Omosa Mogambi Ntabo — новинки

Criminal Justice, Criminology, Penology and Security are new disciplines taught in Kenyan Universities and Colleges with no specific textbook readily available to students and practitioners. This is the first introductory textbook dealing exclusively with Criminal Justice in Kenya and provides useful information about the workings of the Police, Courts and the Correctional Systems in Kenyan context. It is useful to Probation Officers, Police officers, Children Officers, and students taking Certificate, Diploma and Degree courses in Criminology,Criminal Justice, Penology, Sociology, Social Work and legal Studies with pertinent information in Criminal Justice. It contains concise explanation of the origin, development of departments,peculiarities in Kenya and in East Africa.The authors have paid special emphasis to the Kenyan situation vis-vis the global framework of Criminal Justices. African states have different legal systems and penal or criminal regimes, and their administration. The text incorporates provisions of the New Constitution of Kenya 2010 in relation to Kenya Police Service, Judiciary and Correctional Agencies. Karatina university offers Criminology courses.

Punishing offenders must be fast to enable the offender know her or his fate and to make the society satisfied. When a suspect is arrested the society expects the offender to be dealt with speedily. Delay in the delivery of judgments and rulings by magistrates,witnesses not bonded,accused persons sick,adjournments by advocates, prosecutors not ready,trial magistrates sick, political interference, corruption, inadequate staff and financial constraints.There was need to establish research services in the judiciary, to computerize the operations of the judiciary, have better remuneration of judicial staff ,probation officers, police and prison warders. There was need to recruit more staff to meet the ever increasing demand for legal services.There is need to train court clerks properly.The judiciary should have an independent budget to enable it meet its financial obligations and the government must consider increasing budgetary allocation to all agencies of Criminal Justice system (Police,Prison,Court and Probation and aftercare department).There was need to have public education on the rights of the citizens in solving their dispute through the court process