'Crime and Criminal Justice Policy', second edition, provides a general update and revision, and records the substantial changes in British criminal justice policy and legislation over the last five years, particularly those introduced by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. There is also a new chapter on crime prevention and community safety and more.

Introduction 1 The emergence of the modern penal system          The emergence of a new penal system?          The inter-War years 2 Prisons and imprisonment in post-War Britain         The Criminal Justice Act 1967         Grievances among the incarcerated         The May Report         The prison crisis escalates         Strangeways and the Woolf Report         The response to Woolf         Privatisation and penal policy         The aims of imprisonment?        The 1990s and beyond: the spectre of mass incarceration 3 The new police and the emergence of policing policy         The emergence of the modern police service         The police and policing after the Royal Commission                 The Royal Commission on the Police 1960                 The Police Act 1964                 The introduction of Unit Beat Policing                 The uncovering of corruption in the 1970s         A changing political context: policing after 1979                 Urban unrest and policing the riots                 Policing the miners' strike                The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984                        Police investigation                        Police accountability                        Police complaints                Financing the police                The spectre of privatisation                Crime prevention and community policing 4 Policing: the 1990s and beyond         The White Paper on police reform         The Sheehy Inquiry         The Royal Commission on Criminal Justice         The Home Office Review of Core and Ancillary Tasks         The Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994         Other aspects of centralisation         Policing under ‘New' Labour'                  The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry                  The Crime and Disorder Act 1998

Crime and Criminal Justice Policy, 2nd Edition, is a comprehensive introduction to the history of criminal justice and penal policy in Britain. From the emergence of the modern penal system to the most recent developments, this book examines the sources and nature of change and asks what the future holds for criminal justice policy. It has quickly established itself as a thorough and user-friendly introduction to the field. The book covers not just sentencing, probation and prison services but also policing, youth justice, crime prevention and the issues surrounding the treatment of victims by the criminal justice system.   This new edition provides a substantial update and revision, and records the major changes in criminal justice policy and legislation over the last decade, particularly those introduced by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, and the Police Reform Act 2002. There is also an entirely new chapter on crime prevention and community safety and the new edition takes an extended and critical look at criminal justice and penal policy under New Labour.   Crime and Criminal Justice Policy is a key text for all undergraduate and postgraduate students of criminology and criminal justice, as well as those of social policy, sociology, criminal law, social work and youth work. It has also proved an invaluable reference for probation officers, police officers, social workers, youth workers, as well as other professionals and volunteers working in criminal justice.   Tim Newburn is Professor of Criminology and Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has published widely on policing, youth justice and criminal justice policy and is the author of 18 books, the most recent of which are Policing, Surveillance and Social Control (2001), Youth Offending and Restorative Justice (2003) and Criminology, Conflict Resolution and Restorative Justice (2003).      

Provides a concise overview of a complex area, includes a selection of original documents and is written from a policy perspective Provides a succinct, highly topical and well written account of the British penal system. Key documents illustrate key themes. 

Covers the substantial changes in criminal justice policy and legislation introduced by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, and the Police Reform Act 2002. New chapter on crime prevention and community safety Takes an extended and critical look at criminal justice and penal policy under New Labour