Crime and Criminal Justice

Description

This book covers the current issues related to crime and criminal justice administration in developing countries. A crime is an offence that merits community condemnation and punishment; often through a fine or imprisonment. This is different from a civil wrong or a tort, which is an action against an individual that requires restitution or compensation. Crime and punishment have evolved over the centuries. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Their goal is to identify and catch the law-breakers and to inflict a form of punishment on them. Other goals are the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other crimes, and moral support for victims. The primary institutions of the criminal justice system are the police, prosecution and defence lawyers, the courts and prisons. The court system consists of attorneys, judges, and juries, as well as ancillary staff, who determine the guilt or innocence of a suspect. This book is immensely helpful to readers, researchers, students, lawyers, judges, jurists or teachers interested in the study of correctional services in the administration of criminal justice.