An Introduction to Criminal Justice

Coverage of all the core aspects of Criminal Justice is accompanied by details of a wide range of insights and experiences of real world practitioners to really bring the subject to life, providing students with a resource they can rely on throughout their degree

1 Introduction - Pamela Davies, George Mair, Jamie HardingPart One: The Criminal Justice Process in Context - George Mair, Jamie Harding, Pamela Davies2 Criminal Justice Since 1945: a brief history - George Mair3 Definitions and the Counting of Crime - Ian Mahoney4 Purposes of the Criminal Justice Process - Joanne Clough5 Characteristics of Offenders - Hannah Bows6 Diversity and the Criminal Justice Process - Colin Webster7 Media Representations of Criminal Justice - Ian Marsh8 Government, Governance and Criminal Justice - Tim Newburn9 Researching Criminal Justice - Mike HoughPart Two: The Criminal Justice Process - Jamie Harding, Pamela Davies, George Mair10 Community Safety and Crime Prevention - Esther Van Ginneken11 Policing - Matt Jones and Kelly Stockdale12 Policing as Part of a Multi-Agency Approach - Tanya Wyatt and Mary Laing13 Prosecution and the Alternatives - Alison Howey14 Criminal Courts - Bankole Cole and Timi Osidipe15 Community Sentences - George Mair16 Imprisonment - Charlotte Bilby17 Parole and Release from Prison - Harriet Pierpoint18 Youth Justice - Tim Bateman19 Dealing with Complaints and Misconduct - Jamie Harding20 Supporting Victims and Witnesses - Ian Cook and Pamela DaviesPart Three: Key Issues in Criminal Justice - Pamela Davies, George Mair, Jamie Harding21 Does the Criminal Justice Process Work? - Mike Rowe22 Globalisation and International Criminal Justice - Matthew Hall23 Criminal Justice Futures - George Mair, Jamie Harding, Pamela DaviesGlossaryIndex