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Criminal Justice: A Very Short Introduction 2nd Edition
Author(s): Prof Julian V. Roberts (Author)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: September 17, 2026
- Edition: 2nd
- Language: English
- Print length: 160 pages
- ISBN-10: 0198895712
- ISBN-13: 9780198895718
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Julian Roberts is Emeritus Professor of at the University of Oxford. In 2022 he was appointed Kings Counsel (Honoris Causa). In 2021 he was awarded the American Society of Criminology Sellin-Glueck Award for comparative scholarship. Julian was a member of the English Sentencing Council (2010-2018). As a Foreign Advisor, his research fed into the American Law Institute’s Model Sentencing Code (2017). Julian has authored, co-authored, or edited 22 books on criminal justice. A festschrift volume in his honour was published by OUP in 2025:
Sentencing, Public Opinion, and Criminal Justice: Essays in Honour of Julian V Roberts.About the Author
Julian Roberts is Emeritus Professor of at the University of Oxford. In 2022 he was appointed Kings Counsel (Honoris Causa). In 2021 he was awarded the American Society of Criminology Sellin-Glueck Award for comparative scholarship. Julian was a member of the English Sentencing Council (2010-2018). As a Foreign Advisor, his research fed into the American Law Institute’s Model Sentencing Code (2017). Julian has authored, co-authored, or edited 22 books on criminal justice. A festschrift volume in his honour was published by OUP in 2025:
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