Victims and criminal justice : a history / Pamela Cox, Robert Shoemaker, Heather Shore.

'Victims and Criminal Justice' examines both the origins and impacts of key legal, procedural, and institutional changes introduced in England and Wales to encourage and govern prosecution. The book explores the ways in which victims' experiences of the process of criminal justice cha...

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Online Access:Electronic book from Oxford Scholarship Online
Main Author: Cox, Pamela, 1970- (Author)
Other Authors: Shoemaker, Robert Brink Shore, Heather, 1964-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Clarendon studies in criminology.
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
520 8 |a 'Victims and Criminal Justice' examines both the origins and impacts of key legal, procedural, and institutional changes introduced in England and Wales to encourage and govern prosecution. The book explores the ways in which victims' experiences of the process of criminal justice changed dramatically between the late 17th and late 20th centuries. 
521 |a Specialized. 
588 |a Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on August 24, 2023). 
505 0 |a Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- General Editors Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Researching the History of Victims -- 1.2 Criminal Prosecutions and Victims at the Old Bailey -- 1.3 Patterns of Prosecutions -- 1.4 Aims and Structure of This Book -- 2. Hidden Victims -- 2.1 Unreported Crime -- 2.2 Reasons Not to Prosecute -- 2.3 Engaging with the Law -- 2.4 Rejected Prosecutions -- 2.5 Sexual Crimes -- 2.6 Conclusion -- 3. From Prosecutors to Victims 
505 8 |a 3.1 Supporting Victims as Prosecutors -- 3.2 Supporting Victims beyond the Prosecution Process -- 3.3 Conclusion -- 4. Public Prosecution -- 4.1 State Prosecution -- 4.2 Police Prosecution -- 4.3 Towards a Public Prosecutor -- 4.4 Conclusion -- 5. Victims at the Old Bailey -- 5.1 The Data and Their Limits -- 5.2 Social Class -- 5.3 Gender -- 5.4 Age -- 5.5 Ethnicity -- 5.6 Institutions -- 5.7 Conclusion -- 6. Trials and Outcomes -- 6.1 The Impact of Counsel -- 6.2 Defendants' Pleas -- 6.3 Verdicts -- 6.4 Punishment Sentences -- 6.5 Conclusion -- 7. Post-war Victims and the Pains of Prosecution 
505 8 |a 7.1 Rape and Sexual Assault -- 7.2 Domestic Violence -- 7.3 'Homosexual' Victims -- 7.4 Racially Aggravated Victimization -- 7.5 Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Datasets -- Bibliography -- Index 
588 |a Description based upon online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed October 23rd, 2023). 
506 |a Access limited to authorized users. 
650 0 |a Victims of crimes  |x Legal status, laws, etc.  |z England. 
650 0 |a Victims of crimes  |x Legal status, laws, etc.  |z Wales. 
650 0 |a Victims of crimes  |x Protection  |x Law and legislation  |z England. 
650 0 |a Victims of crimes  |x Protection  |x Law and legislation  |z Wales. 
650 0 |a Criminal justice, Administration of  |z England. 
650 0 |a Criminal justice, Administration of  |z Wales. 
700 1 |a Shoemaker, Robert Brink,  |e author. 
700 1 |a Shore, Heather,  |d 1964-  |e author. 
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