The formation of a coalition government, at a time of economic crisis, is likely to prove a watershed for criminal justice. Following a review of the achievements and disappointments in criminal justice over the last thirty years, "Where next for criminal justice?" aims to stimulate fresh thinking in criminal justice by considering the policies which need to be adopted, how they should be formed, and the principles and values which should be adopted.
| ISBN | 1847428916 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | ISBN13 | 9781847428912
(What's this?) | | Pages | 160 | | 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) | 18 | | DEWEY | 364.941 | | Academic level | Postgraduate |
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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.
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