The Official History Of Criminal Justice In England And Wales

Author : Paul Rock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429892219

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Volume I of The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales frames what was known about crime and criminal justice in the 1960s, before describing the liberalising legislation of the decade. Commissioned by the Cabinet Office and using interviews, British Government records, and papers housed in private, and institutional collections, this is the first of a collaboratively written series of official histories that analyse the evolution of criminal justice between 1959 and 1997. It opens with an account of the inception of the series, before describing what was known about crime and criminal justice at the time. It then outlines the genesis of three key criminal justice Acts that not only redefined the relations between the State and citizen, but also shaped what some believed to be the spirit of the age: the abolition of capital punishment, and the reform of the laws on abortion, and homosexuality. The Acts were taken to be so contentious morally and politically that Governments of different stripes were hesitant about promoting them formally. The onus was instead passed to backbenchers, who were supported by interlocking groups of reformers, with a pooled knowledge about how to effectively organise a rhetoric that drew on the language of utilitarianism, and the clarity and authority of a Church of England. This came to play an increasingly consequential and largely unacknowledged part in resolving what were often confusing moral questions. This book will be of much interest to students of criminology and British history, politics and law.

Author : John Hostettler
Publisher : Waterside Press
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781906534790

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"An ideal introduction to the rich history of criminal justice charting all its main developments from the dooms of Anglo-Saxon times to the rise of the Common Law, struggles for political, legislative and judicial ascendency and the formation of the innovative Criminal Justice System of today."-back cover.

Author : David Downes,Tim Newburn
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000774993

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The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales by David Downes,Tim Newburn Pdf

This book is Volume IV in the Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales. Previous volumes have focused on the moral reforms of the 1960s, the changes to the criminal courts and the introduction of an independent prosecution service, and the broad shifts in penal policy that have taken place in the post-war era. This volume examines the changing politics of law and order, charting the gradual shift toward greater political conflict and dispute. Until the early 1970s law and order rarely occupied a privileged place in political debate. From that point this began to change with, initially, the Conservatives utilising crime and penal policy as a means of distinguishing themselves from their opponents. This volume charts these changes in the politics of law and order and examines the rise in the temperature of political debate around such issues as the Labour Party markedly shifted its direction in the 1990s This book will be of interest to students of British political history, criminology and sociology.

Author : David Downes,Tim Newburn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1032362510

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The Politics of Law and Order by David Downes,Tim Newburn Pdf

Author : David Downes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000373653

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The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales by David Downes Pdf

Volume III of The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales draws on archival sources and individual accounts to offer a history of penal policymaking in England and Wales between 1959 and 1997. The book studies the changes underlying penal policymaking in the period, from a belief in the rehabilitative potential of imprisonment to a reaffirmation in 1993 that ‘Prison Works’ as a deterrent to crime. A need to curb the rising prison population initially focussed on developing alternatives to prison and a new system of parole; however, their relative ineffectiveness led to sentencing becoming the key to penal reform. A slackening of faith in rehabilitation led to pressure for greater emphasis on humane containment and the rebalancing of security, order and justice in prison regimes. Thus, 1991 was the climactic year for what became largely unfulfilled hopes for lasting penal reform. Escapes, riots and prison occupations were prime catalysts for changes, often highly contentious, in penal policymaking. Notably, there was no simple equation between political party, minister and policy choice. Both Labour and Conservative governments had distinctly liberal Home Secretaries and, after 1992, both parties took a more punitive approach. This book will be of much interest to students of criminology and British history, politics and law.

Author : David M. Downes,Tim Newburn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
ISBN : 1032366532

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The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales by David M. Downes,Tim Newburn Pdf

"This book is Volume IV in the Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales. Previous volumes have focused on the moral reforms of the 1960s, the changes to the criminal courts and the introduction of an independent prosecution service, and the broad shifts in penal policy that have taken place in the post-war era. This volume examines the changing politics of law and order, charting the gradual shift toward greater political conflict and dispute. Until the early 1970s law and order rarely occupied a privileged place in political debate. From that point this began to change with, initially, the Conservatives utilising crime and penal policy as a means of distinguishing themselves from their opponents. This volume charts these changes in the politics of law and order and examines the rise in the temperature of political debate around such issues as the Labour Party markedly shifted its direction in the 1990s This book will be of interest to students of British political history, criminology and sociology"--

Author : Paul Rock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429892189

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The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales by Paul Rock Pdf

Volume II of The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales traces, for the first time, the genesis and early evolution of two principal institutions in the criminal justice system, the Crown Court and the Crown Prosecution Service. This volume examines the origins and shaping of two critical institutions: the Crown Court, which rose from the ashes of the Courts of Assize and Quarter Sessions; and the Crown Prosecution Service which replaced a rather haphazard system of police prosecuting solicitors. The 1971 Courts Act and the 1985 Prosecution of Offences Act were to reconfigure the architecture of criminal justice, transforming the procedures by which people were charged, prosecuted and, in the weightier cases demanding a judge and jury, tried in the criminal courts of England and Wales. One stemmed from a crisis in a medieval system of travelling justices that tried people in the wrong places and for inadequate lengths of time. The other was precipitated by a scandal in which three men were wrongly convicted for the murder of a bisexual prostitute. Theirs is an as yet untold history that can be explored in depth because it is recent enough, in the words of Harold Wilson, to have been ‘written while the official records could still be supplemented by reference to the personal recollections of the public men who were involved’. This book will be of much interest to students of criminology and British history, politics and law.

