. Reflecting the transnational dimensions of criminal organizations and their activities, and the growing role of international organizations reacting to organized crime, The Handbook takes a global perspective with first-rate contributions from around the world covering the main regions and countries in which organized crime activity is at its greatest. It is divided into four sections: concepts and research methods, actors and interactions, markets and activities, and, finally, national and international policies to fight criminal organizations. While there are a number of organized crime texts available, none delivers a systematic, high-quality and truly global approach to the topic as is available in The Oxford HanTrade ReviewThis is a very useful collection, deftly edited by Letizia Paoli, which includes as many authors and perspectives as the fields of knowledge and discussion it covers ... Thanks to its user-friendly structure, the book is of smooth consultation for those interested in specific themes within the subject area. * Vincenzo Ruggiero, Trends in Organised Crime *The authors demonstrate on research and empirical evidence, the nature, scope and impact organised crime has across societies in all parts of the world, and that globalisation and open market economics are drivers for organised crime. Policy makers and indeed practitioners in the field seeking to tackle this epidemic would find this book an invaluable and insightful tool. * David J Dickson, Journal of the Law Society of Scotland *Table of ContentsList of Contributors ; Introduction ; Letizia Paoli ; Part I. Concept, Theories, History and Research Methods ; 1. Organized Crime: A Contested Concept ; Letizia Paoli and Tom Van der Beken ; 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Organized Crime ; Edward R. Kleemans ; 3. Searching for Organized Crime in History ; Cyrille Fijnaut ; 4. How to Research Organized Crime ; Dick Hobbs and Georgios A. Antonopoulos ; Part II. Actors and Interactions ; 5. The Italian Mafia ; Letizia Paoli ; 6. The Italian-American Mafia ; Jay Albanese ; 7. Russian Mafia: Rise and Extincion ; Vadim Volkov ; 8. Organized Crime in Colombia: The Actors Running the Illegal Drug Industry ; Francisco E. Thoumi ; 9. Mexican Drug Cartels ; Monica Medel and Francisco E. Thoumi ; 10. Chinese Organized Crime ; Ko Lin-Chin and Min Liu ; 11. The Japanese Yakuza ; Peter Hill ; 12. West African Organized Crime ; Phil Willliams ; 13. Gangs: Another Form of Organized Crime? ; Scott H. Decker and David C. Pyrooz ; 14. Opportunistic Structures of Organized Crime ; Martin Bouchard and Carlo Morselli ; 15. Organizing Crime: The State as Agent ; Susanne Karstedt ; 16. The Social Embeddedness of Organized Crime ; Henk van de Bunt, Dina Siegel, and Damian Zaitch ; Part III. Markets and Activities ; 17. Protection and Extortion ; Federico Varese ; 18. Drug Markets and Organized Crime ; Peter Reuter ; 19. Human Smuggling, Human Trafficking, and Exploitation in the Sex Industry ; Edward R. Kleemans and Monika Smit ; 20. Illegal Gambling ; Toine Spapens ; 21. Money Laundering ; Michael Levi ; 22. Arms Trafficking ; Andrew Feinstein and Paul Holden ; 23. Organized Fraud ; Michael Levi ; 24. Cyber Crime ; Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo and Peter Grabosky ; 25. The Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources ; Tim Boekhout van Solinge ; Part IV. Policies to Control Organized Crime ; 26. Organized Crime Control in the United States of America ; James B. Jacobs and Elizabeth A. Dondlinger ; 27. U.S. Organized Crime Control Policies Exported Abroad ; Margaret Beare and Michael Woodiwiss ; 28. European Union Organized Crime Control Policies ; Cyrille Fijnaut ; 29. The Fight against the Mafia in Italy ; Antonio La Spina ; 30. Organized Crime Control in Australia and New Zealand ; Julie Ayling and Rod Broadhurst ; 31. Organized Crime Control in Asia: Examples from India, China and the Golden Triangle ; Rod Broadhurst and Nicholas Farrelly ; 32. Finance-Oriented Strategies of Organized Crime Control ; Michael Kilchling ; Index

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Book SynopsisHate crime has become an increasingly familiar term in recent times as problems of bigotry and prejudice continue to pose complex challenges for societies across the world. Although greater recognition is now afforded to hate crimes and their associated harms, the problem is still widespread and many key questions remain unanswered. Are we doing enough to protect vulnerable members of society? Are we doing enough to address the offending behaviour of hate crime perpetrators? Are there better ways of understanding and responding to hate crime?This book brings together contributions from leading experts in the field to address these and other contested issues in this fascinating and often controversial subject area. Drawing upon innovative work being undertaken nationally and internationally, the book offers fresh ideas on hate crime scholarship and policy and in so doing enables readers to re-evaluate the concept of hate crime in the light of fresh research, theory and policy.It provides much-needed ways of taking the ‘hate debate’ forward as well as offering practical suggestions for developing both scholarship and policy in a more progressive manner.Trade Review'This well-organised and well-written collection of essays is a useful contribution that achieves its purpose of advancing hate crime scholarship and policy.The collection engages with many issues on hate crime that are underexplored by researchers and policy makers. It also paves the way for new areas of investigation.' - Jordan Blair Woods, PhD Student, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge in The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, July 2011Table of ContentsFuture Developments for Hate Crime Thinking: Who, What and Why? Part 1: Developing More Nuanced Understandings of Hate Crime 1. The More Things Change − Post 9/11 Trends in Hate Crime Scholarship 2. The Victimisation of Goths and the Boundaries of Hate Crime 3. Future Challenges for Hate Crime Policy: Lessons from the Past 4. Homophobic Hate Crime in Northern Ireland 5. Verbal and Textual Hostility in Context 6. Hate Crime Offenders Part 2: Developing More Nuanced Responses to Hate Crime 7. Law Enforcement and Hate Crime: Theoretical Perspectives on the Complexities of Policing 'Hatred' 8. From Hate to Prevent: Community Safety and Counter-terrorism 9. Hate Crime Victims and Hate Crime Reporting: Some Impertinent Questions 10. Racial Aggravation or Aggravating Racism: Overcoming the Disjunction Between Legal and Subjective Realities 11. Healing Harms and Engendering Tolerance: The Promise of Restorative Justice for Hate Crime

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Book SynopsisDebating Law is a new, exciting series that gives scholarly experts the opportunity to offer contrasting perspectives on significant topics of contemporary, general interest. In this first volume of the series Carolyn Hoyle argues that communities and the state should be more restorative in responding to harms caused by crimes, antisocial behaviour and other incivilities. She supports the exclusive use of restorative justice for many non-serious offences, and favours approaches that, by integrating restorative and retributive philosophies, take restorative practices into the 'deep end' of criminal justice. While acknowledging that restorative justice appears to have much to offer in terms of criminal justice reform, Chris Cunneen offers a different account, contending that the theoretical cogency of restorative ideas is limited by their lack of a coherent analysis of social and political power. He goes on to argue that after several decades of experimentation, restorative justice has not produced significant change in the criminal justice system and that the attempt to establish it as a feasible alternative to dominant practices of criminal justice has failed. This lively and valuable debate will be of great interest to everyone interested in the criminal justice system.Trade Review... Debating Restorative Justice provides a clear and accessible introduction to the key debates within restorative justice. The presentation of both author's arguments in sequence is a major strength of the book. Both authors offer convincing arguments from their individual stances, which in combination makes for an interesting contribution to wider policy and practice debates...practitioners...would do well to read this book, using the debates rehearsed as a way of reflecting upon their own practice and ways of 'doing' restoriative justice. Linda Asquith Criminology and Criminal Justice Volume 12, Number 1 The juxtaposition of [the] respective positions provides an accessible, engaging scholarly and thought-provoking read. It is almost impossible, in a review of this length, to 'do justice' to Debating Restorative Justice. Chris Cunneen's and Carolyn Hoyle's essays provide crucial critical insights and authoritatively executed scholarly analyses that serve to reflect, define and extend the core debates in equal measure. It is a remarkable achievement and their book launches the Debating Law series to excellent effect. Barry Goldson Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology Volume 44, 2011 ...this is a thought-provoking, interestingly conceived book. C. Powell, University of Southern Maine CHOICE - Current Reviews for Academic Libraries September 2011, Vol. 49, No. 1 This stimulating and thought-provoking read is the first volume in a new 'Debating Law' series. ... these essays provide a critical but accessible introduction to the current debate. The merit of this work is that it is not simply an informative outline of theories and practices. As a tool of learning, the dialectical structure is excellent. Both authors make useful references to theoreticians, practices and case studies, and Hoyle provides an extensive bibliography. A must read for the student of criminology, law and sociology, we can eagerly await the next in the series. Christine Baker JUSTICE Journal July 2011 This new and interesting series is an opportunity for expert scholars to offer contrasting perspectives on contemporary issues which will be welcomed by the thoughtful undergraduate criminologist. There are many useful references and the 'Debating Law' series will be an additional invaluable source for the inquisitive criminologist who will always be on the look-out for some answers...even though it is clear from the finely balanced arguments of both schools of thought , that the debate will continue for a long time to come! Philip Taylor www.goodreads.com November 2010Table of ContentsThe Case for Restorative Justice by Carolyn Hoyle I. Introduction II. A Route through Definitional constraints and Imprecision A. Introduction B. Defining Victims and Offenders C. Crimes and Harms D. Restorative Justice and Restorative Practices III. Community at the Heart of Restorative Justice IV. A reflection on the Imbalance between Restorative Aspirations and Restorative Practices A. Restorative Justice in the UK: All Talk and Little or No Action B. A Criminology of Hope C. Appeals to Communitarianism V. Restorative Justice and Criminal Justice: Complementary not Contradictory A. A Challenge to an Unhelpful Dichotomy B. The Case for the Coexistence of Restorative and Criminal Justice C. A Framework for the Coexistence of Restorative and Criminal Justice 1. Engaging community in search of appropriate participants 2. A qualified defence of coercion 3. The aims of punishment and the boundaries of proportionality 4. Who should facilitate restorative processes? 5. Conclusion VI. In Defence of Restoration in the 'Deep end' of Criminal Justice A. Domestic Violence B. Crimes against Humanity C. Everything has its Limits VII. Conclusion: Restoration for Fragmented Communities Bibliography The Limitations of Restorative Justice by Chris Cunneen I. Introduction II. Why Restorative Justice A. Concept of Origins B. Explaining the Rise of Restorative Justice C. Policy Transfer and the Globalisation of Restorative Justice III. Creating Ideal Victims and Offenders A. The Victim B. Victim Trauma C. Does Restorative Justice Offer a Better Deal for Victims? D. The Offender E. Structural Inequalities and the Offender/Victim Relationship 1. Violence against women 2. Hate crimes 3. Social inequality F. Victims, Offenders, Rights and Incommensurability IV. Law, State and Community A. The Role of Law and the State B. Policing and Criminalisation C. Punishment and Risk D. The Community E. Transitional Justice V. Conclusion: Searching for Truth in Restorative Justice Index

