1st Edition

Justice Denied: Exploring Inequities in the Legal System

268 Pages

by Routledge

268 Pages

by Routledge

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This volume focuses on injustice in the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales and discusses the barriers to achieving justice. The book draws on contributions from established and emerging scholars, as well as insight from professional practice to provide insight into the contemporary challenges in distinct areas of injustice through original analysis and argument. Topics covered include... Read more

Chapter 1: Introduction
Ed Johnston and Claire-Michelle Smyth

Chapter 2: Ripe for Justice?
Rupert Dunbar

Chapter 3: Plea Bargaining and the State
Mike McConville

Chapter 4: Guilty Pleas in Criminal Justice: Putting Just on Ice
Luke Marsh

Chapter 5: Access to Justice in the Family Court: An Exploration of Key Issues and Barriers to Justice

Alex Newbury and Sarah Moore

Chapter 6 : Migrant (In)Justice
Olayinka Lewis

Chapter 7: Social Entrapment: Is the Law Failing Women Who Kill?

Clare Wade KC and Rebecca Penfold

Chapter 8: Marginalised Justice: Race and Racism in the Criminal Court System

Dominic Carrington

Chapter 9: Why do we Punish? Interrogating the Role of Criminal Law in Abortion Legislation