Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales

Name: Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and WalesVolume I: The 'Liberal Hour'\nAuthor(s): Paul Rock\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138601673, 978-1138601673\nSynopsis\nVolume I of The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales frames what was known about crime and criminal justice in the 1960s, before describing the liberalising legislation of the decade.\n\nCommissioned by the Cabinet Office and using interviews, British Government records, and papers housed in private, and institutional collections, this is the first of a collaboratively written series of official histories that analyse the evolution of criminal justice between 1959 and 1997. It opens with an account of the inception of the series, before describing what was known about crime and criminal justice at the time. It then outlines the genesis of three key criminal justice Acts that not only redefined the relations betwee.