Contemporary Issues in Global Criminal Justice provides a holistic analysis of modern criminal justice issues, encompassing the pre-trial, investigative, and post-conviction stages of criminal justice in legal settings across the world. The contributors acknowledge and examine the vast array of challenges in global criminal justice, from the role of the International Criminal Court to policing, the integration of technology, and how marginalized groups, such as sex workers and those with addictions, are treated in the courts. With contributions from scholars in England and Wales, New Zealand, Croatia, Spain, the Netherlands, Canada, and The Republic of North Macedonia, this book is not limited to one jurisdiction, and highlights that criminal justice is very much a global issue in a state of crisis. From policing to the courts, it is in urgent need of reform. Without a competent criminal justice system, justice does not exist. This book would be of interest to scholars in the legal, criminal justice, and criminology fields.
Ed Johnston is senior lecturer in law at the Bristol Law School, University of the West of England. Sophie Marsh is associate lecturer in law and criminology at the University of the West of England
Introduction by Ed Johnston and Sophie Marsh Chapter 1: The Importance of Protecting Sex Workers from Harm by Sophie Marsh Chapter 2: The Impact of the Judicial Role on Treatment and Punishment in the New Zealand Alcohol & Other Drug Treatment Court by Toni Carr Chapter 3: Stop and Search Powers in England & Wales: The Commissioner, the Home Secretary, the Media and the Public by Jack James and Richard Hester Chapter 4: Reform of Police Interrogations in Croatia: Endangering the Efficiency of the Criminal Justice System by Elizabeta Ivicevic Karas and Zoran Buric Chapter 5: The Risks of Risk Aversion: Trajectories of Automation in Policing by Mehzeb Chowdhury Chapter 6: Artificial Intelligence and the Use of Algorithms in the Criminal Judicial System, Chimera or Panacea? by Raquel Borges Blazquez Chapter 7: The Vulnerable Accused in Scotland: 'A Fig for Those by Law Protected'? by Eamon P. H. Keane Chapter 8: The Group Decision-Making of the Jury: Challenges to a Fair Trial by Sarah Lloyd Chapter 9: Victim Participation as a Right: From the International Criminal Court to the European Court of Human Rights by Freya Doughty Chapter 10: Out-Of-Court Disposals in the Dutch Criminal Process: An Affront to a Fair Trial? by Anna Pivaty Chapter 11: The Over-Representation of Aboriginals in Canadian Correctional Facilities: An Issue Before Canada by Eric Myles Chapter 12: Contemporary Issues in the Penitentiary System of the Republic of Macedonia: Fundamentals of Criminal Justice Reform and Penitentiary Reform by Gordana Lazetic and Elena Mujoska-Trpevska
This collection highlights a number of concerns in global criminal justice, including future trends. The issues are not limited to one particular stage of the process or a single jurisdiction, though they may be experienced differently in each country. The book highlights flaws at every step of the criminal justice process, from policing to post-conviction. The book also suggests that in the process many are marginalized, such as sex workers and those with alcohol or drug addictions. Johnston and Marsh's book should act as a call for more study and reform in these areas. Without recognizing these flaws, injustice will continue and grow worse. -- Jerry Buting, author of Illusion of Justice: Inside Making a Murderer and America's Broken System
