Criminal Justice: An Examination: A Conversation with Julian Roberts

This book is based on an in-depth conversation with Julian Robert, Professor of Criminology at the University of Oxford. Julian Roberts is an international expert on sentencing throughout the common-law world and is strongly involved in connecting scholars with practitioners as well as promoting greater public understanding of sentencing. This thought-provoking conversation covers a wide range of topics related to criminal justice, including plea bargaining, the involvement of victims in criminal sentencing procedures, victim impact statements, parole, sentencing multiple and repeat crimes, community-based sentencing, alternate dispute resolution, rehabilitation, and more.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Copping a Plea, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Sentencing and Deterrence - Considerable ambiguity
II. Plea Bargaining - Reasonable or worrying?
III. Involving the Victim - An additional perspective
IV. Punishment - Parole, prisons and philosophy
V. Comparing and Contrasting - Best and worst practices
VI. Towards the Future - Progress?
Criminal Justice: An Examination is also part of the five-part Ideas Roadshow Collection, Conversations About Law, which is available in hardcover, paperback and electronic format.
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations: Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research featuring world-leading researchers, including 3 Nobel Laureates, but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research.