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Over-Efficiency in the Lower Criminal Courts: Understanding a Key Problem and How to Fix it

Over-Efficiency in the Lower Criminal Courts: Understanding a Key Problem and How to Fix it

Name: Over-Efficiency in the Lower Criminal Courts: Understanding a Key Problem and How to Fix it
Brand: Bristol University Press
SKU: 9781529236392
Price: 598.50 HKD
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Author: Shaun Yates
ISBN: 9781529236392

By Shaun Yates

Bristol University Press June 2024

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ISBN-13: 9781529236392
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Publication: June 2024
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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In our pursuit of efficiency in the lower criminal courts, have we lost sight of quality justice? Through the critical examination of original stenographic data, this book demonstrates how an English Magistrates' courthouse often pursued managerial efficiency to the detriment of social justice and procedural due process values.

Given that these courts process more than 95% of all criminal cases, this ‘over-efficiency’ problem has the capacity to cause significant social harm. Yates’ work concludes by providing socio-legal and criminological readers with ways to fix this over-efficiency problem. This accessible work is of value to policy makers and post-graduate students alike.