Criminal Justice System

Contents: Preface. 1. Fundamentals of criminal justice system. 2. International Criminal Court (ICC). 3. Sequence of events in the criminal justice system. 4. India--criminal law and procedure. 5. US criminal justice system. 6. Women in the criminal justice system. 7. Revamping the criminal justice system. 8. United Nations Commission on crime prevention and criminal justice (twelfth session in Vienna). 9. Guideline for action on children in the criminal justice system. 10. Body of principles for the protection all persons under any form of detention. 11. Optional protocol to the convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. 12. Safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty. 13. Declaration of basic principles of justice for victims of crime and abuse of power. 14. Declaration on the protection of all persons from being-subjected to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. 15. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (CAT). 16. Negotiated relationship agreement between the international criminal court and the United Nations. 17. Public participation and crime prevention. Bibliography. Index.

"In the present day society, the police and judiciary occupy an important place. Generally the victims of crime have many questions about the criminal justice system and their involvement in it. Victims may want to know the status of an investigation and how the police are handling the matter.

Almost in all the states and territories, victim services and related assistance have been provided. The police have information about available community services. This book is intended to complement these services by guiding victims and witnesses through the criminal justice system and helping them understand their role in it." (jacket)