Over-Efficiency in the Lower Criminal Courts

Understanding a Key Problem and How to Fix It
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-5292-3639-2
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 148 Seiten, Format (B × H): 137 mm x 211 mm, Gewicht: 264 g

In our pursuit of efficiency in the lower criminal courts, have we lost sight of quality justice? Through the critical examination of original stenographic data, this book demonstrates how an English Magistrates' courthouse often pursued managerial efficiency to the detriment of social justice and procedural due process values.

Given that these courts process more than 95% of all criminal cases, this ‘over-efficiency’ problem has the capacity to cause significant social harm. Yates’ work concludes by providing socio-legal and criminological readers with ways to fix this over-efficiency problem. This accessible work is of value to policy makers and post-graduate students alike.

Autoren/Hrsg.

S Yates, Shaun

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Strafvollzugsrecht, Strafvollstreckung, Maßregelvollzug, Gnadenwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Modern History of Summary Justice Efficiency
Chapter 3: Speed-Focused Managerialism
Chapter 4: Standardized Defendant Processes
Chapter 5: Court Users’ Procedural Adversity
Chapter 6: Overcoming Over-Efficiency

Über Autor(innen)

Shaun S. Yates is course leader for the Criminology and Law BA at London Metropolitan University and currently serves as the university’s Crime Challenge Champion Lead.