{"product_id":"9781841134291","title":"French Criminal Justice : A Comparative Account of the Investigation and Prosecution of Crime in France","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFrench Criminal Justice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jacqueline Hodgson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBasing much of its analysis upon the first systematic empirical study of the French pre-trial process, this monograph breaks new ground in the field of comparative criminal justice. Moving away from idealised accounts of judicially supervised investigations, it provides a better understanding of the ways in which an inquisitorially rooted criminal process operates in practice and the factors that influence and constrain its development and functioning. The structure and operation of French criminal justice is set within a broad range of contexts  of political, occupational and legal cultures  from the French Republican tradition of state-centred models of authority, across the growing influence of the ECHR, to the local conditions which determine the ways in which individual discretion is exercised. The French model of investigative supervision and accountability is contrasted with more adversarial procedures and in particular, the different ways in which the reliability of evidence is guaranteed and the interests of the accused protected.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSystematic observation of the daily working practices of police, gendarmes, prosecutors and juges dinstruction across a number of sites and time periods, provides a unique and detailed account of the ways in which the French criminal process operates in practice. The understandings and insights generated from this data are then set within a wider legal and political analysis, which considers issues such as the influence and interference of the State within matters of justice; a comparative analysis of the judicial and defence functions; and the extent to which ECHR fair trial guarantees are able to produce legal and ideological change within a process which depends upon a central and judicially supervised investigating authority.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn informed knowledge of other European criminal procedures is increasingly essential for those working within UK (as well as comparative) criminal justice, if there is to be a proper engagement with, and evaluation of, measures such as the EUs proposed Council Framework Decision on Certain Procedural Rights in Criminal Proceedings throughout the European Union, as well as recent legislative reform in England and Wales that seeks to adjust the pre-trial roles of police and prosecutor in significant ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book will be essential reading for teachers, researchers, students and policy-makers working in the areas of criminal justice in the UK and across Europe, in comparative criminal justice\/criminology, as well as in French and European studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hodgson has written the best empirically-based account of French criminal process available to us, certainly in English and possibly in any language. Students and scholars will undoubtedly welcome French Criminal Justice as a major original contribution to comparative socio-legal scholarship.” —\u003ci\u003eBritish Journal of Criminology Vol 48, No 2\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Apart from the intrinsic value of the work, this book offers an illustration of the valuable contribution that comparative studies can make…This work is a very significant contribution to the literature on French criminal justice.” —\u003ci\u003eJournal of Law and Society, Vol 33, No 4\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“…this book provides a comprehensive comparative analysis of the functions of the judiciary and the defence in French criminal justice.” —\u003ci\u003eJustice Journal, Vol 3, No 1\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Jacqueline Hodgson's book is a welcome addition to the field of comparative studies…The interviews are often illuminative, and handled with informed flexibility…There is much interest in this highly readable book.” —\u003ci\u003eLegal Studies, Vol. 26 No. 4\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“…cet ouvrage est un outil précieux qui peut toucher un large public d'enseignants et de cherchers, mais aussi d'étudiants et de décideurs publics qu'intéresse un point de vue extérieur sur notre système.” —\u003ci\u003eRevue de Science Criminelle et de Driot Pénal Comparé 2\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hodgson synthesizes a wide array of information about legislative developments in France and Britain as well as the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights, which she skillfully interweaves with her own observations, excerpts from interviews, and responses to questionnaires. She displays a formidable command of French sociolegal research on the cultures of police, gendarmes, and magistrates.” —\u003ci\u003eThe American Journal of Comparative Law Vol. 55, No 2\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781841134291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Hart Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40716028641486,"sku":"9781841134291","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_10a1460d-cc56-4a5b-8147-06be1c2c6450.jpg?v=1640929095","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781841134291","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}