The Criminal Process: An Evaluative Study - Hardcover

Ashworth, Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198762623 ISBN 13: 9780198762621

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1994

Synopsis

In recent years the English criminal justice system has been shaken by certain notorious cases such as the Guildford Four, the Birmingham Six, and the Cardiff Three. The quashing of convictions in these and other cases has brought to public notice the structural deficiencies which exist in the criminal justice system.
In this book Professor Ashworth addresses one of the most controversial areas of the entire criminal process: the pre-trial stage. Taking as his starting point the detention of suspects in police custody, the author examines six key issues in the pre-trial process: the questioning of suspects, cautioning of offenders, prosecutorial review, remand decisions, mode of trial decisions, and plea bargaining.
Drawing upon empirical research, substantive law, and official guidance, the author considers how the rights of victims and defendants are promoted within the system, and in particular considers the potential impact of the European Convention of Human Rights on the administration of criminal justice in England and Wales. The recommendations of the 1993 Royal Commission on Criminal Justice are critically appraised.

About this title

About the Author

Andrew Ashworth is Edmund-Davies Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, King's College, London.

Review

`An excellent coverage of an increasingly important area.'
Stephen Jones, University of Bristol

`An excellent, up-to-date analysis. Presented in a characteristically clear, lucid, and accessible manner.'
Dr Andrew Choo, University of Leicester

`It looks very good - covering areas of criminal process that are difficult to get together in one place. It will be very useful.'
Professor H. Genn, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London

`An extremely useful marriage of legal and theoretical issues affecting the criminal justice process which will be invaluable as a main text for criminal justice studies.'
Dr Clare Leon, University of Leeds

`First book of this type to deal with `process' - invaluable supplement to texts on the substantive law.'
Edward Phillips, University of Greenwich

`A highly informative analysis of a very topical subject ... most incisive.'
Leonard Jason-Lloyd, University of Derby

`A very useful, detailed and perceptive discussion of criminal justice issues.'
John Baldwin, University of Birmingham

`This is a very useful book for introducing the criminal process to probation students.'
Tina Eadie, University of Nottingham

`An excellent book.'
Ian D. Brownlee, University of Leeds

`An excellent perspective of particular benefit to the thoughtful students of Criminal Litigations and the potential practitioner in crime.'
John Sprack, Council of Legal Education

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0198762623
• ISBN 13: 9780198762621
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 332