Criminal Justice in Scotland

Presents an account of Scotland's criminal justice processes and agencies, combining detailed description of legal rules and institutional structures with insightful policy analysis and socio-legal reflection. Chapters are written from a sociological perspective that situates contemporary criminal justice within the broader processes of social, political, and cultural action. After early chapters on crime trends, later chapters roughly follow the chronological stages of the criminal justice process in Scotland. Other chapters deal with gender, ethnic minorities, and victims. Lacks a subject index. The editors are affiliated with the University of Aberdeen and the University of Strathclyde, Scotland. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)