Criminal Justice and Corruption State Power, Privatization and Legit
This book highlights and examines the level, reach and consequences of corruption in international criminal justice systems. The book argues that corruption in and of criminal justice is an international problem regardless of the juris
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State Power, Privatization and Legitimacy Graham Brooks
Criminal Justice and Corruption
Graham Brooks
Criminal Justice and Corruption State Power, Privatization and Legitimacy
Graham Brooks University of West London London, UK
ISBN 978-3-030-16037-1 ISBN 978-3-030-16038-8 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16038-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2019935509 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: Alamy EG5JKA This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Contents
1 Introduction 1 2
What Is Criminal Justice Corruption? 19
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Extent of Corruption in Criminal Justice Systems 57
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Law Enforcement, Security and Corruption 83
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The Jury and Potential for Corruption 111
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Judicial Corruption: Magistrates, Judges and Prosecutors 131
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An Archipelago of Profit: Custodial Institutions and Corruption 159
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The Probation Service: Corruption in the Community 183
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Vigilantes: The Corruption of the Justice System 205
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10 Lawyers and Criminal Justice 229 11 Conclusion: Equality in Criminal Justice—An Ideal We Are Still in Search Of? 251 Index 259
1 Introduction
This book sets out to examine the impact of corruption in and on criminal justice systems and the public acceptance and legitimacy, or lack of it, of the state’s power to punish, particularly once exposed as corrupt. The inspiration for this book comes from cases of corruption that regularly surface around the world that discredit criminal justice in democratic and non-democratic nations. Whilst corruption is perhaps expected under dictatorships and/or an absolute monarchy (Greitens 2016; Yadav and Mukherrjee 2016) for a
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