The
Secret Barrister
stories of the law and how it's broken
Secret Barrister.
creator
text
bibliography
enk
London
Picador
2019, ©2018
2019
2018
monographic
eng
373 p.
Introduction: My opening speech -- Welcome to the criminal courtroom -- The wild West : the magistrates' court -- Watching the guilty walk free : prosecuting on the cheap -- The devil's greatest trick : putting the victim first -- Defenceless and indefensible -- Legal aid myths and the innocence tax -- Trial on trial : part I : the case again -- Trial on trial : part II : the case against defence -- The big sentencing con -- The courage of our convictions : appeal -- My closing speech.
First published 2018 by Macmillan; first published in paperback 2018 by Macmillan.
Winner of the "Books Are My Bag" Non-fiction Award 2018.
Includes bibliographical references.
Criminal justice, Administration of
Great Britain
Criminal courts
Great Britain
HV9960.G7 S435 2019
9781509841141 (pbk.)
1509841148 (pbk.)
210312
on1044818616