Experiences of Criminal Justice: Perspectives From Wales on a System in Crisis

Front Cover -- Experiences Of Criminal Justice: Perspectives From Wales On A System In Crisis -- Copyright Information -- Table Of Contents -- List Of Figures And Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Why Wales? -- Introduction -- Similarity, Assimilation And Difference -- Within Wales: Similarity, Divergence And Sites Of Criminal Justice -- The Commission On Justice In Wales -- Methods And Methodology -- Chapter Outline -- 2 A System In Crisis -- Introduction -- Access To Justice, Neoliberalism And Austerity -- The Demise Of Criminal Justice Criminal Legal Aid: Restrictions On Obtaining Access To Justice -- Vulnerability Theory: A Radical Transformation -- Conclusion -- 3 The People And Their Experiences -- Introduction -- Practitioners And Their Work -- Funding And Its Importance To Criminal Justice Practice -- The Accused In The Criminal Process -- 'first-timers' And 'regulars' -- Conclusion -- 4 Criminal Justice In Its Place -- Introduction -- What Makes Wales Distinct? -- Court Closures In South Wales -- Prisons In South Wales -- Similarities With England -- Conclusion -- 5 Pressures Of Practice -- Introduction The Problems With Legal Aid Funding -- Too Little Time -- The Future Of Criminal Defence -- Wider Understanding Of Criminal Justice Problems -- Conclusion -- 6 Criminal Justice Relationships -- Introduction -- Practitioner Relationships -- Perceptions Of The Accused -- The Lawyer-client Relationship -- Pressures On Accused Persons -- Conclusion -- 7 Navigating The Criminal Justice System -- Introduction -- The Accused In The Criminal Process -- Practitioners' Understandings Of The Accused's Experience -- Punishment Beyond The Process? -- The Role Of The Family -- Conclusion 8 Doing Criminal Justice Differently -- Introduction -- Connectedness In Criminal Justice -- And Justice For All? -- Doing More, Doing Less And Doing Better -- Justice In Wales -- Challenges And Future Research -- Summary Of Key Findings And Recommendations -- References -- Legislation -- Case Law -- Index -- Back Cover Daniel Newman And Roxanna Dehaghani ; With A Foreword By The Right Honourable Carwyn Jones ; Afterword By Baron Thomas Of Cwmgiedd, Kt, Pc. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.