Contemporary Issues in Global Criminal Justice provides a holistic analysis of modern criminal justice issues, encompassing the pre-trial, investigative, and post-conviction stages of criminal justice in legal settings across the world.
This collection highlights a number of concerns in global criminal justice, including future trends. The issues are not limited to one particular stage of the process or a single jurisdiction, though they may be experienced differently in each country. The book highlights flaws at every step of the criminal justice process, from policing to post-conviction. The book also suggests that in the process many are marginalized, such as sex workers and those with alcohol or drug addictions. Johnston and Marsh’s book should act as a call for more study and reform in these areas. Without recognizing these flaws, injustice will continue and grow worse.
Ed Johnston is senior lecturer in law at the Bristol Law School, University of the West of England.
Sophie Marsh is associate lecturer in law and criminology at the University of the West of England