Experiences of criminal justice : perspectives from Wales on a system in crisis /

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Drawing on first-hand accounts of police officers, solicitors, barristers, prison workers, suspects, convicts and their families in South Wales, this book uncovers how austerity affects the everyday working of the criminal process.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Newman, Daniel (Lawyer) (Autor), Dehaghani, Roxanna (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol, UK : Bristol University Press, 2022.
Temas:
Criminal justice, Administration of > Wales, South.
Legal services > Wales, South.
Fiscal policy > Great Britain.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Social aspects > Wales, South.
Services juridiques > Pays de Galles (Sud)
Politique fiscale > Grande-Bretagne.
LAW / Criminal Law / General.
Legal services.
Fiscal policy.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Social aspects.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
South Wales.
Great Britain.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Experiences of Criminal Justice: Perspectives From Wales on a System in Crisis
  • Copyright information
  • Table of contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Why Wales?
  • Introduction
  • Similarity, assimilation and difference
  • Within Wales: similarity, divergence and sites of criminal justice
  • The Commission on Justice in Wales
  • Methods and methodology
  • Chapter outline
  • 2 A System in Crisis
  • Introduction
  • Access to justice, neoliberalism and austerity
  • The demise of criminal justice
  • Criminal legal aid: restrictions on obtaining access to justice
  • Vulnerability theory: a radical transformation
  • Conclusion
  • 3 The People and Their Experiences
  • Introduction
  • Practitioners and their work
  • Funding and its importance to criminal justice practice
  • The accused in the criminal process
  • 'First-timers' and 'regulars'
  • Conclusion
  • 4 Criminal Justice in Its Place
  • Introduction
  • What makes Wales distinct?
  • Court closures in south Wales
  • Prisons in south Wales
  • Similarities with England
  • Conclusion
  • 5 Pressures of Practice
  • Introduction
  • The problems with legal aid funding
  • Too little time
  • The future of criminal defence
  • Wider understanding of criminal justice problems
  • Conclusion
  • 6 Criminal Justice Relationships
  • Introduction
  • Practitioner relationships
  • Perceptions of the accused
  • The lawyer-client relationship
  • Pressures on accused persons
  • Conclusion
  • 7 Navigating the Criminal Justice System
  • Introduction
  • The accused in the criminal process
  • Practitioners' understandings of the accused's experience
  • Punishment beyond the process?
  • The role of the family
  • Conclusion
  • 8 Doing Criminal Justice Differently
  • Introduction
  • Connectedness in criminal justice
  • And justice for all?
  • Doing more, doing less and doing better
  • Justice in Wales
  • Challenges and future research
  • Summary of key findings and recommendations
  • References
  • Legislation
  • Case law
  • Index
  • Back Cover

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