A Land Fit for Criminals by David Fraser
In this meticulously researched study of the British criminal justice system, author David Fraser, a long-serving Senior Probation Officer, offers a clear-sighted and persuasive analysis of how and why the country faces the spiraling crime figures it does today. Fraser addresses government policy since World War II, showing how the belief that 'prisons do not work' became a central plank of criminal justice policy and charts the disastrous consequences that this had for the British public. He examines in detail how the workings of government, Civil Service, judiciary, police and Probation Service have all become perverted by a philosophy that seeks to uphold the 'rights' of the criminal rather than those of their victims. Finally, he argues that only by sending the country's large numbers of persistent criminals to prison for increasingly long periods will we be able to head off the social, political and civic catastrophe that looms in Britain today. Accessible and lucidly written, "A Land Fit for Criminals" will appeal to both those involved in the criminal justice system and to general readers concerned about the issues affecting Britain today.
For twenty-six years David Fraser served in what is now the National Probation Service, working in busy inner London magistrates' courts as well as in prisons in the capital and the south-west. David also worked as a Criminal Intelligence Analyst with The National Criminal Intelligence Service for many years. In 1998 David gave written and verbal evidence to the House of Commons All Party Committee on 'Alternative Sentencing'. A Land Fit For Criminals is the result of many years of considered research and involvement with the Criminal Justice System. David Fraser is married with two grown-up children. He lives with his wife in Bristol.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781857769647 |
| ISBN 10 | 1857769643 |
| Title | A Land Fit for Criminals |
| Author | David Fraser |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Book Guild Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2006-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
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