Criminal law: procedure and offences

This book provides transnational insight into cultural property crimes and the cutting-edge work tackling issues ranging from currency crimes to innovative research methods.

Policing Humanitarianism examines the ways in which European Union policies aimed at countering the phenomenon of migrant smuggling affects civil society actors' activities in the provision of humanitarian assistance, access to rights for irregular immigrants and asylum seekers.

This collection of original essays surveys the evolution of sentencing policies and practices in Western countries over the past twenty-five years.

In the last 20 years, the related phenomena of honour-based violence and forced marriages have received increasing attention at the international and European level.

Crime and punishment are social and cultural manifestations; they are closely bound up with people's perceptions of morality, norms and values.

Psychoanalysis is not just about what happens in the room - it is also about the structure that holds it all together.

The jury is often hailed as one of the most important symbols of American democracy.

Criminal Justice in the United States is in the midst of momentous changes: an era of low crime rates not seen since the 1960s, and a variety of budget crunches also exerting profound impacts on the system.

The first detailed description of when and how the police may use force under the international law of law enforcement.

This text provides a clear and accessible introduction to the Investigatory Powers Act, a foundational piece of UK national security law.

The best source for a comprehensive overview of mental competency in criminal, mental disability, and civil law, Competence in the Law prepares mental health professionals to assess questions of both civil and criminal competence and to counsel lawyers and judges in cases in which these issues are germane.

Explains how America adopted the widely deplored Sedition Act of 1798 and how it undermined the political ideals of the American Revolution.

The core baseline of Intelligence-led Policing is the aim of increasing efficiency and quality of police work, with a focus on crime analysis and intelligence methods as tools for informed and objective decisions both when conducting targeted, specialized operations and when setting strategic priorities.

This book critically assesses legal frameworks involving the bulk processing of personal data, initially collected by the private sector, to predict and prevent crime through advanced profiling technologies.

This book provides a stimulating, carefully planned introduction to the key issues and debates within family law from some of the leading authorities within their field.

While the success of national and international law enforcement cooperation to suppress organized crime means that stable, large-scale criminal organizations like the Cosa Nostra or the Japanese Yakuza have seen their power reduced, organized crime remains a concern for many governments.

Recent legislative and policy developments in contemporary Britain have ushered in a new approach to criminal justice.

The Miloevi Trial - An Autopsy provides a cross-disciplinary examination of one of the most controversial war crimes trials of the modern era and its contested legacy for the growing fields of international criminal law and post-conflict justice.

Every day the media floods the airwaves with their often-contradictory version of the role and behavior of the police force.

This book examines the multifunctional role negotiations play in the jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice.

Ethics in Rural Psychology provides readers with theoretical underpinnings, practical applications, and empirically based knowledge of the practice of psychology in rural communities.

This book examines young people's involvement in crime (including crimes of violence, vandalism, shoplifting, burglary and car crime) as both victims and offenders.

Criminal Justice and the Policy Process develops a synthesized policy making model that explains how complex justice policy is developed, implemented, and evaluated.

Special constables are warranted officers retained within British constabularies.

This well-respected and highly regarded book provides straightforward coverage of all aspects of law and police procedure that affect the community at large.

This is a comprehensive reference book on the subject of forensic mental health, looking at what forensic mental health is and its assessment, management and treatment.

Every State has an obligation to prevent terrorist attacks emanating from its territory.

Key Facts Key Cases: Criminal Law will ensure you grasp the main concepts of your Criminal Law module with ease.

From the point of his arrest through to the final disposition of his case, the authors follow the accused as he proceeds through the criminal control system.

Addressing a lack of high-quality sentencing information in Ireland, this important book explores the factors that influence judges to impose a sentence of long-term imprisonment in sexual offence cases.

Numerous criminologists have noted their dissatisfaction with the state of criminology.

Offering an anthropological perspective, this volume explores the changing relations between law and governance, examining how changes in the structure of governance affect the relative social significance of law within situations of legal pluralism.

Routledge Q&As give you the tools to practice and refine your exam technique, showing you how to apply your knowledge to maximum effect in an exam situation.

Entangled Territorialities offers vivid ethnographic examples of how Indigenous lands in Australia and Canada are tangled with governments, industries, and mainstream society.

The revelatory and urgent story of how an explosion of misogyny is driving a surge of mass and far-right violence throughout the Westfrom an internationally recognized extremism expert and media commentatorWhat two things do most mass shooters, terrorists, or violent extremists have in common?

American law enforcement, and the public's perception of police, is a topic of growing interest among academics, practitioners, and policymakers.

Administrative litigation systems are a rapidly developing legal field in many countries.

For over a century, developmental disabilities have been associatedwith crime in prejudicial and pejorative contexts.

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Without strong proof, policy advocates along with some scholars have causally linked declines in juvenile offending and incarceration with evidence-based and rehabilitation-oriented policy reform.

Twenty-five leading contemporary theorists of criminal law tackle a range of foundational issues about the proper aims and structure of the criminal law in a liberal democracy.

This book offers a comprehensive and integrative introduction to cybercrime.

Comment apprécier la valeur du témoignage d'un adolescent qui affirme avoir été victime d'agressions sexuelles ?

The abuse of women and children transcends geographical boundaries as well as economic, cultural, religious, political, and social divisions.

Law, Rights and Power: Re-Reading Foucault is the first collection in English to fully address the relevance of Foucault's thought for law.

This volume focuses on injustice in the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales and discusses the barriers to achieving justice.

The vast and mysterious world of criminals, from ancient times through the 21st century, is vividly captured in The Great Pictorial History of World Crime.

The emergence of Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) presents an object lesson in the dangers that lie at the intersection of science and criminal law.