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An Introduction to Criminal Justice
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An Introduction to Criminal Justice

Second Edition
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April 2025 | 512 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
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A must-buy for any student of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Policing, An Introduction to Criminology will guide you through the historical development and contemporary operation of criminal justice, and the role played by politics, power, policy, procedure, and people in shaping its past and present form.

This second edition examines the agencies, institutions and organisations that deliver criminal justice in England and Wales, and assesses their impact on crime, offending, victimisation, disorder and social harm. The book reviews the systems, processes, policies, and procedures that operate in each, evaluates the checks and balances that aim to maintain due process, fairness, and justice, and provides insight into the various attempts to make improvements to criminal justice over time.

Completely revised and updated, the book includes new chapters on Community Justice, Criminal Justice/Injustice, Race and Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Mental Health, and Artificial Intelligence and Criminal Justice to ensure the full span of contemporary issues is thoroughly explored. This book also:

  • Explores global and international dimensions as well as the futures of criminal justice
  • Incorporates practitioner experiences and voices to bring students closer to real-world practice
  • Includes learning features to kick start your curiosity and criticality including reading suggestions, case studies, self-study questions, and a comprehensive glossary
Pamela Davies, Peter Francis
1. Criminal Justice in England and Wales
Pamela Davies and Peter Francis
Part One: Criminal Justice in Context
Thomas Guiney
2. Criminal Justice Since 1945: A Brief History
Jordan Cashmore and Ian Mahoney
3. Definitions and the Counting of Crime
Hannah Bows
4. Characteristics of Offenders and Crime Types
Andromachi Tseloni and James Hunter
5. Researching Criminal Justice
Marianne Colbran
6. Media, Crime and Criminal Justice
Pamela Davies, Peter Francis
Part Two: The Operation and Practice of Criminal Justice
Pamela Davies
7. Community Justice
Liam Ralph and Mike Rowe
8. The Police
Timi Osidipe and Bankole Cole
9. Criminal Courts, Prosecution and Sentencing
Charlotte Bilby
10. Imprisonment
Harriet Pierpoint
11. Parole and Release from Prison
Tim Bateman
12. Youth Justice
Jamie Harding
13. Dealing with Complaints and Misconduct
Pamela Davies, Peter Francis
Part Three: Key Challenges in Criminal Justice
Sam Poyser, Angus Nurse, and Rebecca Milne
14. Criminal Justice/Injustice
Pamela Davies
15. Supporting Victims and Witnesses
Imran Awan and Pelham Carter
16. Race and Criminal Justice
Heidi Hales, Natasha Kalebic and Andrew Forrester
17. Criminal Justice and Mental Health
Pamela Ugwudike
18. Artificial Intelligence and Criminal Justice

Pamela Davies

Professor Pamela Davies' research interests coalesce around gender, crime, harm, victimization and justice. Combining her interest in victimology and social harm with a critical/feminist infused approach she has explored a range of contemporary social problems – both visible and hidden. Her early research explored female offending and the inter-play between women’s offending patterns and experiences of victimization. More recently she has examined tensions around social and environmental justice adopting a case study approach. She has lead a number of research projects and evaluations of multi-agency innovations that tackle gendered forms... More About Author

Peter Francis

Peter has worked at Northumbria University since 1994 and before that at the Universities of Leicester and Hull. He gained his undergraduate degree from Northumbria University and studied at postgraduate level at Hull University. Between 2002 and 2008 he was a Senior Advisor to the Home Office and has been a council member and trustee of the independent charity the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, Kings College, London since 1996. More About Author

Jamie Harding

Jamie Harding received his PhD from the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.  He has been employed at Northumbria University since 1995, first as a lecturer in Housing Studies and more recently as a Senior Lecturer in Research Methods in the Department of Social Sciences.  Before moving into higher education he worked for a number of social housing organisations. Jamie’s main area of interest is qualitative and quantitative research methods, which he teaches at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level.  He also lectures on criminal justice – an area where he has edited a... More About Author

George Mair

George Mair is Professor of Criminal Justice and Head of the Department of Social Science at Liverpool Hope.  Previously (1995-2012), he was Professor of Criminal Justice in the School of Law at Liverpool John Moores University; and prior to that (1979-1995) he was a member of the Home Office Research and Planning Unit, latterly as Principal Research Officer leading a team carrying out research and policy-advice on community penalties.  He has been a member of the Merseyside Probation Board (2001-2007), and a member of the Liverpool Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (1999-2006). More About Author

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