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Victims and Criminal Justice: A History
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.
Author(s) | By Pamela Cox (Professor of Sociology and Social History, Professor of Sociology and Social History, University of Essex), Robert Shoemaker (Emeritus Professor of History, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Sheffield), Heather Shore (Professor o |
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Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Format | Hardback |
Pages | 304 |
Published in | United Kingdom |
Published | 7 Sept 2023 |
Availability | Available |
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.
Pamela Cox is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Essex. Her teaching, research and writing spans social history, crime history and interdisciplinary social science. She led the interdisciplinary ESRC project on Victims' Access