Criminal Justice

What is the criminal justice system for? How does it operate? How does it treat victims, suspects, defendants and offenders? Does it work? Is it fair?

Criminal Justice provides a thought-provoking and critical introduction to the challenges faced by the UK's criminal justice system including policing, sentencing and punishment at the beginning of the 21st Century. Expert contributors, including criminologists and lawyers, provide students with a critical introduction to issues, institutions and agencies which shape the operation of the criminal justice system.

A fascinating book which provides students from a range of disciplines including criminology, law, sociology and social policy with knowledge and understanding of the key areas of the subject and an appreciation of contemporary debates, policies and perspectives.

Each chapter features questions, summaries, tables, diagrams, annotated further reading and weblinks, to ensure the book is as accessible and engaging as possible, and provides clear guidance on further study. An illuminating glossary of key terms is also included.

Online Resource Centre

This title is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre containing an online version of the glossary of key terms and annotated web links. Adopting lecturers will also have access to a test bank of multiple choice questions with answers and feedback.

Anthea Hucklesby, Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Law, University of Leeds,Azrini Wahidin, Reader in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Queen's University, Belfast

Anthea Hucklesby is Professor of Criminal Justice and Deputy Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies in the School of Law, University of Leeds

Azrini Wahidin is Reader in Criminology and Criminal Justice and Programme Director for Criminology in the School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work at Queen's University, Belfast

1. Introduction, Anthea Hucklesby & Azrini Wahidin
2. Criminal Justice: the policy landscape, Loraine Gelsthorpe & Anthea Hucklesby
3. The Police, Mike Rowe
4. Policing: Context and practice, Graham Ellison
5. The prosecution process, Anthea Hucklesby
6. Courts and the trial process, Steven Cammiss
7. Justifications of punishment and questions of penal legitimacy, David Scott
8. Community sentences, George Mair
9. The prison enterprise, Azrini Wahidin
10. Victims in the criminal justice process, Matthew Hall
11. Youth justice, Anna Souhami
12. Gender and criminal justice, Margaret Malloch and Gill McIvor
13. Race and ethnicity in the criminal justice process, Alpa Parmar
14. Psychology and criminal justice, Joanna Adler
15. Forensic science and criminal justice, Paul Roberts