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive and accessible overview of the Criminal Justice System, its framework, institutions, practitioners and working methods that will be of interest to any reader seeking an up-to-date description of this important and historic sphere of public affairs. An informative, practical handbook that describes the wide-ranging developments and changes that have taken place in relation to crime prevention, public safety, the entire criminal process and the punishment of offenders. Highly acclaimed since first published in 1995, this new extensively updated edition of The Criminal Justice System covers the spectrum of the criminal process against a backdrop of the Common Law, legislation and human rights from investigation and arrest to trial, sentence, release from prison and parole, as well as such key reforms as the Ministry of Justice and new-style Home Office. Part of our growing Introductory Series, and available on this website as a special value three book set with the matching volumes;The New Home Office: An Introduction and The New Ministry of Justice: An Introduction for just GBP39.95 (and delivered FREE in the UK). N.B. Total separate RRP for these three books is GBP64.50, total price when bought separately on watersidepress.co.uk is currently GBP55.50 Reviews 'This is an excellent book and is one which any student studing criminal justice should buy. The book will be particular interest to my first year undergraduate students studying an 'Introduction to Criminal Process and Procedure' module. This text will be key in assisting them in their academic journey. A recommended buy for my students!': Laura Monteith, Runshaw College 'So straightforward and comprehensive - perfect. I loved it, and so will my first years': Claire Kinsella, Edge Hill University 'Up to date information on recent changes. Very well written in clear informative style. Good definitions and Glossary': Ann Kneebone, Truro and Penwith College 'This is a book, which can be purchased and read by the man in the street without having concern about misunderstanding words, expressions, etc. For the more legal minded it is a superb introduction to any legal aspect before advancing into a more complicated legal tome. It is book that can be recommended to anyone requiring clarification on a legal subject in plain words': Internet Law Book Reviews 'The range of topics is broad and apt. The language is accessible and the layout clear. There are short sections on the successive steps involved as an offence is investigated, a suspect charged, convicted, imprisoned and released under supervision. The agencies which support and invigilate the process are introduced and there is a useful glossary': Independent Monitor Authors Bryan Gibson is a barrister-at-law and editor-in-chief, Waterside Press. Paul Cavadino is chief executive of Nacro. David Faulkner is a senior research fellow at the Centre for Criminological Research, Oxford University * Previous editions were titled "Introduction to the Criminal Justice Process"Trade Review'This is an excellent book and is one which any student studing criminal justice should buy. The book will be particular interest to my first year undergraduate students studying an 'Introduction to Criminal Process and Procedure' module. This text will be key in assisting them in their academic journey. A recommended buy for my students!': Laura Monteith, Runshaw College. 'This is a book, which can be purchased and read by the man in the street without having concern about misunderstanding words, expressions, etc. For the more legal minded it is a superb introduction to any legal aspect before advancing into a more complicated legal tome. It is book that can be recommended to anyone requiring clarification on a legal subject in plain words': Internet Law Book Reviews 'The range of topics is broad and apt. The language is accessible and the layout clear. There are short sections on the successive steps involved as an offence is investigated, a suspect charged, convicted, imprisoned and released under supervision. The agencies which support and invigilate the process are introduced and there is a useful glossary': Independent Monitor 'Up to date information on recent changes. Very well written in clear informative style. Good definitions and Glossary': Ann Kneebone, Truro and Penwith CollegeTable of ContentsAbout the authors ivForeword and Acknowledgements vii1 Criminal Justice: An Overview 92 General Matters: A Selection 27Part I: The Criminal Courts3 Magistrates' Courts 474 The Crown Court 605 The Higher Courts and European Court 69Part II: Due Process6 Investigation, Arrest and Charge 777 The Decision to Prosecute 888 Bringing a Case to Court 1029 Trial and Sentence 11610 Appeal and Review 142Part III: Key Actors in the Criminal Justice Process11 Before Court 152The Police and Police Work 152Some Other Agents of Law Enforcement 16512 In Court 167Judges 167The Jury 169Magistrates and District Judges 174Law Officers 178Crown Prosecutors 179Advocates 180The Criminal Defence Service 181Witnesses and Experts 183Interpreters 18413 Community Provision 185The Probation Service 187Social Services 193Education Services 193Medical and Psychiatric Services 193The Private Sector 194The Voluntary Sector 194Victim Support 19514 Custodial Provision 197HM Prison Service 197Prisoners: Reception and Regimes 202Requests and Complaints by Prisoners 207Release from Prison 208The Parole Board 210The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman 211The Independent Monitoring Board 211Part IV: Aspects of Criminal Justice15 Royal Commission to a New ConstitutionThe Royal Commission 212Partnership and Working Together 215Victims and Restorative Justice 217Costs and Criminal Justice 219Constitutional Affairs 221Glossary of Words, Phrases, Acronyms and Abbreviations 224Index 229

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Book SynopsisAmong a wealth of topics this book looks at the Rule of Law, the development of the criminal courts, police forces, jury, justices of the peace and individual crimes and punishments. It locates all the iconic events of criminal justice history and law reform within a wider background and context - demonstrating a wealth and depth of knowledge.Trade Review'Highly recommended': Choice (Current Reviews for Academic Libraries).'This is a good book from a well-respected publishing house. [It] could helpfully form part of the required reading on the programmes which develop the criminal justice system's senior managers, as well as occupying a place on the bookshelves of many other people': Prison Service Journal. 'It would be well if every criminal lawyer had a copy of this book, so rich in information and detail, but at the very least every student entering law school should have a copy and read it; thus would the intricacies of modern criminal justice law make sense. There is a rich bibliography and a comprehensive index, and at a cost of a few gallons of petrol it is a fantastic bargain': Criminal Law and Justice Weekly. 'I found this provided a comprehensive and very helpful and informative review of the history of criminal justice and will be adopting this book and placing it on the reading list for my 2nd year Justice Module students on the BA Hons in Youth Studies course that I teach': David Ellicott, Nottingham Trent University. 'Provides a comprehensive historical account of a number of different areas of criminal justice': Helen Poole, Coventry UniversityTable of Contents* Origins of Criminal Justice in Anglo-Saxon England * Saxon Dooms - Our Early Laws * The Norman Influence & The Angevin Legacy * Criminal Law In Medieval & Early Modern England * The Common Law in Danger * The Commonwealth * The Whig Supremacy and Adversary Trial * The Jury in the Eighteenth Century * Punishment & Prisons * Nineteenth Century Crime & Policing * Victorian Images * A Century of Criminal Law Reform * Criminal Incapacity * A Revolution in Procedure * Early Twentieth Century * Improvement After World War II * Twenty-First Century Regression? * The Advent of Restorative Justice * Conclusion * Select Bibliography

