Inside Crown Court : personal experiences and questions of legitimacy /
Jessica Jacobson, Gillian Hunter and Amy Kirby.
- vii, 240 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Within the criminal justice systems of England and Wales, the Crown Court is the arena in which serious criminal offenses are prosecuted and sentenced. Based on ethnographic research, including interviews and field observations, this book provides a vivid description of what it is like to attend court as a victim, a witness, or a defendant; the interplay between the different players in the courtroom; and the extent to which the court process is viewed as legitimate by those involved.