Michael Naughton

The Innocent and the Criminal Justice System (eBook, PDF)

A Sociological Analysis of Miscarriages of Justice

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

What happens when the criminal justice system convicts an innocent person? This book examines competing perspectives on, and definitions of, miscarriages of justice. Rich with cases and statistics, the book helps students of sociology, criminology and law to understand the workings of the criminal justice system and its limitations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137341150
• Artikelnr.: 62722034

Autorenporträt

Michael Naughton is a Reader in Sociology and Law at the University of Bristol, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
PART I: THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE AND ABORTIONS OF
JUSTICE
1. Perspectives and Definitions
2. The Key Causes of Abortions of Justice
3. The Key Causes of Miscarriages of Justice
PART II: THE LIMITS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN DEALING WITH CLAIMS
OF INNOCENCE
4. The Parole Board
5. The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
6. The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC)
PART III: THE HARMFUL CONSEQUENCES OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS AND THE LIMITS
OF REDRESS
7. Victimology
8. Compensation
PART IV: CONCLUSION
9. Troubleshooting the Black Spots of the Criminal Justice System.