Race and Criminal Justice System

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Prof. Loraine Gelsthorpe
2018-19
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HANDOUT for Lectures 23 and 24




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‘Discretion is one of the most contentious
concepts in criminal justice and related circles
because those involved in decision-making
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processes experience a considerable degree of
mandated flexibility in the decisions…it is the
day to day discretionary actions of police officers,
prosecutors, defence lawyers, judges,
psychiatrists, prison, probation and immigration,
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officers among others, which are the ‘stuff of
justice’ and which make for justice or injustice’
(Gelsthorpe & Padfield, 2003:1)
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