Introduction of The BOOK "The Criminal Process"

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The Criminal Process provides an accessible and thought-provoking overview of key issues in criminal processes and procedures, drawing on arguments from the law, research policy, and principle. Following introductory chapters outlining the context of recent changes to the criminal justice process, the theoretical framework, and the various professional roles involved, Andrew Ashworth and Mike Redmayne examine nine key issues in the criminal process, integrating and

commenting upon the latest developments in law and practice. The chapters offer up-to-date coverage of developing areas such as the use of DNA samples and eyewitness identification evidence, as well as discussion of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.

The book will continue to be the ideal text for all students of criminal justice and criminology, as well as academics and practitioners interested in the criminal justice system.

Synopsis

"The Criminal Process" provides an accessible and thought-provoking overview of key issues in criminal processes and procedures, drawing on arguments from the law, research policy, and principle. Following introductory chapters outlining the context of recent changes to the criminal justice process, the theoretical framework, and the various professional roles involved, Andrew Ashworth and Mike Redmayne examine nine key issues in the criminal process, integrating and commenting upon the latest developments in law and practice. The chapters offer up-to-date coverage of developing areas, such as the use of DNA samples and eyewitness identification evidence, as well as discussion of the Criminal Justice Act 2003. The book will continue to be the ideal text for all students of criminal justice and criminology, as well as academics and practitioners interested in the criminal justice system.

Professor Andrew Ashworth All Souls College

Oxford, OX1 4AL

E-mail:andrew.ashworth@all-souls.ox.ac.uk

Andrew Ashworth is the Vinerian Professor of English Law. He obtained his LL.B. from the London School of Economics (1968), and then took the B.C.L. at Oxford (1970). He obtained a Ph.D. from Manchester University (1973). In 1993 he was awarded the degree of D.C.L. at Oxford and was elected a Fellow of the British Academy. In 1997 he was appointed a Q.C. Honoris causa. In 1999 he was appointed a member of the Sentencing Advisory Panel, and in 2002 he became a member of the Criminal Committee of the Judicial Studies Board. He was awarded the degree of LL.D.honoris causa at De Montfort University in 1998, and the degree of Jur. D. honoris causa at Uppsala University in 2003. His first teaching position was as Lecturer (1970-76) then Senior Lecturer (1976-78) at Manchester University. From 1978 to 1988 he was Fellow and Tutor in Law at Worcester College, Oxford, and he served as Acting Director of the University's Centre for Criminological Research from 1982 to 1983. In 1988 he was appointed Edmund-Davies Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice at King's College London, and held that post until moving to All Souls College to take up the Vinerian chair in 1997.

Criminal law, criminal justice, sentencing, and related aspects of European human rights law.

His current interests fall within the fields of English criminal law, sentencing, and the criminal process, and the application of human rights standards in those fields.

Research Areas:

Criminal Law, Criminal Justice, Jurisprudence, Evidence, Legal Ethics

Publications:

Among his principal books are Principles of Criminal Law (4th ed., 2003), The Criminal Process (2nd ed., 1998), Sentencing and Criminal Justice (3rd ed., 2000), Human Rights and Criminal Justice (with Ben Emmerson QC, 2001). And the Hamlyn Lectures on Human Rights, Serious Crime and Criminal Procedure (2002).

He has co-edited (with Andrew von Hirsch) Principled Sentencing: Readings in Theory and Policy (1998), (with Martin Wasik) Fundamentals of Sentencing Theory (1998), and (with Barry Mitchell) Rethinking English Homicide Law (2000), and he is a frequent contributor of articles to journals in the UK and abroad.

Teaching Areas

Criminal Justice and Penology

Criminal Law

Introduction to Law

Philosophical Foundations of the Common Law

Socio-Legal Studies