A history of criminal justice in England and Wales / John Hostettler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hostettler, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal justice, Administration of--England--History.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Criminal justice, Administration of--Wales--History.

Criminal law--England--History.

Criminal law.

Criminal law--Wales--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (355 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hook, Hampshire : Waterside Press ; Portland, Or. : North American distributor, International Specialised Book Services, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

John Hostettler's brand new work is an ideal introduction. It charts all the main developments of criminal justice, from Anglo-Saxon dooms to the Common Law, struggles for political, legislative and judicial ascendency and the formation of the modern-day Criminal Justice System. Among a wealth of topics the book looks at the Rule of Law, the development of the criminal courts, police forces, jury, justices of the peace and individual crimes and punishments. It locates all the iconic events of criminal justice History and Law reform within a wider background and context - demonstrating a wealth and depth of knowledge. John Hostettler is well-known to readers of Waterside Press books. He is just at home discussing the Star Chamber or Seven Bishops as he is the impact of the executions of King Charles I, Derek Bentley or Ruth Ellis. From Victorian policing to madness and mayhem, hate crime and miscarriages of justice to radicals, terrorists, human rights or restorative justice, A History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales contains an enormous supply of facts, information, and ideas.

Contents:

Cover

Copyright details

Dedication and acknowledgements

CONTENTS

Preface

About the author

1. Origins of Criminal Justice in Anglo-Saxon England

2. Saxon Dooms"Our Early Laws

3. The Norman Influence and the Angevin Legacy

4. Criminal Law in Medieval and Early Modern England

5. The Common Law in Danger

6. The Commonwealth

7. The Whig Supremacy and Adversary Trial

8. The Jury in the Eighteenth Century

9. Punishment and Prisons

10. Nineteenth-Century Crime and Policing

11. Victorian Images

12. A Century of Criminal Law Reform

13. Criminal Incapacity

14. A Revolution in Procedure

15. Early Twentieth Century

16. Improvement After World War II

17. Twenty-first Century Regression?

18. The Advent of Restorative Justice

19. Placing Criminal Justice in Perspective

Select Bibliography

Index

Back cover.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-320) and index.

ISBN:

9786611993603

9781281993601

1281993603

9781906534790

1906534799

OCLC:

847527815