Criminal Justice in Scotland

Hazel Croall is Professor Emeritus at Glasgow Caledonian University where she set up and managed the Criminology degree. She is the author of Crime and Society and co-author of Criminal Justice in England and Wales. She has published extensively in the area of white collar and corporate crime.Gerry Mooney is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy in the Department of Social Policy and Criminology, Faculty of Social Sciences, The Open University in Scotland.Mary Munro runs the www.cjscotland.org.uk web site, does freelance research in criminal justice and has taught criminology at several Scottish universities.

‘This excellent volume gives the reader an accessible, illuminating and up-to-date picture of Scottish criminal justice. Locating the distinctive character of the Scottish system in a social and comparative context, these incisive essays challenge complacent national myths and replace them with sharp, well-informed analysis.’–David Garland, Arthur T. Vanderbilt Professor of Law and Professor of Sociology, New York University‘Criminal Justice in Scotland makes a valuable and timely contribution to the growing field of comparative criminology.’ – Pat Carlen, Professor of Criminology, University of Kent ‘At last we have a well-informed and up to date discussion of issues in Scottish criminal justice in one volume...Croall, Mooney, Munro and their contributors have done the field, in and beyond Scotland, a great service.’ – Richard Sparks, Professor of Criminology at the University of Edinburgh, and Co-director of the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research'The editors have attempted something ambitious and difficult with this collection....A very useful text.'-Rod Morgan, University of Cardiff, in the British Journal of Criminology vol 51 iss 6'This is an excellent book that not only fills a gap by providing an overview of the Scottish criminal justice system, but also provides an accomplish insight into the dynamics of globalisation and localism.'-Jamie Bennett, Governor of HMP Morton Hal, in Prison Service Journal no 194

• Part 1: Thinking About Crime and Criminal Justice in Scotland 1. Criminal Justice in Scotland: themes, issues and questions 2. Social Inequalities and Criminal Justice in Scotland 3. Urban 'Disorders', 'Problem Places' and Criminal Justice Part 2: Issues in Criminal and Social Justice 4. Youth Crime and Justice in Scotland 5. Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice in Scotland 6. Race, Ethnicity, Crime and Justice in Scotland 7. Corporate Crime in Scotland 8. Environmental Crime Part 3: Aspects of Criminal Justice Process and Practice 9. Policing in Contemporary Scotland 10. Sentencing and Penal Practices: Is Scotland Losing it's Distinctiveness 11. Fines, Community Sanctions and Measures 12. Prisons and Imprisonment in Scotland Part 4: Looking Ahead 13. Criminal Justice in Scotland: Overview and Prospects