‘Shock and Awe’: judicial responses to the riots

2012/08/29 by Joe Sim · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Computer science #Criminal justice #Criminology #Economic Justice #Law #Law in Society and Culture #Political science #Shock (circulatory) #Sociology #Swift

paper · doi:10.1080/09627251.2012.721974

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Abstract

Justice, when it's swift, is most effective; it's about ensuring that they see the shock and awe of the criminal justice system. Because we represent society, we want to ensure that society is reflected in our courtrooms and we want them to experience what they made us experience. (Nazir Afzal, Chief Crown Prosecutor, Manchester; Channel 4 News, 11 August, 2011; emphasis added)

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• Nazir Afzal [wikipedia]

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