Complete overview of the criminal justice process
Australian Criminal Justice provides a . It analyses the influences that shape criminal justice and critically examines the institutional and administrative features of its operation in all jurisdictions.
Australian Criminal Justice, fifth edition, provides a complete overview of the criminal justice process. It analyses the influences that shape criminal justice and examines the institutional and administrative features of its operation in all jurisdictions. The book guides readers step-by-step through the stages of a case – from investigation to sentencing and explores the social context of criminal justice in terms of the rights of the individual, community responsibilities, and international guarantees. Now in its fifth edition and 20 years since the first, Australian Criminal Justice remains the authoritative introduction to the criminal justice system.NEW TO THIS EDITIONUpdated discussion of detention, immigration and people smugglingIncreased discussion of terrorist offences and trials, international criminal law and human rightsCritical reflection questions throughout each chapter, to encourage further thought and generate discussion
Mark Findlay - Professor of Criminal Justice and Director of the Institute of Criminology, University of Sydney and Professor of law, Singapore Management UniversityStephen Odgers - Senior Counsel and Chair of the Criminal Law Committee, NSW Bar AssociationStanley Yeo - Professor in the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore and Adjunct Professor, Southern Cross University
Australian Criminal Justice provides a complete overview of the criminal justice process. It analyses the influences that shape criminal justice and critically examines the institutional and administrative features of its operation in all jurisdictions. With a unique blend of theory, practice, critique and context, this book guides readers step by step through the stages of a case - from investigation to sentencing. It also explores the social context of thecriminal justice system in terms of the rights of the individual, community responsibilities and international guarantees. Now in its fifth edition Australian Criminal Justice has been the definitive guide to the subject for more than 20 years.
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