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Synopsis
A succession of miscarriages of justice have led many to doubt the view that British justice is the best in the world. Issues such as prison overcrowding and electronic tagging have also highlighted the way in which we treat offenders.
In this pioneering study, Andrew Rutherford examines the beliefs and sentiments of those working within the criminal justice process. Prompting his work was the conviction that it is the values held by practitioners that shape and determine policy. He interviewed senior professionals in the police, the courts, and the prosecution, probation, and prison services. Although the interviews show that there are professionals who hold liberal and humane values, the book makes disturbing reading and raises important questions about the operation of criminal justice in Britain.
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About the Author
Andrew Rutherford is Professor in Law at Southampton University. From 1984 to 1999 he was chairman of the Howard League for Penal Reform. He is the author of Prisons and the Process of Justice (Heineman), Growing Out of Crime: The New Era and Criminal Justice and the Pursuit of Decency (both Waterside Press).
Review
'Without people committed to humanising penal practice, criminal justice can so easily sink into apathy and pointless repression'Sunday Telegraph'A highly readable and illuminating work'Times Higher Education Supplement'One of those rare books that deserves a wide readership across the disciplines of criminal justice'Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health'At a time when humanity in criminal justice is commonly ranked below efficiency and value for money ... the need for vigilance is greater than ever'.British Journal of Criminology
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