Inside Crown Court
Jacobson, Jessica; Hunter, Gillian; Kirby, Amy
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Description for Inside Crown Court
Hardback. This timely book provides a vivid description of what it is like to attend court as a victim, a witness or a defendant; the interplay between the different players in the courtroom; and the extent to which the court process is viewed as legitimate by those involved in it. Num Pages: 250 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKV; LNAA; LNFX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
With a new Foreword by David Ormerod of the Law Commission. Within the criminal justice system of England and Wales, the Crown Court is the arena in which serious criminal offences are prosecuted and sentenced. On the basis of up-to-date ethnographic research, this timely book provides a vivid description of what it is like to attend court as a victim, a witness or a defendant; the interplay between the different players in the courtroom; and the extent to which the court process is viewed as legitimate by those involved in it. This valuable addition to the field brings to life ... Read more
With a new Foreword by David Ormerod of the Law Commission. Within the criminal justice system of England and Wales, the Crown Court is the arena in which serious criminal offences are prosecuted and sentenced. On the basis of up-to-date ethnographic research, this timely book provides a vivid description of what it is like to attend court as a victim, a witness or a defendant; the interplay between the different players in the courtroom; and the extent to which the court process is viewed as legitimate by those involved in it. This valuable addition to the field brings to life ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447317050
SKU
V9781447317050
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Jacobson, Jessica; Hunter, Gillian; Kirby, Amy
Jessica Jacobson is Co-Director of the Institute for Criminal Policy Research (ICPR), Birkbeck, University of London, where Gillian Hunter is a Senior Research Fellow and Amy Kirby is a Research Fellow.
Reviews for Inside Crown Court
"A marvellous insight for those who are willing to face up to what others think of them. The blunt and genuine views of bruised witnesses and less-than-engaged defendants can make for difficult reading." Counsel Magazine “This carefully constructed research study opens the doors of the Crown Court in a unique and engaging way revealing the formalities, misunderstandings, tension and sometimes ... Read more