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Book Synopsis'GRIPPING' – THE TIMES 'FASCINATING, NO-HOLDS-BARRED' – THE SECRET BARRISTER How can you speak up for someone accused of a savage murder? Or sway a jury? Or get a judge to drop a case? William Clegg QC is a leading criminal lawyer in London. In this vivid memoir, he revisits his most notorious and intriguing trials, from the acquittal of Colin Stagg to the murder of Jill Dando, to the man given life because of an earprint and the first Nazi war crimes prosecution in the UK. All the while he lays bare the secrets of his profession, from the rivalry among barristers to the nervous moments before a verdict comes back — and how our right to a fair trial is now at risk. Under the Wig is for anyone who wants to know the reality of a murder trial. It's an intelligent crime read for fans of The Secret Barrister's books and Unnatural Causes by Dr Richard Shepherd. Well-known cases featured: Murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common Chillenden Murders of Dr Lin and Megan Russell Lee Clegg, when Labour leader Keir Starmer was his junior Murder of Jill Dando First Nazi war crimes prosecution in the UK Murder of Joanna Yeates Rebekah Brooks Phone Hacking Trial Trade ReviewThis is a gripping memoir from one of our country's greatest jury advocates, offering a fascinating, no-holds-barred tour behind the scenes of some of the most famous criminal cases of modern times. — THE SECRET BARRISTER'Countless veteran lawyers have produced page-tuners based in the fictional world of law, but in Under the Wig William Clegg, QC, has distilled his extraordinary life in the criminal courtroom into a yarn equally as gripping.' — THE TIMES'My independent verdict is that I have never read a more accurate portrayal of our profession.' — Nigel Pascoe QC, Counsel magazine 'An absolute must read for anyone who aspires to join the legal profession — and anyone who already has. — Bob Marshall-Andrews QC'Bill Clegg's memoir draws on some of the most high-profile criminal prosecutions of recent years to illuminate the career of a defence lawyer at the peak of his success.' — Joshua Rozenberg QC Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION. An experienced murder case lawyer answers the question asked of criminal barristers in England: how can they represent 'murderers' and 'rapists'. Explains the different type of murder charge (homicide) such as acting in self-defence, diminished responsibility and mental incapacity THE WIMBLEDON COMMON MURDER. Clegg takes a phone call from a solicitor: will he represent a man accused of killing Rachel Nickell on heathland in London in July 1992? Colin Stagg, a local man, looks similar to a witness description. Convinced of his guilt, detectives set up a honeytrap operation PERRY MASON AND THE ART OF ADVOCACY. Growing up in a working-class home in Essex in 1960s England, Clegg loves the drama and showdowns of the American legal TV show Perry Mason and resolves to become a criminal barrister. He studies law at Bristol University and joins Gray's Inn, an inn of court THE MURDER OF SAMANTHA BISSET. Samantha Bisset and her daughter Jazmine have been savagely stabbed at their one-bedroom flat in Plumstead, south London. When Clegg reads the case papers for the defence of Robert Napper, he has a good idea who killed them. Criminal profiler Paul Britton does not RONNIE TROTT. After passing the Bar Finals, Clegg takes the final step for any law student intent on becoming a practising barrister: a pupillage. Clegg works for an idiosyncratic, chain-smoking, vegetarian lawyer. He learns to cover up to 10 cases a day in the magistrates courts around London THE CHILLENDEN MURDERS. Sometimes a barrister feels he will win a case. When he acts for Michael Stone, Clegg feels the dice are loaded against him. Stone, a heroin addict, is arrested in 1997 and charged with the murders of Lin and Megan Russell and the attempted murder of Josie Russell in Kent LEARNING HOW TO FIGHT A CASE. During the 1970s and early 1980s Clegg regularly defends clients accused of robbery, burglary and assault. Occasionally he acts as a junior barrister in more serious cases. As his workload intensifies, he learns the secrets to running a successful defence in law courts HELEN HODGSON. In the 1970s and 1980s defendants often retract 'confessions' after they have been charged. In 1985, the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) tightens police rules. Clegg mounts an appeal for Cherie McGovern, convicted of murdering a woman in a grisly case involving communal living MUTINY AT 3 HARE COURT. Inside barristers chambers in London a revolt brews against a hard-drinking head clerk. The leading chambers in the 1970s is 5 King’s Bench Walk, 6 Kings Bench Walk, and Queen Elizabeth Buildings. A new set is established, headed by a personal injury silk, Michael Lewis QC WAKING THE DEAD IN BELARUS. Clegg takes on the UK's first case under 1991 War Crimes Act and is introduced to a gentle 84-year-old from Surrey: Szymon Serafinowicz, who is accused of murdering Jews during World War II. Simon Wiesenthal Centre says he was ‘Commander’ of Belarussian police in Mir HOW TO BECOME A QC. Becoming a Queen’s Counsel is the pinnacle of achievement for a British barrister. A Queen’s Counsel, or QC, is one of ‘Her Majesty’s Counsel learned in the law’. It’s an honorific rank (King’s Counsel, when there is a king on the English throne). The process is mysterious ANDRUSHA THE BASTARD. It is -30 degrees and Clegg's lips are so cold he can barely speak. He is in Belarus in the former Soviet Union, defending another former member of the wartime police accused of war crimes. Unlike his compatriot Szymon Serafinowicz, Anthony Sawoniuk is a harder man to defend DEFENDING FRAUDSTERS. In his first serious fraud case, Clegg defends Wallace Duncan Smith, a banker in the City of London, who is accused of fraudulent trades – paying more than £50m for fictitious Canadian bonds while MD of Wallace Smith Trust Corporation. The Serious Fraud Office is on the other side CONVICTED BY EARPRINT. Detectives in West Yorkshire call in Dutch forensics witness Cornelis van der Lugt to solve the murder of pensioner Dorothy Wood, killed by a burglar. Clegg argues against the conviction of Mark Gallagher, a burglar whose earprint has been matched to a smudge on a window WINNING THE TRUST OF A JUDGE. The secrets and quirks of the judges who try criminal cases in England. 'As a barrister, I’ve always thought it’s desirable to be well-prepared and on good terms with a judge because you tend to get what you want more often whereas an ill-prepared or rude advocate...' PRIVATE CLEGG AND THE JOYRIDERS. Clegg appeals the case of a Parachute Regiment soldier accused of murdering teenagers Martin Peake and Karen Reilly, whose car crashes through a checkpoint in Northern Ireland. Clegg's junior barrister is Keir Starmer, who later becomes leader of the Labour Party HOW TO APPEAL TO A JURY. When a barrister is addressing a jury, they must pay close attention. Are jurors interested or bored? Every intervention, comment and tactic should be weighed. The tradecraft and advocacy skills of a criminal lawyer are revealed, including some surprises A MURDER WITHOUT A BODY. One day retired betting shop manager Don Banfield went into his local police station and said: ‘I think my wife is trying to kill me’. He then disappeared. Did the police have enough evidence to charge his wife without finding his body? They thought so. Were they right? 21ST CENTURY SET. Twenty-two years after squatting at 3 Hare Court, clinging onto his place with his fingertips, Clegg becomes Head of Chambers. When the Inner Temple refurbishes its old building, the set moves into new premises in Essex Street, then into 2 Bedford Row, a modern legal practice WAR CRIMES IN THE BALKANS. Advocating at International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia at The Hague, representing Duško Tadić, a Bosnian Serb accused of the ethnic cleansing of Muslims – the first man to be convicted by an international court of war crimes since the Nazi Nuremberg trials INSIDE CHAMBERS – RIVALRY AND CAMARADERIE. The real story of life inside a London barristers chambers, including how to motivate under-performing lawyers, depression and alcoholism among advocates, relationships with solicitors who might allocate juicy cases and the practicalities of running a set THE MURDER OF JILL DANDO. At 11.30am on 26 April 1999 a BBC Tv presenter is shot dead outside her home in Gowan Avenue, Fulham. A local man, Barrie George, is convicted of killing her. Amid intense media coverage, Clegg appeals the key ballistics evidence in the case BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION. Although Clegg mostly represents individuals, the QC also advises multinational companies on criminal law. Providing certain conditions are met, a company can be prosecuted and fined like any human defendant in the criminal courts. Most cases involve bribery and corruption A GHETTO SHOOT-OUT IN JAMAICA. Like other top lawyers, Clegg works pro bono on worthwhile cases. He represents a Jamaican gangster, Marlon Moodie, in his appeal against the death sentence for killing Police Constable Dewar, under the joint enterprise rule. UK Privy Council decides if he should hang TRYING TIME FOR LEGAL AID. The criminal justice system in England and Wales has been battered by a decade of government cuts. Fed up with the fall in fees and the inability to hire expert witnesses he has worked with for years, Clegg declines to take any more public-funded cases THE MURDER OF JOANNA YATES. The 25-year-old landscape gardener and her boyfriend Greg Reardon shared a flat in a Victorian house on Canynge Road in Clifton, Bristol. She disappeared in Christmas 2010. Clegg represents the neighbour accused of murdering her, the Dutch national Vincent Tabak PRIVATE CLIENTS. Clegg takes on private clients, often pre-charge. 'If I feel that the police case is weak I may make representations to the Crown Prosecution Service arguing that the evidence against my client, as disclosed to me, does not meet the threshold required for charging.' THE PHONE HACKING TRIAL. At the trial of Rebekah Brooks, Andrew Coulson and journalists from Rupert Murdoch's newspapers, Clegg acts for Mark Hanna, security chief of News International – accused of hiding evidence while the Metropolitan Police look for evidence of illegal voicemail interception AFTERWORD: A LIFE OF CRIME. As head of chambers, Clegg knows of massive insecurity among many, if not most barristers about the future of the profession and their place in it. They worry about where the next brief is coming from, how much work they will have, how they will maintain their standing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. INDEX. Full list of references in the text. Such as the As: affair, Africa, Ahmci, Allied Irish Bank, Allies, arguing in the alternative, Altman Brian, Alzheimer’s Disease, Amsterdam, Andrusha the Bastard, anti-Semitic, Antoinette Marie, Archbishop of Canterbury, Armed robbery, Armstrong Dean, Asia

