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Product details:
- Edition number 2
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 18 June 2026
- ISBN 9780198895718
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages160 pages
- Size 174x112x8 mm
- Weight 134 g
- Language English 700
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Short description:
An engaging and highly readable account of criminal justice. The text walks the reader through the various stages of the criminal justice system, beginning with policing and ending with release from prison and parole. The author draws upon 40 years' experience as a professor of criminal justice and practitioner in the UK, Canada and the US.
MoreLong description:
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
The criminal justice system is diverse and complex and raises questions about the use of imprisonment, the effects of capital punishment, the purposes of sentencing, and the role of the victim.
In this Very Short Introduction, Julian V. Roberts discusses all stages of the criminal justice system, from crime to courthouse and from prison to parole. He focuses on the adversarial model of justice and provides a critical examination of our modern justice system and its status and function in society. The book also includes important developments such as the evolution of AI, the widespread recognition of the differential impact of criminal justice on visible and ethnic minorities, and international legal disputes.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Table of Contents:
Preface to the second edition
The origins and key features of criminal justice
Between the crime and the court
Inside the criminal courts
Why punish . . . and how?
In and out of prison
The future of criminal justice
Appendix: Extract from Court of Appeal judgment and commentary: the case of 'Ms Barrett'
