Criminal Records: A Database for the Criminal Justice System and Beyond

by Terry Thomas

Book Overview

Criminal records are essential to the smooth running of the criminal justice system, but have been overlooked and neglected by academe. This book considers the uses of criminal records within the criminal justice system and beyond.

In the UK, the system of collecting criminal records began in 1869 and, today, approximately six million computerized records are kept by the police for daily use. Criminal records help the police solve crime and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230007678
• ISBN13: 9780230007673
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 227 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.6"