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Book SynopsisPolice citizen encounters do not occur in a vacuum. Police systems globally have similarities and/or differences which remain largely understudied and therefore underexplained. Comparative policing is a new frontier for policing research as it aims at integrating the institutional and/or macro determinants of police strategy and provides important insights into the context in which such strategies emerge. This volume shows how lessons and insights emerge from a comparative approach to policing research in various regions of the world. It demonstrates the explanatory power of cross-national studies, with a particular focus on politics, policies, and for what concerns the nature of police work and the legitimacy of policing.The book presents comparative studies from different geographical locations such as Latin and Central America, Africa, India, and Europe, and offers insights on: Police worker politics in India and Brazil Police, non-state security actors,Table of ContentsForeword Preface—Why study policing comparatively? Introduction—Cross-national research: A new frontier for police studies 1. Police worker politics in India, Brazil, and beyond 2. Police, non-state actors, and political legitimacy in Central America 3. Trust in the police and the militarization of law enforcement in Latin America 4. Institutions, political attitudes or personal values? A multilevel investigation into the origins of police legitimacy in Europe 5. How national contexts matter: A Study of police-adolescent encounters in France and Germany 6. Legitimacy and cooperation with the police: Examining empirical relationships using data from Africa 7. The inevitable fallibility of policing

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Book SynopsisPolice interviews with suspects and witnesses provide some of the most significant evidence in criminal investigations. Frequently challenging, they require special training and skills. This interaction process is further complicated when the suspect or witness does not speak the same language as the interviewer. A professional reference that can be used in police training or in any venue where an interpreter is used, Police Investigative Interviews and Interpreting: Context, Challenges, and Strategies provides solutions for the range of interview demands found in today's multilingual environments. Topics include: What interpreting is, the skills required, and the role of interpreters in any job context Investigative interviewing in law enforcement Concerns about interpreter intervention and its impact on interview outcomes The value of word-based over meaning-based interpretation in poTable of ContentsThe Interpreting Profession. What Is Interpreting? The Interpreting Process. Skills Required for Interpreting. Modes of Interpreting. The Professional Role of Interpreters in Legal Settings. Investigative Interviewing. The Significance of Investigative Interviews. Main Features of Police Discourse. Two Major Police Interview Models. Overview of Interpreting Challenges and Interpreter Conduct Issues. Overview of Interpreter Intervention. The Role of Professional Interpreters. Conduct Issues of Professional Interpreters. Linguistic Transfer Issues in Police. Interpreting and Recommended Strategies. Style of Interpreting: Free versus Literal. The Law and Words. The Power of Words. Handling Interviewer’s Rapport-Building Strategies. Misinterpreting Lexical Items/Collocations. Misinterpreting Grammatical Structures/Units. Personality and Linguistic Skills: Author Profiling. Managing Speech Styles of Speakers. Other Linguistic Related and Nonlinguistic Issues in Police. Interpreting and Recommended Strategies. Managing Turn-Taking. Managing Overlapping Turns in Police Interviews. Managing Deliberate Attempts to Undermine Communication. Dealing With Nonfluency and Paralinguistic Features. Maintaining "Hedges". Strengthening/Clarifying Answers. Hyperformality. Managing Multicomponent Questions and Answers: "Chunking" Issues. Managing Clarification. Conclusion. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses six areas of policing: performance management, professional and academic partnerships, preventing and fighting crime and terrorism, immigrant and multicultural populations, policing the police, and cyber-security. The book contains the most current and ground-breaking research across the world of policing with contributors from over 20 countries. It is also a suitable reference or textbook in a special topics course. It consists of edited versions of the best papers presented at the IPES annual meeting in Budapest.Table of Contents Section I Leadership and Accountability Policing Continuity and Change Peter C. Kratcoski Police Executive Leadership and Police Legitimacy Vipul Kumar On the Acceptability of Closer Public-Private Policing Partnerships: Views from the Public Side Stephen B. Perrott and Krystina Trites Reactive and Proactive Measures of Police Corruption and Control: Comparative Study in Three Countries Branislav Simonovic, Maximilian Edelbacher, and Bakhit Nurgaliyev Section II Analysis Using Complaints against the Police to Improve Community-Police Relations Jane Goodman-Delahunty, Mira Taitz, Chantal Sowemimo-Coker, and Ida Nguyen Cybercrime, Cyberattacks, and Problems of Implementing Organizational Cybersecurity Anthony Minnaar Intelligence Analysis: A Key Tool for Modern Police Management—The Romanian Perspective Sorina-Maria Cofan and Aurel-Mihail Băloi Section III Satisfaction and Community Connections Paradigm Shift in Hong Kong Public Order Policing Wing Kwong Yung and Sandy Chau Citizen Satisfaction with Police: The Effects of Income Level and Prior Victimization Experiences on Citizen Perception of Police Robert D. Hanser, Creel S. Gallagher, and Attapol Kuanliang Transformations in Policing—Two Decades of Experience in Community Policing in Slovenia Branko Lobnikar, Gorazd Meško, and Maja Modic Policing by Consent: Exploring the Possibilities of Functional Linkage between Local Police Stations and Panchayat Sony Kunjappan

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Book SynopsisJust as people are captivated by murder mysteries, detective stories, and legal shows, they are also compulsively interested in the history of criminal justice. Looking Back in Crime: What Happened on This Day in Criminal Justice History? features a treasure trove of important dates and significant events in criminal justice history.Offering hundreds of facts with particular relevance to criminal justice, this unique textbook is written in a manner that is accessible to students and anyone else interested in the history of criminal justice. It presents at least one significant event for every day of the year; in some instances, there are several facts presented for the same date.Among the comprehensive listing of events there are famous and not-so-famous crimes; the development of law enforcement; criminal trials; passages of criminal laws; Supreme Court decisions; important dates related to prisons, punishment, and corrections; forensic milestones aTable of ContentsIntroduction. January. February. March. April. May. June. July. August. September. October. November. December. Index.

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Book SynopsisSurviving Justice: America's Wrongfully Convicted and Exonerated presents oral histories of thirteen people from all walks of life, who, through a combination of all-too-common factors-overzealous prosecutors, inept defense lawyers, coercive interrogation tactics, eyewitness misidentification-found themselves imprisoned for crimes they did not commit. The stories these exonerated men and women tell are spellbinding, heartbreaking, and ultimately inspiring.

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Book SynopsisThis book makes an important contribution to the literature on problem-oriented policing, aiming to distill the British experience of problem-oriented policing. Drawing upon over 500 entries to the Tilley Award since its inception in 1999, the book examines what can be achieved by problem-oriented policing, what conditions are required for its successful implementation and what has been learned about resolving crime and disorder issues. Examples of problem-oriented policing examined in this book include specific police and partnership initiatives targeting a wide spectrum of individual problems (such as road safety, graffiti and alcohol-related violence), as well as organisational efforts to embed problem-oriented work as a routine way of working (such as improving training and interagency problem solving along with more specific challenges like improving the way that identity parades are conducted. This book will be of particular interest to those working in the field of crime reduction and community safety in the police, local government and other agencies, as well as students taking courses in policing, criminal justice and criminology.Table of ContentsContents 1 Introduction: problem-orientated approaches to crime reduction and policing 2 Experiences of problem-orientated policing implementation 3 Mainstreaming problem-orientated policing implementation 4 The implementation of problem-orientated projects in the UK 5 Resources for improving problem-orientated policing and partnerships 6 The changing context of British problem-orientated policing 7 Conclusions: problem-orientated policing and Evidence Based Policy and Practice Index

