Crime, Justice and Society in Scotland

Dates

Dates

Thursday, October 29, 2015 - 17:30 to 19:30

Location

The Open University Scotland, 10 Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh, EH3 7QJ

Editors, Hazel Croall, Gerry Mooney and Mary Munro will lead a discussion panel including Nick Fyfe and Kenny Mackasill about the challenges facing the criminal justice system in Scotland now and in the future.

What the reviewer said:

"The different parts of the United Kingdom have increasingly divergent criminal justice systems. Consequently, this first full-scale treatment of crime and justice in contemporary Scotland comes at a hugely important time. This volume is ambitious in intent, broad in scope, and critical in approach. It should be welcomed with open arms and will undoubtedly be required reading for anyone interested not just in Scotland, but in the complex territory of crime and justice in Europe." - Professor Tim Newburn, London School of Economics

Crime, Justice and Society in Scotland provides the reader with an illuminating and timely contribution to our understanding of criminal justice politics and policymaking in contemporary Scottish society. This perceptive collection of essays not only challenges notions about the "distinctiveness" of Scottish criminal justice in the post-devolution era, but also reflects significantly on wider structural issues concerning social inequality, power and social justice." - Professor Jacqueline Tombs, Director of the Institute for Society and Social Justice Research, Glasgow Caledonian University