Courts and Criminal Justice

Dr Elizabeth Peatfield, Liverpool John Moores University

Description

The topic of criminal justice is complex and has many exciting facets to explore. What is justice, who decides, how do processes and procedure affect the perception of justice, how did the law develop, and much more. The programmes and clips in this playlist will help explain some of the controversial issues in today's criminal justice system such as joint enterprise, knife crime, youth justice and prisons. You will also find a number of programmes about how justice works, who are the actors within the justice system and what are the processes involved in the delivery of justice.

Curator

Dr Elizabeth Peatfield, Liverpool John Moores University

Subjects

  • Sociology
  • Criminology

Keywords

Justice, crime, social deviance, courts, law

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