The Criminal Justice and Penal System of England and Wales

The Criminal Justice and Penal System of England and Wales

The Criminal Justice System is made up of:

• The Ministry of Justice

• The Home Office

• The Courts

• Police

Criminal Justice System

The Modern Penal System

British Penal System

Theoretical Arguments

Inequalities Within the Criminal Justice System

3 main sections:

Brief History

- Report in 1895

- Foucauldian Theory (Michael Foucault)

- The 10th Century

- Law Enforcement (Police)

- The Prison Act 1898

Some people who are effected within the CJS:

- Black and Minority Ethnic

- Young Muslim Men

- Gay and Bisexual Men

- People with Learning Disabilities

- Women

- Functionalist Theory (Emile Durkheim)

- Adjudication (Courts)

- The 1300s

- Fair Treatment

- Prisons, Probation Officers, and Parole Officers

- The 1700s

- Strain Theory (Robert K Merton)

- Development of Life Skills

(Morris and Rothman 1998)

(Royle 2012)

(Walker 2010)

(Jewkes and Bennett 2011)

(Royle 2012)

(Johnson et al. 2015)

(Joyce 2013)

(Elliott 2014)

(Andersen and Taylor 2015)

(Tibbetts 2012)

Throughout the Presentation we will be looking at:

- The Criminal Justice System (CJS)

- The Penal System

- We will be looking at theoretical arguments in relation to the penal system.

- and look at the inequalities contained within the criminal justice system of England and Wales.

British Penal System

The British Penal System

The Penal System

Brief History Continued

What is the Penal System?

1. Doing Harm

- The 1800s

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2. Making Good

- A network of agencies the manage prisons and community-based programs like parole and probation boards.

- The 20th Century

3. Doing the Necessary Minimum

- The 1970s

(Morris and Rothman 1998)

(Royle 2012)

(Walker 2010)

(Roberts and Hough 2013)

(Farrant 2016)

(goingundergroundRT. 2015)

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