Criminal Justice (Clarendon Law Series)

...criminal Justice Is Both An Authoritative Introduction To The Subject And A Critical Consideration Of Its Central Themes And Debates. The Book Begins By Exploring The Descriptive And Normative Meanings Attached To Criminal Justice, Crime, And Punishment. It Goes On To Consider The Varied, Often Conflicting Roles Fulfilled By The Institutions, Practices, And Players In The Criminal Justice System. Particular Attention Is Given To The Historical And Cultural Contexts In Which The Process, Trial, Sentencing, And Penalties Are Played Out. The Book Reveals Criminal Justice To Be More Diverse And Its Purposes More Contested Than Accounts Typically Allow. It Concludes By Examining Contemporary Changes In Crime Control And Their Import For The Conventions And Values Of Criminal Justice.--book Jacket. Criminal Justice -- Crime -- Punishment -- Criminal Process -- Court -- Financial And Community Penalties -- Prisons -- From Criminal Justice To The Security Society. Lucia Zedner. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [307]-311) And Index.