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Whose Criminal Justice? - State or Community (Paperback, New)
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All the editors and contributors to this book are members of The
University of Birmingham's 'Community and Criminal Justice Group'
(BCCJ Group). Drawing on the different disciplines of law,
criminology, forensic psychology, social work and public
management, they explore the shifts and progress made in criminal
justice in England and Wales over the past two decades and
highlight the possibilities and pitfalls for the future. The
overarching theme of the book is the balance between the role of
central government in creating and shaping the regulatory framework
of criminal justice and the potential for communities at local
level to become more involved and to exercise more responsibility
for themselves in responding to crime and anti-social behaviour in
their midst. These twin dynamics are explored in the two main
sections of the book. In Part I (The Regulatory State) through a
series of case-studies, the authors examine how the central state
has sought to address the risks and problems associated with crime
and anti-social behaviour in modern times. They consider the new
context for law and order which arose during the period under
consideration and ask how and why new sanctions were put in place
to regulate particular kinds of behaviour. They also highlight some
of the unintended consequences, notably the criminalisation of more
people. Then in Part II (Empowered Communities as Stakeholders in
Criminal Justice) the book explores the potential for local
communities playing a greater role in addressing the problems of
crime and anti-social behaviour in their own neighbourhoods. In
this section of the book the authors also consider the prospects
for crime reduction through a more 'localist' approach in which
citizens and communities play a more active part in a 'big
society'. The book provides a timely and topical stock-taking of
key issues and challenges within criminal justice. Through an
exploration of the relative strengths and limitations of 'centrist'
and 'localist' approaches to tackling crime and anti-social
behaviour, it also offers a prescription of principles and
priorities for a way forward. Reviews 'A riveting book which
identifies the main criminal justice issues that need to be
addressed by the government': Internet Law Book Reviews 'This is an
extremely comprehensive text that has been written and constructed
in an accessible way for students of this subject. The focus on
risk, risk management and actuarialism in Chapter three provides a
well-rounded and persuasive discussion over the extent of control
and risk strategies. The issue of rights and liberties is
maintained as a dominant thread throughout and readers are
presented with a critical enagement with the practical, political
and conceptual realities of modern criminal justice': Paul Taylor,
University of Chester 'This collection represents a timely
discussion of one of the key issues facing criminal justice over
the next decade: namely how to reconcile the new drive for localism
with the need to ensure fairness and efficiency in an increasingly
complex criminal justice system': Stephen Shute, Head of Sussex
University Law School 'Policy makers and practitioners would do
well to reflect on the wisdom that is contained in this book':
David Faulkner, University of Oxford Centre for Criminological
Research.
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