Ward, J.

Transforming summary justice: Modernisation in the lower criminal courts

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Ward, J. 2016. Transforming summary justice: Modernisation in the lower criminal courts. London and New York Routledge.

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Title	Transforming summary justice: Modernisation in the lower criminal courts
Authors	Ward, J.
Abstract	Sweeping changes are being introduced into the lower tier magistrates’ courts in England and Wales in efforts to ‘modernise’ and speed up the system. But these transformations are fundamentally changing the way justice is delivered. This book analyses criminal court streamlining processes, and argues there are areas where ‘procedural due process’ is at risk of being undermined. Transforming Summary Justice reports empirical research with ‘lay’ magistrates, whose day-to-day work interacts with these changes. Views and experiences drawn from magistrates are valuable because of the central role they perform in lower court justice. Further, magistrates provide a wider understanding of the context in which the lower criminal courts operate, and enable a critical appraisal of this unique style of ‘lay justice’.
Sustainable Development Goals	16 Peace, justice and strong institutions
Research Group	Centre for Criminological and Social Research (CSRC)
Series	Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice
Hardcover	9781138846739
Paperback	9780367226091
Electronic	9781315727288
Publisher	Routledge
Place of publication	London and New York
Publication dates
Online	10 Nov 2016
Print	02 Nov 2016
Publication process dates
Deposited	08 Nov 2016
Completed	2017
Output status	Published
Copyright Statement	© 2017 – Routledge
Additional information	Hardback published November 2, 2016; Paperback published February 4, 2019
Web address (URL)	https://www.routledge.com/9781138846739
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315727288
Language	English

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