The Secret Barrister : stories of the law and how it's broken.
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TextPublisher: London : Picador, 2019Description: 373 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781509841141 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Criminal justice, Administration of -- Great Britain | Criminal courts -- Great Britain | Crime | CrimeDDC classification: 364.9'41 Awards: Books Are My Bag Non-Fiction Award 2018Summary: 'I'm a barrister, a job which requires the skills of a social worker, relationship counsellor, arm-twister, hostage negotiator, named driver, bus fare-provider, accountant, suicide watchman, coffee-supplier, surrogate parent and, on one memorable occasion, whatever the official term is for someone tasked with breaking the news to a prisoner that his girlfriend has been diagnosed with gonorrhoea.' Welcome to the world of the Secret Barrister. These are the stories of life inside the courtroom. They are sometimes funny, often moving, and ultimately horrifying.
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| 364.60942 CAV The penal system : an introduction. | 364.68 DAV Punishing criminals : developing community-based intermediate sanctions / | 364.941 EKB Getting the best out of crime analysis / | 364.941 SEC The Secret Barrister : stories of the law and how it's broken. | 364.942 SAN Criminal justice / | 365.941 NEE Group 4 Prisoner Escort Service : a survey of customer satisfaction. | 365 COY Understanding prisons / |
Originally published: London: Macmillan, 2018.
Includes bibliographical references.
'I'm a barrister, a job which requires the skills of a social worker, relationship counsellor, arm-twister, hostage negotiator, named driver, bus fare-provider, accountant, suicide watchman, coffee-supplier, surrogate parent and, on one memorable occasion, whatever the official term is for someone tasked with breaking the news to a prisoner that his girlfriend has been diagnosed with gonorrhoea.' Welcome to the world of the Secret Barrister. These are the stories of life inside the courtroom. They are sometimes funny, often moving, and ultimately horrifying.
Books Are My Bag Non-Fiction Award 2018
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