Crime, Justice and Society in Scotland [Hardcover]

Crime, Justice and Society in Scotlandis an edited collection of chapters from leading experts that builds and expands upon the success of the 2010 publication Criminal Justice in Scotlandto offer a comprehensive and critical overview of Scottish criminal justice and its relation to wider social inequalities and social justice.

This new volume considers criminal justice in the context of the Scottish politics and the recent referendum on independence and it includes a discussion of the complex relationships between criminal justice and devolution, nationalism and nation building. There are new chapters on research and policy, sectarianism, gangs, victims and justice, organised crime and crimes of the powerful in Scotland, as well as chapters reflecting on the use of electronic monitoring, desistance and practice, and major changes in the structure of Scottish policing.

Comprehensive and topical, this book is essential reading for academics and students in the fields of criminal justice, criminology, law, social science and social policy. It will also be of interest to practitioners, researchers, policymakers, civil servants and politicians.

Part 1: Thinking about and researching crime and criminal justice in Scotland: introduction and social context  1. Introduction, Hazel Croall, Gerry Mooney and Mary Munro  2. Scotlands political and policy landscape: devolution, social and criminal justice, Gill Scott and Gerry Mooney  3. Research, knowledge and criminal justice policy: the Scottish experience, Katrina Morrison and Richard Sparks  4. Crime and Inequalities in Scotland, Hazel Croall and Gerry Mooney  Part 2: Issues in Crime and Justice  5. Youth Gangs in Scotland, Ross Deuchar  l/