Confidence in the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales: A Test of Ethnic Effects

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Kautt ◽  
Justice Tankebe
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
England And Wales

Prosecuting controlling or coercive behaviour in England and Wales: Media reports of a novel offence

2019 ◽  
pp. 174889581988094
Author(s):  
Paul McGorrery ◽  
Marilyn McMahon
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Empirical Evaluation ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Media Reports

The offence of controlling or coercive behaviour came into effect in England and Wales in December 2015, and related offences have since been enacted in Scotland and Ireland. To date, there has been almost no empirical evaluation of the operationalisation of the new English and Welsh offence. This article fills that gap by analysing media reports relating to 107 individuals convicted of controlling or coercive behaviour, providing a profile of offenders and victims (gender and age), the types of abusive behaviours offenders engaged in and how the cases progressed through the criminal justice system (manner of conviction, sentencing outcomes). Media reporting of these cases is also discussed. The results suggest that the offence is (appropriately) operationalised in a highly gendered manner, that it has captured a diverse range of behaviours that would not previously have been considered criminal, and that media reports of this form of domestic violence have not demonstrated the negativity towards victims identified in previous studies. Further research of primary data is required to confirm these findings.

scholarly journals PROSECUTING ALLEGED ISRAELI WAR CRIMINALS IN ENGLAND AND WALES

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-114
Author(s):  
Daniel Machover ◽  
Kate Maynard
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
War Crimes ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Geneva Conventions ◽  
War Criminals

The criminal justice system in England & Wales is faced with allegations made by Palestinians of Israeli war crimes contrary to the Geneva Conventions Act 1957 (and which in some cases also involve allegations of torture contrary to s134 Criminal Justice Act 1988) – how will it cope with this challenge?

scholarly journals Exploring childhood, criminal responsibility and the evolving capacities of the child: the age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales

2016 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-282
Author(s):  
Raymond Arthur
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Young People ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Criminal Responsibility ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Normative Framework ◽  
The Law

Currently in England and Wales the law considers that all children below 10 years of age are exempt from criminal liability for their actions as such children are morally not responsible and lacking blameworthiness. This approach to young people in conflict with the law misrepresents the evidence regarding young people who offend and encourages highly contestable judgements about individuality, identity and welfare. I will argue that children have a right to respect for their evolving capacities and that respecting this right would help to redirect the criminal justice system towards a normative framework better equipped to accommodate the realities of childhood and in which the child’s experience of vulnerability and powerlessness is embedded throughout.

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