Getting justice wrong: Myths, the media and crime

Author:   Nicholas Cowdery
Publisher:   Allen & Unwin
ISBN:  

9781865083223


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   01 March 2001
Recommended Age:   From
Format:   Paperback
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Getting justice wrong: Myths, the media and crime


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Justice may be nothing more than people getting what they deserve - but who is to decide that? And how? Tabloid journalists hunting a shock story? Talkback hosts feeding the anxieties and prejudices of the ill-informed? Politicians on the election trail chasing an easy vote? All have a vested interest in crime. All help generate public discussion and concern about the latest 'crime wave', 'war on drugs', 'soft judges', 'zero tolerance'. Discussion full of headline fodder, sound bites and dodgy figures. Discussion that gets justice wrong, produces failing policies and allocates taxpayers' dollars ineffectively. Getting Justice Wrong is not another government report or political polemic. It simply presents some facts about how criminal justice happens and why it happens that way. It provides information, usually at variance with the conventional 'wisdom' peddled by opinion manipulators. It offers food for thought, at a time when the next election 'law and order auction' is not far off.

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Author:   Nicholas Cowdery
Publisher:   Allen & Unwin
Imprint:   Allen & Unwin
Dimensions:   Width: 13.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 19.50cm
Weight:   0.228kg
ISBN:  

9781865083223


ISBN 10:   1865083224
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   01 March 2001
Recommended Age:   From
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Nicholas Cowdery QC has practised criminal law for over 30 years. Since 1994 he has been the Director of Public Prosecutions for NSW. He oversees the prosecution of serious crime in the State. He is President of the International Association of Prosecutors.

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