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Book SynopsisIn 1997 the newly modernized Labour party swept into power promising a radical overhaul of the youth justice system. The creation of inter-agency Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) for the delivery of youth justice services were the cornerstone of the new approach. These new YOTs were designed to tackle an 'excuse culture' that was allegedto pervade the youth justice system and aimed to encourage the emergence of a shared culture among youth justice practitioners from different agencies. The transformation of the youth justice system brought about a period of intense disruption for the practitioners working within it. The nature and purpose of contemporary youth justice work was called into question and wider issues of occupational identity and culture became of crucial importance. Through a detailed ethnographic study of the formation of a YOT this book explores a previously neglected area of organisational cultures in criminal justice. It examines the nature of occupational culture and professional identity through the lived experience of youth justice professionals in this time of transition and change.It shows how profound and complex of the effects of organisational change are, and the fundamental challenges it raises for practitioners' sense of professional identity and vocation. Transforming Youth Justice makes a highly significant contribution not only to the way that professional cultures are understood in criminal justice, but to an understanding of the often dissonant relationship between policy and practice.Trade ReviewDuring the lead up to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 there was much debate over the impact that such sweeping legislation would have on the landscape of youth justice. Anna SouhamiaaC--a s book outlines an extremely detailed ethnographic study from within a Youth Justice Team prior to, andleading up to, the move into a Youth Offending Team. It offers a valuable insight into the implementation and impacts of the 1998 reforms upon youth justice practitioners and their resulting struggles with occupational identity. The first part of the book documents the political basis and the origins for the transformation of the youth justice system, with Souhami arguing that whilst reforms were intended to unite the youth justice professionthey in fact brought uncertainty and a struggle for identity. Chapters 1 and 2 introduce the team at the point of its initial transition. They address the concept of occupational identity, highlighting the distinctions and boundaries between the Youth Justice Team and other social work services. Chapter 3 explores the beliefs, values and aims that underpin youth justice practice andhow the youth justice worker aaC--EuidentityaaC--a resulted in an aaC--Euus and themaaC--a (p. 63) mentality promoting conflict with other agencies. The specificities of the relationship between the youth justice team and the police are the focus of Chapter 4 which relatesthe concerns and anxieties expressed by staff with the arrival of the new Police Officer. Souhami argues that the apparent divisions between the Youth Justice Team and other agenciesaaC--Eumasked the inherent ambiguity of key elements of their professional identityaaC--a (p.64). Notwithstanding this questioning of a shared identity among youth justice workers, it is clear that concerns regarding the imposition of a justice approach were rifeand that practitioners had grave reservations with regard to the tensions this would engender for their professional identity aaC--" grounded in welfare principlesaaC--" and their traditional inclination to utilize social work approaches to workwith children and young people. Part 2 of the book explores the experiences of the team as existing and new members from partner agencies respond to a context of continued uncertainty and change. Chapter 5 highlights the feelings ofexclusion and marginalization felt by partner agencies as they join the teamand documents their struggles to develop an occupational identity within anestablished social work culture. Chapter 6 focuses on the organizational change within the team and the practitionersaaC--a resistance to such change during a time when they perceived their occupational identity to be under threat. Reflecting on the wider context and relationships with local and central government, Chapter 7 examines how the YOTaaC--a s management team attempted to weather the uncertainly and change within the team and once again highlights the continued resistance on the part of youth justice professionals to change and its implications for their occupational identity. While these chapters provide valuable insights into the fast-moving and challenging contextof youth justice they were perhaps too narrowly focused on the imposition of group-work, and some expansion of this analysis into other areas of practice would have proved useful. Part 3 completes the study of transition examining the official launch of the Youth Offending Team. Chapter 8 reflects on local and national developments and the array of new court orders which followed in the wake of the 1998 Act. It outlines how such developments led the team to developa team identity and establish clarity around its boundaries, duties and aims.However, Souhami argues that this did not result in the development of a shared identity, but rather she suggests that as a result of multi-agency working aaC--Euthe crucial aspect of the YOT identity paradoxically was the incorporation of differenceaaC--a (p. 175). The final chapter draws together the bookaaC--a s key themesand arguments relating to the role of multi-agency working, an understanding of organizational identity and wider political influences. Souhami argues that the changes set in motion by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, coupled with the lack of clarity which at times surrounded them, led practitioners to question their professional identities, a situation that was further exacerbated by the emphasis on multi-agency working. Thus Souhami argues that occupational identity of youth justice professionals must be understood within the wider context of external, as well as internal, controls, policies and practices. Overall, Souhami provides a fascinating and thorough insight into the experiences of one Youth Justice TeamaaC--a s struggle with occupational identity during a time of intense pressure and uncertainty. It will prove an interesting and valuable source for youth justice practitioners, researchers and students alike. Reviewed by: James Warr, Youth Offending Flintshire Youth Offending Team, UK.Table of Contents1. Transforming youth justice 2. Occupational cultures and criminal justice Part 1: The Youth Justice Team 3. Experiences and problems of team membership 4. Working in youth justice: social work and ambiguity 5. An unrepresentative representative: being a police officer on a YOT Part 2: Ambiguity and change 6. Joining the team: problems of identity and membership 7. Experiencing change: identity, resistance and fragmentation 8. Managing ambiguity and change: power and creativity Part 3: A Youth Offending Team 9. Culture and identity in the new youth justice 10. Understanding culture and change Appendix Researching a Youth Offending Team

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a comparative analysis of the potential of restorative justice approaches to dealing with mass victimization in the context of large-scale violent conflicts focusing on case studies from Kosovo, Israel-Palestine and Congo, incorporating contributions from leading authorities in these areas. One of the main objectives of the book is to examine if, how and to what extent restorative justice is applicable in various different cultural, social and historical contexts, and what common themes can be identified within the different regions under analysis. The book will also provide a critical analysis of the UN Basic Principles on the use of restorative justice programmes in criminal matters as applied to the context of large scale violence.Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements Notes on contributors Part I – Introduction 1 Challenging restorative justice – State-based conflict, mass victimisation and the changing nature of warfare, Holger-C. Rohne, Jana Arsovska and Ivo Aertsen 2 Dealing with violent conflicts and mass victimisation. A human dignity approach, Finn Tschudi Part II – Case studies Section 1 The Kosovo conflict 3 Prologue to the Kosovo drama: origin, causes and consequences of a violent ethno-political conflict, Jana Arsovska, Marta Valiñas and Borbala Fellegi 4 Criminal judicial qualification and prosecution in the Racak case according to national and international legislation - Albanian perspective, Haki Demolli 5 Criminological views and informal responses to the Racak massacre according to the Albanian customary law and principles of international law - Albanian perspective, Rexhep Gashi 6 Potential for the use of informal mechanisms and responses to the Kosovo conflict - Serbian perspective, Vesna Nikolic-Ristanovic 7 A restorative approach for dealing with the aftermath of the Kosovo conflict – Opportunities and Limits, Marta Valiñas and Jana Arsovska Section 2 – The Israeli-Palestinian conflict 8 The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the second intifada – A cycle of violence, Holger-C. Rohne 9 Courting the Intifada: discussing legal perspectives, Khalid Ghanayim 10 Israeli-Jewish cultural aspects of an event of violence: between biblical codes and Zionist ideology - Israeli perspective, Michal Alberstein 11 Cultural aspects in responding to violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Palestinian perspective, George Irani 12 Opportunities and limits for applying restorative justice in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Holger-C. Rohne Section 3 – The conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo 13 The conflict in the DRC: a story of failed transitions and interlocking conflicts, Tyrone Savage and Kris Vanspauwen 14 Decayed, decimated, usurped and inadequate: the challenge of finding justice through formal mechanisms in the Congo, Tyrone Savage and Olivier Kambala 15 Between peace and justice: informal mechanisms in the DRC, Theodore Kamwimbi 16 Restorative justice and truth-seeking in the DRC. Much closing for peace, little opening for justice, Kris Vanspauwen and Tyrone Savage Part III – Conclusion 17 Racak, Mahane Yehuda and Nyabyondo: restorative justice between the formal and the informal, Ivo Aertsen 18 From micro to macro, from individual to state: restorative justice and multi-level diplomacy in divided societies, Jana Arsovska, Marta Valiñas and Kris Vanspauwen Index

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Book SynopsisThe separation of powers and independent, judicial decision-making are generally accepted as hallmarks of the rule of law in democratic societies. Yet the exercise of executive discretion remains an important aspect of criminal justice in many areas. Protecting the Public? explores the tension between the rights of individuals detained under criminal and mental health law and the responsibility for public protection in the little-known world of executive discretion over mentally disordered offenders. It is based on extensive and unique empirical research conducted at the UK Home Office, with legal and clinical practitioners, with civil society organisations and by reference to comparative jurisdictions. Central questions considered include: executive, judicial and tribunal decision-making; mental health and criminal law reform regarding serious or high-risk offenders; the influence of human rights law on policy and practice; and the role of civil society, particularly victim interest groups, in public policy. Through its analysis of decisions to release 'high-risk' offenders, this book goes to the heart of the public protection agenda – examining how 'the public' is constructed and what protection is provided by the exercise of executive discretion. This book will be of interest to academic and other researchers, students, policy-makers, law reformers, commentators and anyone interested in the field of criminal justice, mental health law and public policy.Trade Review'...recommended to anyone who would like a single source introduction to the topic of restricted patients.'-John Hughes, Director of Interventions, Hertfordshire Probation Trust'This is a very relevant and up-to-date book for those interested in the way managerial procedures inform practice within the field of mental health....It is informative and the primary data used provide an insider's view to a heavily-guarded and protected area of public policy.'-Manos Daskalou, University of Northampton, in the British Journal of Community Justice vol 9'...Boyd-Caine’s incisive analysis demonstrates that this system is emblematic of the increasing dominance of the risk agenda in contemporary penal policy.''There is no area which Boyd-Caine overlooks as she scrutinizes topics as complex as the fallibility of forensic psychiatry and its inadvertent collusion with the notion that mental disorder in itself is a risk factor. The exhaustive analysis offered is rich and satisfying in the justice it does to this far-from-straightforward policy area.''For those seeking an insight into the machinations that govern the restricted patient system, this book provides the answer. Further, Boyd-Caine’s grounded and principled exploration of this area goes a long way to provide evidence that the notion of public protection, in its current guise, is both nebulous and profoundly problematic in the false binaries it creates.'-Eleanor Fellowes, Probation Officer, London Probation Trust in Probation Journal, vol 58 no 4Table of Contents1. Executive Discretion and the Rule of Law 2. Care and Control 3. The Operation of Executive Discretion 4. Relationships in the System of Executive Discretion 5. Constructing 'The Public' 6. Human Rights and the Restricted Patient System 7. Patient Rights and Public Protection

