The Short Guide to Criminal Justice provides a comprehensive, yet concise, introduction to the current state of the criminal justice system in the United Kingdom. Avoiding an overtly legalistic or philosophical approach, it offers an accessible entry point for students and researchers across disciplines, including many student-friendly features such as case study boxes, tables showing key facts and figures and links to data sources and further reading. Also exploring the experience of criminal justice in relation to inequality, this book provides a foundation for further investigation and discussion.

What is grief? What is unresolved grief?

How could I have unresolved grief after fourteen years?

I had a wonderful life for ten years.

What was happening to me?

I was lost, confused, and angry. I was afraid.

Why do I miss my son so much after fourteen years?

This is my journey through the turmoil of fluctuating hormones at perimenopause and grief. Patrick died suddenly fourteen years ago. Now, I feel as though I have been thrown back in time. My emotions are so real, so raw. I miss him. All I want to do is hold him again. I want him back.

How many women are suffering in silence, afraid they are going crazy?

How many women are too paralyzed by the bubbling up of grief to seek help?

How many women don't know where to turn to get help?

I found enough energy to become angry. I had to find some answers. How many women don't have the energy to become angry?

I found my way through the confusion. I found the right help. I am happy again. I found my life again. I hope my journey will help another woman find her way.