Criminal Justice and Corruption State Power, Privatization and Legitimacy /

• Main Author: Brooks, Graham (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Political Crimes.; Corrections.; Punishment.; Trials.; Crime prevention.; Police.; Social justice.; Human rights.; State Crimes.; Prison and Punishment.; Juries and Criminal Trials.; Crime Prevention.; Policing.; Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.

This book highlights and examines the level, reach and consequences of corruption in international criminal justice systems. The book argues that corruption in and of criminal justice is an international problem regardless of the jurisdiction and type of political system - democratic, dictatorship o...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. What Is Criminal Justice Corruption?
• 3. Extent Of Corruption In Criminal Justice Systems
• 4. Law Enforcement, Security And Corruption
• 5. The Jury: An Open Invitation To Corruption
• 6. Judicial Corruption: Magistrates, Judges And Prosecutors
• 7. An Archipelago Of Profit: Custodial Institutions And Corruption
• 8. The Probation Service: Corruption In The Community
• 9. Vigilantes: The Corruption Of The Justice System
• 10. The Legal Profession: Professional Corruption
• 11. Conclusion: Equality In Criminal Justice: An Ideal We Are Still In Search Of?