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Book Review: The Decision to Prosecute

Book Review: The Decision to Prosecute AUST. & N.Z. JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY (September, 1973): 6, 3 193 Martin Robertson is an exciting, new impression conveyed is that the familiar publishing venture. I hope that their "black box" principle applies - viz., future productions pay a little more formulation of analysis of cases takes the attention to improved proof-reading and form of "accomplished" application of more attractive lay-out. terms and concepts which have relevance GRAHAM PARKER, to fellow initiates (professionals) without recourse to their grounding in concrete ANU, Canberra. social events. One has the impression of a system # for approach (before) and The Decision to Prosecute, A. F. Wilcox, analysis (after) of cases but no indication Butterworths, London, 1972, x and 137 pp. of "how to do" therapy on the ground. inc app. and indo Much more could be said about the WHEN a policeman, in this case the for­ failings of this book. Suffice it to say, mer Chief Constable of Hertfordshire, however that it suffers, even as a lay text, expounds at length the decision to prose­ from the charges of Bacon's dictum, that cute, his words must repay attention. As "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing", Mr. Wilcox rightly points out, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology SAGE

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0004-8658
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1837-9273
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10.1177/000486587300600312
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AUST. & N.Z. JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY (September, 1973): 6, 3 193 Martin Robertson is an exciting, new impression conveyed is that the familiar publishing venture. I hope that their "black box" principle applies - viz., future productions pay a little more formulation of analysis of cases takes the attention to improved proof-reading and form of "accomplished" application of more attractive lay-out. terms and concepts which have relevance GRAHAM PARKER, to fellow initiates (professionals) without recourse to their grounding in concrete ANU, Canberra. social events. One has the impression of a system # for approach (before) and The Decision to Prosecute, A. F. Wilcox, analysis (after) of cases but no indication Butterworths, London, 1972, x and 137 pp. of "how to do" therapy on the ground. inc app. and indo Much more could be said about the WHEN a policeman, in this case the for­ failings of this book. Suffice it to say, mer Chief Constable of Hertfordshire, however that it suffers, even as a lay text, expounds at length the decision to prose­ from the charges of Bacon's dictum, that cute, his words must repay attention. As "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing", Mr. Wilcox rightly points out,

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Australian & New Zealand Journal of CriminologySAGE

Published: Sep 1, 1973

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