Chris Daw QC has been practising criminal law for over 25 years, navigating Britain's fractured justice system from within. He has looked into the eyes of murderers, acted for notorious criminals, and listened to the tangled tales woven by fraudsters, money launderers and drug barons. Yet his work takes place at the heart of a system at breaking point - one which is failing perpetrators, victims and society - and now he is convinced that something must change. For most of us the criminal law only matters when we are victims of crime or are called for jury service. But what if everything we have been told about crime and punishment is wrong? What if the whole criminal justice system is a catastrophic waste of money, churning out lifelong criminals, dragging children into court from as young as ten, and fighting a war on drugs that can never be won?
| ISBN: | 9781472977854 |
| Publication date: | 8th July 2021 |
| Author: | Chris Daw |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Continuum |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Genres: |
Causes and prevention of crime Legal history Government powers Criminal law: procedure and offences |
Chris Daw QC has been practising criminal law for over 25 years, navigating Britain's fractured justice system from within. He has looked into the eyes of murderers, acted for notorious criminals, and listened to the tangled tales woven by fraudsters, money launderers and drug barons. Yet his work takes place at the heart of a system at breaking point - one which is failing perpetrators, victims and society - and now he is convinced that something must change. For most of us the criminal law only matters when we are victims of crime or are called for jury service. But what if everything we have been told about crime and punishment is wrong? What if the whole criminal justice system is a catastrophic waste of money, churning out lifelong criminals, dragging children into court from as young as ten, and fighting a war on drugs that can never be won?
Justice on Trial features in the following genres: Causes and prevention of crime, Legal history, Government powers, Criminal law: procedure and offences
Justice on Trial is available in Paperback
Justice on Trial was written by Chris Daw and published by Bloomsbury Continuum
Justice on Trial has 288 pages
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