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Debates in Criminal Justice: Key Themes and Issues


Debates in Criminal Justice: Key Themes and Issues

Paperback by Ellis, Tom (University of Portsmouth, UK); Savage, Stephen

Debates in Criminal Justice: Key Themes and Issues

£43.99

ISBN:
9780415445917
Publication Date:
23 Sep 2011
Language:
English
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:
Routledge
Pages:
280 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 22 May 2024
Debates in Criminal Justice: Key Themes and Issues

Description

This innovative new book recognises that, while criminal justice studies is a core component of all criminology/criminal justice undergraduate degrees, it can be a confusing, overwhelming and a relatively dry topic despite its importance. Taking an original approach, this book sets out a series of ten key dilemmas - presented as debates - designed to provide students with a clear framework within which to develop their knowledge and analysis in a way that is both effective and an enjoyable learning experience. It is also designed for use by lecturers, who can structure a core unit of their courses around it. Debates in Criminal Justice provides a new and dynamic framework for learning, making considerable use of the other already available academic key texts, press articles, web sources and more.

Contents

Introduction 1. Crime control system or due process? 2. Lay justice or professional justice? 3. Adversarial or Inquisitorial justice? 4. Private policing or public policing? 5. Restorative justice or retribution? 6. Prison works! or Prison works? 7. Legalise drugs? 8. Capital punishment: the case for and against? 9. Victims' rights or suspects' rights? 10. Sex Offender Notification

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