Criminal justice : a New Zealand introduction / edited by Jarrod Gilbert, Greg Newbold.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Gilbert, Jarrod, editor.

Newbold, Greg, editor.

Standardized Title:

Criminal justice (New Zealand)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal law.

New Zealand.

Criminal justice, Administration of--New Zealand.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Criminal procedure--New Zealand.

Criminal procedure.

Criminal law--New Zealand.

Local Subjects:

Criminal procedure--New Zealand.

Criminal law--New Zealand.

Criminal justice, Administration of--New Zealand.

Physical Description:

342 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Auckland, New Zealand : Auckland University Press, 2017.

Summary:

An introduction to New Zealand's criminal justice system - from crime and policing to the courts - aimed at students and general readers. In this major new textbook, leading scholars from criminology, history, journalism, law, psychology, sociology and other fields take us inside New Zealand's criminal justice system. The authors begin with an introduction to the history and current state of crime, policing and prisons in New Zealand; they then explain the workings of criminal procedure, from evidence to sentencing; and finally they address key current issues such as Maori and the justice system, youth and gangs, psychology and the media. This book tackles the big questions: How can crime be explained? Is crime rising or falling and if so, why? How do the police operate? How do the courts work? What is the meaning of a `life' sentence? What is the link between crime and mental instability? Why are Maori over-represented in the criminal justice system? How do we deal with youthful offenders? How do judicial miscarriages arise? Do the stories we read about crime in the media reflect reality? And how does justice operate in the criminal underworld? This book is an important new introduction to New Zealand's criminal justice system.

Contents:

Introduction / Jarrod Gilbert and Greg Newbold

Origins and History. 1. Explaining crime through the ages / Trevor Bradley

2. Crime rates / Greg Newbold

3. The history of policing / Heather Wolffram

4. Contemporary policing / John Price, Mike Webb and Simone Bull

5. Corrections / Greg Newbold

Current Practice. 6. Evidence and human rights / Chris Gallavin

7. Where cases are tried, and how / Jeremy Finn

8. Sentencing / Debra Wilson

Key Issues. 9. Psychology and criminal justice / Randolph C. Grace, Anthony McLean and Sarah Beggs Christofferson

10 Maori and justice / Sacha McMeeking

11. Youth justice / Andrew Becroft and Sacha Norrie

12. Justice and injustice / Jarrod Gilbert

13. Crime and news media / Tara Ross and David Fisher

14. Gangs and underworld justice / Jarrod Gilbert.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781869408763

1869408764

OCLC:

990571493