Sanders & Young's Criminal Justice

by Mandy Burton, Steven Cammiss, Andrew Sanders, Richard Young

Overview

Sanders and Young's Criminal Justice brings together fresh research findings, policy initiatives and relevant legislation to provide a comprehensive overview and critique of the criminal justice system in England and Wales. The authors trace the procedures surrounding the apprehension, investigation and trial of suspected offenders and consider the breadth of research in the field to give a fascinating blend of legal and socio-legal analysis which is authoritative, insightful and thought-provoking.

The new edition has been fully updated with recent developments in research, policy, and law.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199675142
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/22/2021
Edition description:	5th Revised ed.
Pages:	768
Product dimensions:	9.60(w) x 6.70(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Mandy Burton, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies, University of Leicester,Steven Cammiss, Senior Lecturer, University of Leicester,Andrew Sanders, Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology, Head of School, University of Birmingham,Richard Young, Professor of Law and Policy, University of Birmingham

Table of Contents

1. The aims and values of 'criminal justice'2. Stop and search3. Arrest4. Detention in the police station5. Police questioning of suspects6. Non-interrogatory evidence7. Prosecutions8. The mass production of guilty pleas9. Summary justice in the Magistrates' courts10. Trial by judge and jury11. Appeals against conviction12. Regulating the criminal justice system13. Victims, the accused and the future of criminal justice