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Record Nr.

UNISA996202225003316

Autore

Cretney Antonia <1948, >

Titolo

Punishing violence / / Antonia Cretney and Gwynn Davis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1995

ISBN

1-134-85935-X

0-203-42370-4

1-280-32191-1

1-134-85936-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DavisGwynn

Disciplina

364.6/0941

Soggetti

Violent crimes - Great Britain

Victims of crimes - Great Britain

Criminal justice, Administration of - Great Britain

Corrections - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 Introduction; A different kind of monitoring; Research method; 2 The Reality of assault; Sex; Age; Race; Lifestyle; Predictors; Assault archetypes; 3 Harm and reporting; Tolerance of violence; Assaults in a 'domestic' context; Reporting; 4 The victim and the police; The significance of the 'complaint'; Seriousness and the limits of police discretion; 5 The police and the demands of the legal process; The demands of the prosecution process; The mechanics of detecting assault; Witnesses

The police, the prosecution and the public 6 Police case construction; Police perception of the assailant; The significance of the assailant's race; The imposition of police views in statement-taking; Determining the charge; 7 Victims in court; Difficulties faced by the prosecution in proving assault charges; The 'story' and the court; The victim in court; 8 Assault, prosecution and the victim; Criminalisation; Assault, prosecution and the victim; Appendix A-Research method; Appendix B-The cases; Notes; Bibliography; Index



Sommario/riassunto

It is a common perception that violent crime is on the increase and social surveys record a growing fear of victimization among the public. Yet not all violence is criminalized, and much criminal violence still goes unreported. Punishing Violence examines the series of decisions - by victims, police officers, prosecutors and courts - which determine whether or not violent behaviour is criminalized. Antonia Cretney and Gwynn Davis examine the relationships underpinning violence, the reasons for violent acts and the factors militating against successful court prosecutions. In do