Crime and Criminal Justice PolicyThe study of crime and criminal policy is a key area in social policy and sociology. This book examines the component parts of the British penal system in detail, supported by a selection of key documents, a general overview of the background of the penal system and a discussion of the future prospects of justice. Fully up-to-date it includes discussions on the 1991 Criminal Justice Act, the major prison disturbances in recent years and an examination of the Wolf report, the Home Office response and the emerging issues of privatisation. |
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Page 146
... focus of that concern . For Von Hentig and others , the specific focus was upon the role of the victim in the precipitation or perpetration of the crime . It was not until the mid - 1960s and the CHAPTER 7 Victims and criminal justice ...
... focus of that concern . For Von Hentig and others , the specific focus was upon the role of the victim in the precipitation or perpetration of the crime . It was not until the mid - 1960s and the CHAPTER 7 Victims and criminal justice ...
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... Victim Support as a significant ' player ' in the system . Conclusion As even this brief overview has illustrated , there has been no shortage of initiatives undertaken ' on behalf of ' victims of crime over the past thirty years . In ...
... Victim Support as a significant ' player ' in the system . Conclusion As even this brief overview has illustrated , there has been no shortage of initiatives undertaken ' on behalf of ' victims of crime over the past thirty years . In ...
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... victims of crime . By 1987 , however , victims having become an established political football in Home Affairs debates , the Labour Party had ... criminal justice policy Crime and criminal justice Victims and criminal justice policy 171.
... victims of crime . By 1987 , however , victims having become an established political football in Home Affairs debates , the Labour Party had ... criminal justice policy Crime and criminal justice Victims and criminal justice policy 171.
Contents
Prisons and imprisonment in postwar Britain | 15 |
The police and policing policy | 43 |
the dilemma of care and control | 81 |
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