The Simplification of Criminal Justice
Author : Council of Europe
Publisher :
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 31,39 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
ISBN :
Author : Council of Europe
Publisher :
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 31,39 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
ISBN :
Author : Great Britain. Law Commission
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 21,4 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780118404747
Simplification of Criminal Law : Public Nuisance and Outraging Public Decency: A Consultation Paper
Author : Sue Hobbs
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 24,84 MB
Release : 2014-10-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1317755472
This new textbook will provide students of criminology with a better understanding of criminal justice policy and, in doing so, offers a framework for analysing the social, economic and political processes that shape its creation. The book adopts a policy-oriented approach to criminal justice, connecting the study of criminology to the wider study of British government, public administration and politics. Throughout the book the focus is on key debates and competing perspectives on how policy decisions are made. Recognising that contemporary criminal justice policymakers operate in a highly politicised, public arena under the gaze of an ever-increasing variety of groups, organisations and individuals who have a stake in a particular policy issue, the book explores how and why these people seek to influence policymaking. It also recognises that criminal policy differs from other areas of public policy, as policy decisions affect the liberty and freedoms of citizens. Throughout, key ideas and debates are linked to wider sociology, criminology and social policy theory. Key features include: a foreword by Tim Newburn, leading criminologist and author of Criminology (2nd Edition, 2013), a critical and informed analysis of the concepts, ideas and institutional practices that shape criminal justice policy making, an exploration of the relationship between criminal justice and wider social policy, a critical analysis of the debate about how and why behaviour becomes defined as requiring a criminal justice solution, a range of case studies, tasks, seminar questions and suggested further readings to keep the student engaged. This text is perfect for students taking modules in criminology; criminal justice; and social and public policy, as well as those taking courses on criminal and administrative law.
Author : David Weisburd
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 42,91 MB
Release : 2016-04-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 110702952X
The book summarizes what we know about crime and place, and provides an agenda for future research in this area.
Author : Frederick T. Davis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 26,47 MB
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 1108493203
Provides a comprehensive, readable overview of how criminal justice actually works in the United States, and what makes US procedures distinctive and important.
Author : Benjamin H. Barton
Publisher : Encounter Books
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 10,62 MB
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 1594039348
America is a nation founded on justice and the rule of law. But our laws are too complex, and legal advice too expensive, for poor and even middle-class Americans to get help and vindicate their rights. Criminal defendants facing jail time may receive an appointed lawyer who is juggling hundreds of cases and immediately urges them to plead guilty. Civil litigants are even worse off; usually, they get no help at all navigating the maze of technical procedures and rules. The same is true of those seeking legal advice, like planning a will or negotiating an employment contract. Rebooting Justice presents a novel response to longstanding problems. The answer is to use technology and procedural innovation to simplify and change the process itself. In the civil and criminal courts where ordinary Americans appear the most, we should streamline complex procedures and assume that parties will not have a lawyer, rather than the other way around. We need a cheaper, simpler, faster justice system to control costs. We cannot untie the Gordian knot by adding more strands of rope; we need to cut it, to simplify it.
Author : Daniel P. Mears
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 38,35 MB
Release : 2017-09-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 110716169X
This book shows how to reduce out-of-control criminal justice and create greater public safety, justice, and accountability at less cost.
Author : John J. DiIulio
Publisher :
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 49,39 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Criminal justice personnel
ISBN :
A Discussion paper from the BJS-Princeton Project.
Author : Fred Edward Inbau
Publisher :
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,61 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Criminal law
ISBN :
Author : Bradley Chapin
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 29,2 MB
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 0820336912
This study analyzes the development of criminal law during the first several generations of American life. Its comparison of the substantive and procedural law among the colonies reveals the similarities and differences between the New England and the Chesapeake colonies. Bradley Chapin addresses the often-debated question of the “reception” of English law and makes estimates of the relative weight of the sources and methods of early American law. A main theme of his book is that colonial legislators and judges achieved a significant reform of the English criminal law at a time when a parallel movement in England failed. The analysis is made specific and concrete by statistics that show patterns of prosecutions and crime rates. In addition to the exciting and convincing theme of a “lost period” of great creativity in American criminal law, Chapin gives a wealth of detail on statutory and common-law rulings, noteworthy criminal cases, and judicial views of how the law was to be administered. He provides social and economic explanations of shifts and peculiarities in the law, using carefully arranged evidence from the records. His treatment of the Quaker cases in Massachusetts and the witchcraft prosecutions in New England throws new light on those frequently misunderstood episodes. Chapin's book will be of interest not only to scholars working in the field but also to anyone curious about early American legal history.