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Book SynopsisThis fully updated and expanded second edition of Policing Scotland takes account of recent developments in Scottish policing and criminal justice against the backdrop of a dynamic political landscape and looming fiscal constraints in public services. The book offers contributions from both academics and practitioners, and not only shows police at work in contemporary Scotland, but also gives some insight into those areas where policing is carried out by non-police people and organisations.It seeks to identify what it is about Scottish policing that is distinctly Scottish, the main characteristics of modern policing in Scotland, how these have developed over the recent past, and what they have become today. In answering these questions, the book analyses policing in Scotland in the context of the new and emerging ideas about the nature, purposes and methods of policing that are developing elsewhere in the world, and seeks to determine how far Scottish policing is maintaining its own traditions, or simply becoming a localised example of wider global trends.The second edition of this popular text introduces new chapters on crime investigation, police unionism, ethnic minorities, policing violence and forensic science, as well as incorporating a major new theme which seeks to explain how those responsible for policing Scotland set about dealing with current issues such as terrorism and organised crime. This book makes a significant contribution to the current debate on policing in Scotland, and as such is an essential text for academics and those interested in policing issues.Trade ReviewSCOTTISH HERALD Policing in Scotland should be all for one and one for all0 comments Published on 17 Jul 2010 As The Herald has reported this week, belt-tightening in the Scottish police forces has resulted in chief constables foregoing their bonuses and a freeze on recruitment being implemented.Future cuts in police budgets will, in all probability, lead to radical changes to policing in Scotland. Recent discussions in police circles have not ruled out restructuring of the eight police forces or even amalgamation into a national police service. What has been missing, however, is a meaningful and open argument of the pros and cons of structural change to policing in Scotland. A number of reasons for such change exist. First, the demands made on Scottish policing in recent years have stretched resources beyond what is comfortable, even with a marked increase in resources. Additions to the policing mandate continue with regularity, in the form of anti-terrorism measures, expanding the war on drugs, and dealing with serious organised crime networks, sex offending and computer crime, to name but some of the new responsibilities. If the police in Scotland are going to respond effectively to these issues, approp ­riate structures will have to be put in place that recognise the boundaries of crime are more likely to be national and international. Secondly, there are about 17,400 police officers and 7,500 police staff in Scotland to provide a police service for a population of five million people. Improved uniformity in training, experience, conditions of service and career structures is called for. The largest force, Strathclyde Police, has the capacity and the scale to operate in a way that brings such uniformity to half of the country. However, there is a requirement in changing times for a more flexible workforce and greater freedom of movement of personnel across Scotland to produce more integrated working and introduce a wider range of experience; the aim being to provide a more equal delivery of service to the public in all parts of the country. Without formal restructuring, the current force boundaries get in the way of such initiatives. Thirdly, because Strathclyde is responsible for at least 50% of Scotland’s policing needs, there is an obvious inequality when a single police force has a massive responsibility while the other half of Scotland is policed by no fewer than seven forces. At operational level, a divisional commander in Strathclyde has more than 1,000 personnel under his or her command, more than the total numbers in each of the three smallest forces. Yet each of these is managed by a full hierarchy of chief, deputy and assistant chief constables. Further, a range of operational specialisms is available within such a large force which cannot be provided in a smaller force. A national structure is more likely to ensure that resources are directed towards operations wherever needed.Fourthly, because of new legislation, Scottish policing is now more accountable by statute at both a national and strategic level and to local, multi-agency partnerships. In certain respects, the local political context of governance and accountability in which the police have traditionally operated is being overtaken by a national framework led by a Scottish minister charged with overseeing policing and a Scottish Parliament enacting legislation and debating issues that influence policing. This demands a police response at a more national level. Fifthly, there is a strong case for arguing that, in reality, Scotland is already very close to having a national police service, headed by a corporate board of eight chief executives under the title of Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (Acpos). Examples of national forms of police working include the National Police Board, Scottish Police Authorities Con ­veners’ Forum, Scottish Police Services Authority, National Violence Reduction Unit, Scottish Policing Performance Framework, Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency and the Scottish Police Information and Co-ordination Centre. There will also be the new National Command and Control System. What, in Scottish policing, is now not national? The model of eight territorial police forces assisted by a small number of common service organisations is over-simplistic. The actual model shows a system of eight police forces delivering policing at a local level, but in co-operation with, and strongly constrained by, a multi-level and wide-ranging series of national influences. What Scotland has, to all intents and purposes, is a national police service in embryo, at such an advanced stage of development that it might only require a limited amount of financial resource and a degree of political will to create it. For many people, there are genuine anxieties about the risk of losing local democratic control but the example of Strathclyde does not suggest that a bigger scale necessarily means a weakening of local community policing. In addition, any re-structuring legislation could allow for adequate statutory protection of local policing reflecting local needs within a national framework. For the public, local policing would remain what it always has been: police officers working on local streets from a local police station led by a local commander. As for force headquarters and most of the activities that go on there, they have never figured high on the public’s radar. Ireland, Belgium, Norway, Finland and, most recently, Denmark have successfully combined national and local policing within a single organisational system. The global economic situation is so firmly rooted in every nation that politicians and communities alike will have difficult choices to make. Policing is not only expensive, with costs continuing to rise; it is also growing in complexity and global reach. Organisational structures will come under greater pressure to sustain the present level of service and to do so at less cost to the public purse. Perhaps the crisis in public finance, allied to the recession, will stimulate new thinking on police structures. The issue of principle is less about the politics and cost of restructuring but more about how more efficient and effective a restructured police service would be for the people of Scotland. The present situation is unco-ordinated, unclear, complicated and in need of transparency. Reorganisation, it is argued, would provide opportunities to introduce a more straightforward structure in which all the different policing agencies would find a home, and the various accountabilities to which policing is rightly subject would be more clearly defined. It would be a policing system easier to organise, coordinate, manage, oversee and audit in a manner that is capable of winning public confidence. In all probability, it would lead to a more efficient and effective police service for Scotland. Dr Daniel Donnelly and Dr Kenneth Scott (director) are in the Centre for Criminal Justice and Police Studies, Hamilton Campus, University of the West of Scotland. The second edition of their book Policing Scotland will be published next month.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Policing Scotland Part 1: Overview 2. Structure and Organisation of Scottish Policing 3. Scottish Policing - A Historical Perspective 4. Governance, Accountabilities and Scottish Policing 5. Managing the police resource in Scotland 6. Police Unionism in Scotland Part 2: Key Areas of Policing in Scotland 7. Policing Crime and Disorder in Scotland 8. Policing the Scottish Community 9. Young People and the Police in Scotland 10. The Police and Ethnic Monorities in Scotland 11. Crime Investigation in Scotland Part 3: Scottish Policing Contexts 12. Police Powers and Human Rights in Scotland 13.The Police and Criminal Justice in Scotland 14. Forensic Science and Policing in Scotland 15. Violence, Culture and Policing in Scotland 16. The Role of the Police in Modern Scotland - Myths and Realities Conclusions 17. Semper Vigilo: The Future of Policing in Scotland

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents* * Introduction * Stop, Search, Arrest and Detention * Interrogation * Collection and Admissibility of Evidence * Police Accountability * Prosecutions * Summary Trial * Trial on Indictment * Sentencing * Appeals * Juvenile Justice * Victims * Prisoners' Rights * Miscarriages of Justice

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Book SynopsisMost people in jail have not been convicted of a crime. Instead, they have been accused of a crime and cannot afford to post the bail amount to guarantee their freedom until trial. Punishing Poverty examines how the current system of pretrial release detains hundreds of thousands of defendants awaiting trial. Tracing the historical antecedents of the US bail system, with particular attention to the failures of bail reform efforts in the mid to late twentieth century, the authors describe the painful social and economic impact of contemporary bail decisions. The first book-length treatment to analyze how bail reproduces racial and economic inequality throughout the criminal justice system, Punishing Poverty explores reform efforts, as jurisdictions begin to move away from money bail systems, and the attempts of the bail bond industry to push back against such reforms. This accessibly written book gives a succinct overview of the role of pretrial detention in fueling mass incarceration aTrade Review"Scott-Hayward and Fradella provide an accessible look at policies in bail setting and pretrial treatment that have historically been favorable to suspects who are affluent. . . . A useful resource for students, researchers, and activists studying criminal justice reform, and a cautionary tale for policy makers, this book offers a fair balance between advocating for equality in bail-setting and for use of citation over arrests in some cases, while taking into consideration public safety." * CHOICE *"Scott-Hayward and Fredella have written a thorough, subtle, moving, and fair-minded introduction to the contemporary bail reform movement. It is a valuable resource for anyone who cares about fairness and rationality in the administration of justice. Here is hoping that it finds the broad audience that it deserves." * Law & Society Review *“It is a book clear enough to be read by general audiences, detailed enough to be used by graduate students in criminology and law, and comprehensive enough to be a resource to academic scholars. But it is also a book that should be studied by practitioners—judges, magistrates, prosecutors, defense counsel, and probation and pretrial services officers—as well as policy makers such as legislators, agency heads, budget officers, and criminal justice policy wonks. All could learn, could understand, just how exceptional the US bail system is, and could draw upon this wealth of knowledge in implementing meaningful reform.” * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *"This book is a useful primer for scholars looking to expand their understanding of recent debates in criminology and pretrial studies more broadly." * Labour/Le Travail *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. The Origins and History of Bail in the Common Law Tradition 2. Pretrial Release Decisions and Outcomes 3. The Problems with Risk-Assessment-Based Bail Determinations 4. The Impact of Pretrial Detention 5. The Path Forward Appendix Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisA free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Seeking to shed light on how we might end mass incarceration, The Price of Freedom compares the histories and goals of the American and German justice systems. Drawing on repeated in-depth interviews with incarcerated young men in the United States and Germany, Michaela Soyer argues that the apparent relative lenience of the German criminal justice system is actually founded on the violent enforcement of cultural homogeneity at the hands of the German welfare state. Demonstrating how both societies have constructed a racialized underclass of outsiders over time, this book emphasizes that criminal justice reformers in the United States need to move beyond European models in order to build a truly just, diverse society.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Outstanding Book Award, Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility Section of the American Sociological Association""Winner of the Edwin H. Sutherland Book Award, Law and Society Division of the Society for the Study of Social Problems""Matthew Clair, Co-Winner of the Michael Harrington Award, Poverty, Class, and Inequality Division of the Society for the Study of Social Problems""Winner of the Media for a Just Society Book Award, Evident Change""Winner of a Gold Medal in Current Events, Independent Publisher Book Awards""Co-Winner of the Max Weber Book Award, Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section of the American Sociological Association""Co-Winner of the Oliver Cromwell Cox Book Award, Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities of the American Sociological Association""Co-Winner of the Albert J. Reiss Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, Crime, Law, and Deviance Section of the American Sociological Association""Honorable Mention for the Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award, Race, Gender, and Class Section of the American Sociological Association""Finalist for the C. Wright Mills Award, Society for the Study of Social Problems""Winner of the Distinguished Scholarship Award, Pacific Sociological Association""A careful study of what [Clair] argues is an overlooked cause of inequity in the criminal justice system: the unexpectedly combative relationship between defendants and their lawyers." * Harper's Magazine *"A well-researched, eye-opening study that will appeal to readers of criminal justice and sociology." * Library Journal *"Privilege and Punishment is worth reading to the end." * Science *"[Clair’s] study is important." * Christian Century *"Matthew Clair has written a timely and salient book that describes in intricate detail how the attorney-client relationship between lawyer and defendant reproduces race- and class-based disparities in a criminal court." * The Journal of Criminal Justice and Law *"I believe this book will be essential reading for aspiring lawyers or anyone who enjoys reading about courts. Matthew Clair is an exceptional writer and I believe Privilege and Punishment is a book that will never become obsolete."---Paige Kenningale, Ethnic and Racial Studies"A nuanced analysis of the courts. . . . Privilege and Punishment has highlighted a new arena of inquiry and provides a solid foundation for subsequent research to build upon. This book will surely inspire a great deal of scholarship in the years to come."---Veronica L. Horowitz, American Journal of Sociology"Well-written, deeply researched, and with pivotal findings for understanding race and class inequality."---Francisco Vieyra, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

