1st Edition

Covid-19 and Criminal Justice Impact and Legacy in England and Wales

Edited By Ed Johnston Copyright 2023
254 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

254 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

254 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This collection presents a unique and diverse range of contributions on challenges faced by criminal justice in England and Wales in the wake of the Covid-19 global pandemic. The book brings together leading experts to examine the impact of the pandemic on policing and criminal procedure, prisons, and the post-conviction stage of the system. The work further explores the lessons that may be... Read more

1 Introduction

Ed Johnston 

2 Policing Domestic Abuse: No ‘Freedom Day’ for Victims of Coercive and Controlling Behaviour 

Mandy Burton

3 Covid-19—An Unprecedented and Novel Predicament or the Ultimate Metaphor for Contemporary Policing?

David Houchin  

4 Legal Advice at Police Stations and the Long-Term Implications of the Covid-19 Pandemic 

Ed Cape 

5 A Child’s Journey through Police Custody and Their Legal Rights

Vicky Kemp & Nicola Carr 

6 Tipping the Scales of Justice: Covid-19 and Detention without Trial

Mike McConville and Luke Marsh 

7 The ‘Covid Fine’ and Fair Trial Rights

Elaine Freer 

8 Covid-19 and Technologically Enhanced Trials under the Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Act 2022: Have Remote Jury Trials Shifted from Criminal Justice Fiction to Virtual Reality? 

Daniel Jasinski 

9 Covid-19 and the Jury Trial

Madeleine Millar, Loren Aliu, Rebecca K. Helm, and Qi Chen 

10 Contextualising the Impact of the Covid-19 Lockdown on Ethnic Minority Prisoners

Avril Brandon and Gavin Dingwall 

11 ‘Expectations vs Reality’: How Can the Levels of Self-Harm during the Covid-19 Prison Lockdown Inform Future Policy and Practice?

Jessica Gallagher  

12 Learning from the Covid-19 Pandemic: Probation’s Role in Providing Health-Related Support

Coral Sirdifield, Helen Nichols, and Phillip Mullen 

13 The Impact of Covid-19 on Circles of Support and Accountability: Process, Impact, and Legacy

Kieran McCartan, Robin J. Wilson, and Rosie Kitson-Boyce

Biography

Dr Ed Johnston is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Procedure at the University of Northampton, UK. His research is focused on criminal justice and procedure, and he specialises in the disclosure of evidence in criminal proceedings, the role of the defence lawyer, and suspects’ rights.