Declared Guilty, A Never Ending Story

Declared Guilty: A Never Ending Story is an analysis
of the impact of
the criminal justice system upon the self. It is a
close examination of
how the justice system affects the lives of offenders
and their relatives
from the point of the arrest, through the court
process and on to court
orders or prison. It unravels for the reader not only
the process but the
experiences and feelings of those people who receive
the indelible
mark of the justice system upon them forever. The
first hand accounts
render stories from men and women, young and old who
have
experienced the harsh treatment, the fair process,
the glaring hatred
and the compassionate victim. The stories of so many
people make this
a rich text for any student or person interested
gaining an thoughtful
insight into the criminal justice system. It is
written in an easy to read
style with personal accounts by the author, a
University Research Fellow
and convict criminologist.

Autorentext

Brian is a senior research fellow at the Restorative JusticeResearch Unit, Centre for Social and Community Research, Murdoch University, WesternAustralia. He is known for his research work on restorative justice processes includingsentencing circles community group conferencing, penal reform and for alternativesto incarceration.

Klappentext

Declared Guilty: A Never Ending Story is an analysisof the impact of the criminal justice system upon the self. It is aclose examination of how the justice system affects the lives of offendersand their relatives from the point of the arrest, through the courtprocess and on to court orders or prison. It unravels for the reader not onlythe process but the experiences and feelings of those people who receivethe indelible mark of the justice system upon them forever. Thefirst hand accounts render stories from men and women, young and old whohave experienced the harsh treatment, the fair process,the glaring hatred and the compassionate victim. The stories of so manypeople make this a rich text for any student or person interestedgaining an thoughtful insight into the criminal justice system. It iswritten in an easy to read style with personal accounts by the author, aUniversity Research Fellow and convict criminologist.