Australian Criminal Justice

Australian Criminal Justice provides a clear overview and critical examination of the Australian criminal justice process. Fully updated and revised, the third edition of this leading text analyzes the influences that mould criminal justice and examines the institutional and administrative features of its operation in Australian jurisdictions. It begins with the theory and basic elements of the criminal law and then guides readers chronologically through the stages of a case: investigation, pretrial decision-making, trial, evidence, sentencing, punishment and penalty, and appeal.