Processing Criminal Justice Between the Wars
Police, Courts and Institutional Adjustment
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 5. January 2026
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-138-65100-5 (ISBN)
Description
How did the institutions of the criminal justice system deal with the challenges and practical problems in its processes, both new and rediscovered, during the inter-war years? This book explores a relatively neglected but significant area of modern crime and criminal justice history: one beset by a range of issues such as police corruption, new scientific techniques, racecourse gangs, and public order disturbance such as street gambling and youth crime.
This book examines various aspects of the inter-war criminal justice system, including how the courts overcome practical, evidential and procedural problems; tensions between the police and the Director for Public Prosecution, how the police responded to scandal and controversy and the challenges presented by gang and public order offences.
This book will be of interest to all those interested in the development of the criminal justice system, as well as the history of courts and policing.
This book examines various aspects of the inter-war criminal justice system, including how the courts overcome practical, evidential and procedural problems; tensions between the police and the Director for Public Prosecution, how the police responded to scandal and controversy and the challenges presented by gang and public order offences.
This book will be of interest to all those interested in the development of the criminal justice system, as well as the history of courts and policing.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-138-65100-5 (9781138651005)
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Persons
Content
Introduction, Part 1: The Criminal Justice Process Generally, 1. Practical, Legal, Evidential and Procedural Issues in Court, 2. Prosecutions, Part 2: Policing in the Inter-War Years, 3. Police Criticism and Controversy, 4. Police Reform and Modernisation, Part 3: Case Studies, 5. The 'Brighton Rock' Pattern, 6. Public Order, 7. Juveniles and Young Persons, 8. Motoring Offences, Conclusion