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Book SynopsisMost crimes of sexual violence are committed by people known to the victim—acquaintances and family members. Yet politicians and the media overemphasize predatory strangers when legislating against and reporting on sexual violence. In this book, Eric...Trade ReviewJanus makes a persuasive case that by throwing vast resources at a few offenders while hiding the true scope of sexual violence, sexual predator laws do more harm than good. Not only is the public not much safer than it was before civil commitment became widespread, he writes, but we've unleashed a political monster. * Minneapolis/St. Paul City Pages *Nowhere in Failure to Protect does the author minimize the damage done by criminals.... The problem, Janus says, is that extreme offenders have been incorrectly cast as the archetypal sex criminal. The result has been laws that reflect and reinforce a distorted view of sexual violence, remove resources from more effective policies, and are the signs of a constitutionally questionable 'preventive state.' Janus argues that sexual predator laws reflect a conservative backlash against hard lessons learned from the feminist movement about the systematic nature of sexual violence in society. and the fact that most sexual offenses are committed by a member of the victim's family or social circle. He identifies misconceptions about recidivism and questions 'actuarial' approaches that assign a static risk rating to an individual and ignore changes from treatment, aging, or altered circumstances. * Chronicle of Higher Education *

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Book SynopsisInvestigates how a political system aimed at managing ethnic communities in the larger material context of the colonial urban project was first imagined and tested through the physical segregation of the colonial prison. This book demonstrates the way in which racial politics were inscribed spatially in the division of penal facilities.

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Book SynopsisThe book shows, through volumes of quantitative data and the voices of judges, prosecutors and defence lawyers, how the party-state continues to influence and control both the process and outcome of criminal trials through an elaborate system of audit and sanction, the result of which is a system of aggregate rather than individual justice.Trade Review[T]his is an outstanding piece of scholarship. . . This remarkable book is a great contribution to our understanding of this tension and how it plays out in the criminal process in China. --Susan Trevaskes, The China JournalIn conclusion, I have little doubt that the book will be warmly received not only by students, practitioners, and academics specializing in Chinese law, especially in criminal justice and sociology of law, but also by those interested in comparative law and general China studies. --Jianfu Chen, Asian Journal of CriminologyThis book is an extensive survey and appraisal of Chinese criminal justice by Mike McConville and five colleagues. It should interest not only specialists in Chinese law but any reader seeking insights into China's political culture. It is distinguished by the depth of its empirical approach, displayed notably by extracts from interviews. Its publication is timely. --Stanley Lubman, The China QuarterlyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Sources of Police Cases 3. Police Powers in Relation to Detention and Arrest 4. The Construction of the Police Case 5. Pre-Trial Preparation of Prosecutors 6. Pre-Trial Involvement of Judges 7. The Construction of the Defence Case 8. Trial Procedure, Rules, Setting and Personnel 9. The Trial: Case File Analysis 10. The Prosecution Observed 11. The Defence at Trial Observed (1) 12. The Defence at Trial Observed (2) 13. Trial Outcomes Observed 14. The Process and the System 15. Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe book shows, through volumes of quantitative data and the voices of judges, prosecutors and defence lawyers, how the party-state continues to influence and control both the process and outcome of criminal trials through an elaborate system of audit and sanction, the result of which is a system of aggregate rather than individual justice.Trade Review[T]his is an outstanding piece of scholarship. . . This remarkable book is a great contribution to our understanding of this tension and how it plays out in the criminal process in China. --Susan Trevaskes, The China JournalIn conclusion, I have little doubt that the book will be warmly received not only by students, practitioners, and academics specializing in Chinese law, especially in criminal justice and sociology of law, but also by those interested in comparative law and general China studies. --Jianfu Chen, Asian Journal of CriminologyThis book is an extensive survey and appraisal of Chinese criminal justice by Mike McConville and five colleagues. It should interest not only specialists in Chinese law but any reader seeking insights into China's political culture. It is distinguished by the depth of its empirical approach, displayed notably by extracts from interviews. Its publication is timely. --Stanley Lubman, The China QuarterlyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Sources of Police Cases 3. Police Powers in Relation to Detention and Arrest 4. The Construction of the Police Case 5. Pre-Trial Preparation of Prosecutors 6. Pre-Trial Involvement of Judges 7. The Construction of the Defence Case 8. Trial Procedure, Rules, Setting and Personnel 9. The Trial: Case File Analysis 10. The Prosecution Observed 11. The Defence at Trial Observed (1) 12. The Defence at Trial Observed (2) 13. Trial Outcomes Observed 14. The Process and the System 15. Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume of the series was designed to provide a comprehensive primer on the existing best practices and emerging developments in the study and design research on crime and criminology.Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors vii Introduction 1 Beth M. Huebner and Timothy S. Bynum Part I Measurement of Criminal Typologies 7 1 Violent Crime 9 Nicholas Corsaro 2 Cybercrime 29 Thomas J. Holt 3 Juvenile Crime and Bullying 49 Sean P. Varano and Joseph M. McKenna 4 Rape and Other Sexual Offending Behaviors 69 Wesley G. Jennings and Bryanna Hahn Fox 5 White]Collar and Corporate Crime 92 Michael L. Benson, Jay Kennedy, and Matthew Logan 6 Human Trafficking 111 Amy Farrell and Katherine Bright 7 Challenges in Measuring and Understanding Hate Crime 131 Jack McDevitt and Janice A. Iwama Part II Offenders, Offending, and Victimization 157 8 Gangs and Gang Crime 159 Chris Melde 9 Gendered Pathways to Crime 181 Julie Yingling 10 Mental Health and Physical Studies 202 Daryl G. Kroner and Maranda Quillen 11 Rehabilitation and Treatment Programming 223 Faye S. Taxman and Brandy L. Blasko 12 Measuring Victimization: Issues and New Directions 249 Leah E. Daigle, Jamie A. Snyder, and Bonnie S. Fisher Part III Criminal Justice Organizations and Outcomes 277 13 Community Policing and Police Interventions 279 Michael J. Kyle and Joseph A. Schafer 14 Measurement Issues in Criminal Case Processing and Court Decision Making Research 303 Brian D. Johnson and Christina D. Stewart 15 Sentencing Outcomes and Disparity 328 Jared M. Ellison and Pauline K. Brennan 16 Correctional Interventions and Outcomes 351 Eric Grommon and Jason Rydberg 17 How Theory Guides Measurement: Public Attitudes toward Crime and Policing 377 Jonathan Jackson and Jouni Kuha 18 Measuring the Cost of Crime 416 Matt DeLisi 19 School Crime and Safety 434 Thomas Mowen, John Brent, and Aaron Kupchik 20 Traffic Stops, Race, and Measurement 452 Kyle Mclean and Jeff Rojek Part IV Specialized Measurement Techniques 473 21 Self]Reported Crime and Delinquency 475 Scott Menard, Lisa C. Bowman]Bowen, and Yi Fen Lu 22 Crime and the Life Course 496 Lee Ann Slocum 23 Conducting Qualitative Interviews in Prison: Challenges and Lessons Learned 517 Kristin Carbone]Lopez 24 Spatial Analysis of Crime 535 Steven M. Radil 25 Network Analysis 555 Owen Gallupe Index 576

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Book SynopsisThis concise and accessible guide offers a critical overview of the prison system in England and Wales for students and practitioners. The book guides the reader through prison life as experienced by different stakeholder groups and is packed with learning features such as case studies and key concepts.Table of Contents1. Orienting the Prison 2. The Birth of the Prison 3. Prison: The Modern Context 4. Doing Time: How Different Groups Experience Prison Differently 5. Prison Life 6. Theorising Punishment and the Pains of Imprisonment 7. Doing Prison Work 8. Leaving Prison, Resettling and Returning 9. Prison on an International Scale 10. What Next for Prisons?

