Despite several decades of changing government policy to improve the 'criminal justice system', involving vast expenditure and the sustained efforts of practitioners in the public, private and voluntary sectors, there is a sense of poor returns and going round in circles. The formation of a coalition government, in May 2010 seemed to augur a genuine turning point, but more recent events have begun to follow the familiar pattern - more legislation, more reorganisation, more punishment. Where Next for Criminal Justice? reviews, first, policy shifts during the last thirty years, then recent developments in sentencing, policing, community sentences, prisons and governance of criminal justice, and the lessons that can be learnt from them; and offers a principled framework for the future development of policy, legislation and practice. It argues, with examples, for an approach to criminal justice which is focused first on people and their capacities, situations and relationships, on treating them with humanity and respect, and only then on reforming institutions, structures and systems. The inherent divisiveness in responses to crime has been exacerbated by its use for political advantage. The authors argue for the different perspectives to be acknowledged and make suggestions, based on ideas of procedural justice and legitimacy, for ways in which reconciliation might more often be achieved.
| ISBN | 1847428916 | | Pages | 160 | | ISBN13 | 9781847428912
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 376 | | Publisher | Policy Press | | Published in | Bristol | | Imprint | Policy Press | | Height (mm) | 234 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 156 | | Publication date | 24 Oct 2011 | | Spine width (mm) | 15 | | DEWEY | 364.941 | | Academic level | Postgraduate | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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Introduction; Social justice, legitimacy and criminal justice; What happened in criminal justice - the 1980s; A change of direction - the 1990s; Crime prevention, civil society and communities; Courts, punishment and sentencing; Police, policing and communities; Community sentences and desistance from crime; Prisons: Security, rehabilitation and humanity; The role of government in criminal justice; Policy, politics and the way forward.
"The authors have a real feel for the policy issues - this book is essential reading for anyone interested in justice." --Mike Hough, Director, Institute for Criminal Policy Research. "The authors combine long experience of shaping humane criminal justice policies with rare expertise in analysing their complex history and potential for change." --David Downes, London School of Economics. "In this timely volume the authors provide a succinct and penetrating critique of contemporary criminal justice. They set out a series of arguments that will be of great interest to scholars, practitioners and policy makers." --Julian V. Roberts, University of Oxford. "Where Next for Criminal Justice? ... reviews the policies and the governance of criminal justice over the last thirty years as well as the latest developments and research evidence, and argues for a fundamental reassessment of what criminal justice is for and what it is realistically able to achieve." --CrimeTalk.org.uk. "The authors clearly set out their aims and meet them in a very accessible book which covers the broad history of UK criminal justice issues over the last thirty years and indicates a way forward for the current government." --Internet Journal of Criminology. "Between them, Faulkner and Burnett provide wise and incisive observations on crime prevention, policing, courts and sentencing, youth justice, probation and prisons, their chapter focus points. This is a valuable overview of our direction of policy travel over the last 30 years and ... is as valuable an introduction as students are likely to find." British Journal of Criminology "The authors of this book are old-hands in the policy-making and policy-influencing process..Nonetheless, their willingness to..catalogue recent policy developments in criminal justice in such a comprehensive and fine-grained way..for a rational and compassionate criminal justice policy in England and Wales is a commendable service." The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice
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