T. Thomas

Criminal Records (eBook, PDF)

A Database for the Criminal Justice System and Beyond

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Terry Thomas considers the use of criminal records within the criminal justice system and beyond - especially the growth of their use for pre-employment screening via the Criminal Records Bureau. This book also considers future developments and the impact that transferring criminal records across international borders will have.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Seitenzahl: 227
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780230592223
• Artikelnr.: 38178811

Autorenporträt

TERRY THOMAS is Professor in Criminal Justice Studies, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. His publications include Criminal Records: State, Citizen and the Politics of Protection, The Police and Social Work, Privacy and Social Services, Sex Crime: Sex Offending and Society and Policing Europe: Cooperation, Conflict and Control.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction A Short History of Criminal Records Contemporary Criminal Record Maintenance Criminal Records within the Criminal Justice System The 'Spent' Criminal Record Criminal Records and Employment Screening The Criminal Records Bureau Criminal Records: An International Dimension Conclusions

Rezensionen

'The research is prodigious Thomas has traced the developments on the use (and misuse) of criminal records across the years to tell a detailed and interesting story.' Martin Wasik - Professor of Criminal Justice, Keele University, UK

'Thomas has produced a meticulously researched history of the development of the keeping of criminal records...This is a well-written, challenging book that has much to offer and rewards careful reading.' - Peter Handley JP The Magistrate

'...a meticulously-researched history of the criminal record...a valuable book which fills a genuine gap.' - Gwen Robinson, The Howard Journal