Gathering ideas from a wide range of literature, this book argues that there is no magic answer to corporate power, to issues of personal safety, and their inter-relationship with criminal law and justice. This edition has been revised and updated, taking account of the burgeoning scholarly literature. Yet, it remains distinctive in combining legal analysis and discussion of law reform debates with a theoretical account of the relationship between legal institutions and the role of risk and blame in shaping criminal law and the practices of the criminal justice system. (view table of contents)

Product Description: This edition of this alternative to the standard black letter criminal law text. Employing a number of critical approaches, including a feminist perspective, the author analyze central aspects of criminal law in the context of the assumptions surrounding it.

Product Description: This collection of essays marks the tenth anniversary of Thatcher rule and scrutinizes some aspects of ideology supported by the Conservative government.