Criminal Justice: A Very Short Introduction

Thecriminaljusticesystemiswideranging;fromthecrimesthemselvesandpolicingtothesentencingofoffendersandprisons.InthisVeryShortIntroductionJulianV.Robertsdrawsuponthelatestresearchandcurrentpracticesfromanumberofdifferentcountriesaroundtheworld.FocusingontheadversarialmodelofjusticefoundincommonlawcountriessuchastheUnitedStates,UnitedKingdom,Canada,andAustralia,hediscussestopicssuchastheusesofimprisonment,theeffectsofcapitalpunishment,andthepurposesofsentencing.Consideringtheroleofthevictimthroughoutthecriminaljusticesystem,aswellaspublicknowledgeandattitudestowardscriminaljustice,Robertscriticallyassessesthewayinwhichthesystemfunctionsanditsimportancearoundtheworld.ABOUTTHESERIES:TheVeryShortIntroductionsseriesfromOxfordUniversityPresscontainshundredsoftitlesinalmosteverysubjectarea.Thesepocket-sizedbooksaretheperfectwaytogetaheadinanewsubjectquickly.Ourexpertauthorscombinefacts,analysis,perspective,newideas,andenthusiasmtomakeinterestingandchallengingtopicshighlyreadable.