Criminal Law Reform Now: Proposals & Critique

The editors asked nine leading academics and practitioners to suggest a change to the criminal law. The first nine chapters present legal reform proposals, followed by comments from different authors. The last two chapters discuss criminal law reform in general, examining various reform bodies and mechanisms across England, Wales, and Scotland. The book highlights and explores the current reform debates that matter most to legal experts, with each chapter making a case for positive change.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 28 January 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

If you could change one part of the criminal law, what would it be?

The editors posed this question to nine prominent academics and practitioners, and the first nine chapters of the collection present their responses in the form of legal reform proposals. The topics covered include criminal law, criminal justice, and evidence, such as confiscation, control orders, criminal attempts, homicide, assisted dying, the special status of children, time restrictions on prosecution, the right to silence, and special measures in court. Each chapter is followed by a comment from a different author, providing an additional expert view on each reform proposal.

The last two chapters broaden the debate to discuss criminal law reform in general, examining various reform bodies and mechanisms across England, Wales, and Scotland. Criminal Law Reform Now highlights and explores the current reform debates that matter most to legal experts, with each chapter making a case for positive change.

The editors would like to thank the following individuals for their contributions to this collection:

Professor Sir Christopher Greenwood, QC, Professor of Criminal Law, University of Oxford
Professor Sir Iain Martin, QC, Professor of Criminal Law, University of Glasgow
Professor Andrew Ashworth, Professor of Criminal Law, University of Leeds
Professor David Green, Professor of Criminal Law, University of Birmingham
Professor Elizabeth Davies, Professor of Criminal Law, University of Liverpool
Professor Paul Davies, Professor of Criminal Law, University of Sheffield
Professor Andrew Ashworth, Professor of Criminal Law, University of Leeds
Professor David Green, Professor of Criminal Law, University of Birmingham
Professor Elizabeth Davies, Professor of Criminal Law, University of Liverpool
Professor Paul Davies, Professor of Criminal Law, University of Sheffield

They would also like to thank the following institutions for their support:

The Law Society of England and Wales
The Crown Prosecution Service
The Scottish Government
The Law Commission of England and Wales
The Law Commission for Scotland
The Office for Legal Complaints
The Judicial Office for England and Wales
The Judicial Office for Scotland
The National Police Chiefs Council
The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners
The Police Foundation
The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies
The Howard League for Penal Reform
The Criminal Law Reform Trust
The Criminal Justice Alliance
The Centre for Social Justice
The Institute of Public Policy Research
The Social Market Foundation
The Policy Exchange
The Centre for Social Justice
The Institute of Public Policy Research
The Social Market Foundation
The Policy Exchange
The Centre for Social Justice
The Institute of Public Policy Research
The Social Market Foundation
The Policy Exchange

Weight: 514g
Dimension: 156 x 234 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781509944026