Title Experiences of criminal justice : perspectives from Wales on a system in crisis / Daniel Newman and Roxanna Dehaghani ; with a foreword by the Right Honourable Carwyn Jones ; afterword by Baron Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Kt, PC

Published Bristol, UK : Bristol University Press, 2022 ©2022

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Description 1 online resource Contents 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 Summary Drawing on first-hand accounts of police officers, solicitors, barristers, prison workers, suspects, convicts and their families in South Wales, this book uncovers how austerity affects the everyday working of the criminal process Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 25, 2022) Subject Criminal justice, Administration of -- Wales, South Legal services -- Wales, South Fiscal policy -- Great Britain Criminal justice, Administration of -- Social aspects -- Wales, South LAW / Criminal Law / General. Legal services Fiscal policy Criminal justice, Administration of -- Social aspects Criminal justice, Administration of South Wales Great Britain Form Electronic book Author Dehaghani, Roxanna, author ISBN 1529214254 9781529214246 1529214246 9781529214253

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