Author : Paul Elliott Rock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Justice, Administration of
ISBN : 1138601675

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The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales by Paul Elliott Rock Pdf

Volume I of The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales frames what was known about crime and criminal justice in the 1960s, before describing the liberalising legislation of the decade. Commissioned by the Cabinet Office and using interviews, British Government records, and papers housed in private, and institutional collections, this is the first of a collaboratively written series of official histories that analyse the evolution of criminal justice between 1959 and 1997. It opens with an account of the inception of the series, before describing what was known about crime and criminal justice at the time. It then outlines the genesis of three key criminal justice Acts that not only redefined the relations between the State and citizen, but also shaped what some believed to be the spirit of the age: the abolition of capital punishment, and the reform of the laws on abortion, and homosexuality. The Acts were taken to be so contentious morally and politically that Governments of different stripes were hesitant about promoting them formally. The onus was instead passed to backbenchers, who were supported by interlocking groups of reformers, with a pooled knowledge about how to effectively organise a rhetoric that drew on the language of utilitarianism, and the clarity and authority of a Church of England. This came to play an increasingly consequential and largely unacknowledged part in resolving what were often confusing moral questions. This book will be of much interest to students of criminology and British history, politics and law.

Author : Malcolm Davies,Hazel Croall,Jane Tyrer
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Corrections
ISBN : 0582356210

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Criminal Justice by Malcolm Davies,Hazel Croall,Jane Tyrer Pdf

"Criminal Justice provides information about the various agencies of the criminal justice system, their legal responsibilities, and the social and political context in which they operate. It outlines important concepts in English criminal law and defines crime and the varied responses to it. It also explores the non-legal factors which affect the operation of the criminal justice agencies and identifies the policy issues involved in the control of crime and the pursuit of justice."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Mark Jones,Peter Johnstone
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781437734973

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History of Criminal Justice by Mark Jones,Peter Johnstone Pdf

Covering criminal justice history on a cross-national basis, this book surveys criminal justice in Western civilization and American life chronologically from ancient times to the present. It is an introduction to the historical problems of crime, law enforcement and penology, set against the background of major historical events and movements. Integrating criminal justice history into the scope of European, British, French and American history, this text provides the opportunity for comparisons of crime and punishment over boundaries of national histories. The text concludes with a chapter that addresses terrorism and homeland security. * Spans all of western history, and examines the core beliefs about human nature and society that informed the development of criminal justice systems. The fifth edition gives increased coverage of American law enforcement, corrections, and legal systems * Each chapter is enhanced with supplemental "Timeline," "Time Capsule," and "Featured Outlaw" boxes as well as discussion questions, notes and problems * Contains discussion questions, notes, learning objectives, key terms lists, biographical vignettes of key historical figures, and "History Today" exercises to engage the reader and encourage critical thinking

Author : James Fitzjames Stephen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Criminal law
ISBN : HARVARD:HL57K2

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A History of the Criminal Law of England by James Fitzjames Stephen Pdf

Author : Gordon C. Barclay,Cynthia Tavares,Andrew Prout
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
ISBN : 1858934036

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Information on the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales by Gordon C. Barclay,Cynthia Tavares,Andrew Prout Pdf

Author : Victor Bailey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317374893

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Policing and Punishment in Nineteenth Century Britain by Victor Bailey Pdf

In the years between 1750 and 1868, English criminal justice underwent significant changes. The two most crucial developments were the gradual establishment of an organised, regular police, and the emergence of new secondary punishments, following the restriction in the scope of the death penalty. In place of an ill-paid parish constabulary, functioning largely through a system of rewards and common informers, professional police institutions were given the task of executing a speedy and systematic enforcement of the criminal law. In lieu of the severe and capriciously-administered capital laws, a penalty structure based on a proportionality between the gravity of crimes and the severity of punishments was erected as arguably a more effective deterrent of crime. This book, first published in 1981, examines the impact of these two important developments and casts new light on the way in which law enforcement evolved during the nineteenth century. This title will be of interest to students of history and criminology.

Author : Turner, Jo,Taylor, Paul
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447325895

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A companion to the history of crime and criminal justice by Turner, Jo,Taylor, Paul Pdf

The history of crime and punishment is an important, yet under-resourced area of criminology and criminal justice. This valuable book provides concise but robust definitions of key terms and concepts, going well beyond a simple explanation of the word or theme. Offering a succinct approach to the vocabulary and terminology of historical and contemporary approaches to crime and punishment, it includes entries from expert contributors in a user-friendly A-Z format with clear direction to related entries and further reading. Including explanations of terms ranging from 'garrotting' to The Bow Street Runners, baby farming to juvenile delinquency, this easily accessible text will be ideal for the reader to draw on across the variety of modules and studies relating to the topic.

Author : Pamela Cox,Robert Shoemaker,Heather Shore
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780192661661

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Victims and Criminal Justice by Pamela Cox,Robert Shoemaker,Heather Shore Pdf

Victims and Criminal Justice is the first study of its kind to examine both the origins and impacts of key legal, procedural, and institutional changes introduced in England and Wales to encourage and govern prosecution. It sets out how crime victims' experiences of, and engagement with, the process of criminal justice changed dramatically between the late seventeenth and late twentieth centuries. Where victims once drove the English criminal justice system, bringing prosecutions as complainants and prosecutors, giving evidence as witnesses, putting up personal rewards for the recovery of lost goods or claim rewards for securing convictions, by the end of this period, victims had been firmly displaced as the state took virtually full responsibility for the process of prosecution. Combining qualitative analysis of a range of textual sources with quantitative analysis of large datasets featuring over 200,000 criminal prosecutions, the authors explore how victims were defined in law, what the law allowed and encouraged them to do, who they were in social and economic terms, how they participated in the criminal justice system, why many were unwilling or unable to engage in that system, and why some campaigned for specific rights. In exploring the shift in victim participation in criminal trials, Victims and Criminal Justice places current policy debates in a much-needed critical historical context.