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Book SynopsisProvides compelling and manageable solutions for how to reform the criminal justice system from the inside out A racial reckoning in the US criminal justice system was long overdue well before the highly publicized murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many others in 2020. Progressive Prosecution argues that prosecutors, having helped build our failed system of mass incarceration, must now lead the charge to dismantle it. With contributions from practicing district attorneys as well as leading scholars in the fields of law and criminal justice, Taylor-Thompson and Thompson's volume offers an unapologetically ambitious vision for reform. The contributors draw from empirical evidence and years of combined research experience to argue that change must happen at the local level, with prosecutors choosing to adopt race-conscious approaches. These prosecutors must do the hard work themselves, actively focusing on the ways that race misshapes perceptions of criminality, influences diTrade Review"My approach as District Attorney has been to improve public safety and strengthen community trust by shrinking the footprint of the justice system and promoting fairness, racial equity, and humanity. Progressive Prosecution: Race and Reform in Criminal Justice provides a wide breadth of theoretical and practical advice to help replicate this vision, and identifies central elements that guide our movement, including juvenile justice, data-driven policies, and equal representation. It should be considered required reading not just for prosecutors, but for anyone who’s involved in or cares about the American legal system." -- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez"Featuring an an all-star cast of expert contributors, Progressive Prosecution offers tremendous guidance to prosecutors who seek to make progressive reforms, both at the abstract level of vision and at the more concrete level of practical steps. This impressive volume will surely make a substantial contribution to the field." -- Carol Steiker, Henry J. Friendly Professor of Law, Harvard Law School"This important and timely work, expertly compiled by truly informed advocates, is rich with insight, innovation, and guidance. A must read for anyone interested in improving the fairness and reliability of the justice system." -- Bryan Stevenson, founder and Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative"Progressive Prosecution: Race and Reform in Criminal Justiceacts as both a call to action and a practical guide, instructing prosecutors on what they need to do to bring about lasting and meaningful change." * Library Bookwatch *"In short, Race and Reform is brimming with ideas that could be, and in some locales already have been, incorporated into a substantive vision for prosecutorial reform." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *"Contributors, which include practicing US district attorneys and scholars, draw from empirical evidence and years of experience to argue that change must happen at the local level; prosecutors need to adopt race-conscious approaches, actively focusing on the ways in which race misshapes perceptions of criminality, influences discretionary calls, affects jury selection, and induces a reliance on punitive responses." * Law & Social Inquiry *

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Book Synopsis2018 Outstanding Academic Title, given by Choice MagazineA comprehensive examination of developmental inequality among children Developmental equalitywhether every child has an equal opportunity to reach their fullest potentialis essential for children's future growth and access to opportunity. In the United States, however, children of color are disproportionately affected by poverty, poor educational outcomes, and structural discrimination, limiting their potential. In Reimagining Equality, Nancy E. Dowd sets out to examine the roots of these inequalities by tracing the life course of black boys from birth to age 18 in an effort to create an affirmative system of rights and support for all children. Drawing on interdisciplinary research, the book demonstrates that black boys encounter challenges and barriers that funnel them toward failure rather than developmental success. Their example exposes a broader reality of hierarchies among children, linked to government policies, practicesTrade Review"Dowd's proposals are required for real equal opportunity and will lead to success ... This book is required reading." -- CHOICE"Nancy Dowd has written an exceptionally important book about how deliberate considerations of race, gender, and class are necessary if we wish to achieve equality for all children. Focusing on black boys, and highlighting how black boys matter, Dowd uncovers how developmental inequality, or rather societal disregard for developmental inequality, continually reproduces injustice for black boys." -- Angela Onwuachi-Willig,Chancellor's Professor of Law, Berkeley Law"Nancy Dowd has been an important scholar of laws application to black boys for years. This book is a thorough critique of a broken social system where treatment of black boys is the miners canary. Dowds insightful analysis leads to an ambitious program that we can and should make a centerpiece of progressive politics. This book is a must read for anyone who cares about black boys, and also a must read for anyone who cares about children in general." -- Frank Rudy Cooper,co-editor, Masculinities and the Law: A Multidimensional Approach

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Book SynopsisThe use of a rape victim’s sexual history as evidence attracted intense public attention after the acquittal of footballer Ched Evans in 2017. Set within the context of a criminal justice system widely perceived to be failing rape victims, the use of sexual history evidence remains a flashpoint of contention around rape law reform. This accessible book mounts an important interrogation into the use of a victim’s sexual history as evidence in rape trials. Adopting a critical multidisciplinary perspective underpinned by feminist theory, the authors explore the role and significance of sexual history evidence in criminal justice responses to rape.Table of ContentsTable of Cases Table of Statutes Notes on Authors Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Setting the Scene 2. A History of Rape Law in Action 3. Emergence of a Legal Regime Governing the Use of Sexual History Evidence 4. Legal Regulation: Limits and Potentialities 5. Tracking the Use of Sexual History Evidence in the Courtroom 6. The Relevance of Sexual History Evidence 7. Sexual History Evidence and Subjectivity 8. Conclusion: What Is To Be Done About Sexual History Evidence? References Index

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Book SynopsisThis accessible book introduces the key concepts and theoretical developments of queer criminology and explains what they mean for modern criminal justice frameworks and practitioners. The book sets out experiences of the LGBTQ+ population as victims, offenders and professionals in legal systems in the US and internationally and explores what they mean for elements of those systems including police, courts, corrections and victims’ services. It is both a useful reference point for academics, students and professionals and a guide to how queer criminology can be theoretically applied and practically implemented in the worlds of policing, courts, corrections, and victims' services.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Towards Freedom, Empowerment, and Agency: An Introduction to Queering Criminology in Theory and Praxis: Reimaging Justice in the Criminal Legal System and Beyond – Carrie L. Buist and Lindsay Kahle Semprevivo 1. Gender- and Sexuality-Based Violence Among LGBTQ People: An Empirical Test of Norm-Centered Stigma Theory – Meredith G.F. Worthen 2. Queer Pathways – Michael K. Winters 3. Queer Criminology and the Destabilization of Child Sexual Abuse – Dave McDonald 4. Queer(y)ing the Experiences of LGBTQ Workers in Criminal Processing Systems – Angela Dwyer and Roddrick A. Colvin 5. ‘PREA Is a Joke’: A Case Study of How Trans PREA Standards Are(n’t) Enforced – April Carrillo 6. Queerly Navigating the System: Trans* Experiences Under State Surveillance – Rayna E. Momen 7. Sex-Gender Defining Laws, Birth Certificates, and Identity – Jon Rosenstadt 8. Effects of Intimate Partner Violence in the LGBTQ Community: A. Systematic Review – Illandra Denysschen and Rosalind Evans 9. Health Covariates of Intimate Partner Violence in a National Transgender Sample – Victoria Kurdyla, Adam M. Messinger, and Xavier L. Guadalupe-Diaz 10. Serving Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex Youth in Alameda County’s Juvenile Hall – Alexandria Garcia, Naseem Badiey, Laura Agnich Chavez, and Wendy Still 11. Liberating Black Youth Across the Gender Spectrum Through the Deconstruction of the White Femininity/Black Masculinity Duality – Angela Irvine-Baker, Aisha Canfield, and Carolyn Reyes 12. ‘I Thought They Were Supposed to Be on My Side’: What Jane Doe’s Experience Teaches Us About Institutional Harm Against Trans Youth – Vanessa R. Panfil and Aimee Wodda 13. The Role of Adolescent Friendship Networks in Queer Youth’s Delinquency – Nayan G. Ramirez 14. ‘At the Very Least’: Politics and Praxis of Bail Fund Organizers and the Potential for Queer Liberation – Luca Suede Connolly and Rose M. Buckelew 15. A Conspiracy – Lucilla R. Harrell and S. Page Dukes 16. LGBTQ+ Homelessness: Resource Obtainment and Issues With Shelters – Trye Mica Price and Tusty ten Bensel 17. The Color of Queer Theory in Social Work and Criminology Practice: A World Without Empathy – Rebecca S. Katz 18. Camouflaged: Tackling the Invisibility of LGBTQ+ Veterans When Accessing Care – Shanna N. Felix and Chrystina Y. Hoffman 19. Barriers to Reporting, Barriers to Services: Challenges for Transgender Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Victimization – Danielle C. Slakoff and Jaclyn A. Siegel Conclusion: What Does It Mean to Do Justice? Current and Future Directions in Queer Criminological Research and Practice – Lindsay Kahle Semprevivo and Carrie L. Buist

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