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The criminal justice system is diverse and complex and raises questions about the use of imprisonment, the effects of capital punishment, the purposes of sentencing, and the role of the victim. In this Very Short Introduction, Julian V. Roberts discusses all stages of the criminal justice system, from crime to courthouse and from prison to parole. He focuses on the adversarial model of justice and provides a critical examination of our modern justice system and its status and function in society. The book also includes important developments such as the evolution of AI, the widespread recognition of the differential impact of criminal justice on visible and ethnic minorities, and international legal disputes.

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Julian Roberts is Emeritus Professor of at the University of Oxford. In 2022 he was appointed Kings Counsel (Honoris Causa). In 2021 he was awarded the American Society of Criminology Sellin-Glueck Award for comparative scholarship. Julian was a member of the English Sentencing Council (2010-2018). As a foreign advisor, his research fed into the American Law Institute's Model Sentencing Code (2017). Julian has authored, coauthored, or edited 22 books on criminal justice. A festschrift volume in his honor was published by OUP in 2025: Sentencing, Public Opinion, and Criminal Justice: Essays in Honour of Julian V Roberts. Russ Williams is a multi-award-winning UK broadcaster and journalist. Russ is a member of the UK Radio Academy Hall of Fame. For six years he was breakfast host for Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Radio with Jonathan ""Jono"" Coleman-the award-winning Russ & Jono's Breakfast Experience. - Recipient of numerous UK radio awards and well as two New York Radio awards - Sports TV host-football, snooker, rugby, and boxing - Author of How to Walk Yourself Healthy and Happy - Very experienced audiobook narrator across many genres-fiction, factual, educational, self-improvement, and numerous biographies - Loves: soccer, golf, Scandinavia, his dog, and peanut butter

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