A fair hearing? : ethnic minorities in the criminal courts /

This book reports on research which investigates the perceptions of ethnic minorities concerning their treatment in the criminal courts. It examines the extent to which ethnic minority defendants and witnesses in both the Crown Court and the magistrates' courts perceived their treatment to have...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shute, Stephen, 1955-
Otros Autores: Hood, Roger G., Seemungal, Florence
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Uffculme, Cullompton, Devon ; Portland, Or. : Willan Pub., 2005.
Temas:
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > Great Britain.
Minorities > Great Britain.
Discrimination dans l'administration de la justice pénale > Grande-Bretagne.
Minorités > Grande-Bretagne.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration.
Minorities.
Strafrechtspleging.
Etnische minderheden.
Discriminatie.
Strafprocesrecht.
Great Britain.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; About the authors; 1 Equal justice in a multi-cultural society; 2 Researching perceptions; 3 Perceptions of fairness: a quantitative assessment; 4 Perceiving racial bias; 5 Perceptions of unfairness in context; 6 A question of confidence; 7 The view of informed observers: court officials and lawyers; 8 The judicial and magesterial perspective; 9 The experiences of witnesses; 10 A 'cultural change'?; 11 What still needs to be done?; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

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