Causes for concern

By:

Scraton, Phil(ed)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Middlesex; Penguin Books; 1984Description: 287 pSubject(s):

Criminal law-Great Britain

DDC classification:

345.4105 CAU

Summary: Commonly held to be all of those things, the British system of criminal justice enjoys an excellent reputation. Nevertheless there are flaws in its application, highlighted in this disturbing collection of articles. Focusing in detail on several issues-including the death of Jimmy Kelly, the use of supergrasses, the Yorkshire Ripper-the authors expose the deeply rooted prejudices and values which are built into the system's procedures and practices, raising serious doubts about its objectivity.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
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Commonly held to be all of those things, the British system of criminal justice enjoys an excellent reputation.

Nevertheless there are flaws in its application, highlighted in this disturbing collection of articles. Focusing in detail on several issues-including the death of Jimmy Kelly, the use of supergrasses, the Yorkshire

Ripper-the authors expose the deeply rooted prejudices and values which are built into the system's procedures and practices, raising serious doubts about its objectivity.

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