Criminal law: procedure and offences

Unlike other textbooks on the subject, this book presents a comprehensive and structured account of the process of administering planned change in the criminal justice system.

The law relating to fitness to plead is an increasingly important area of the criminal law.

First published in 1999.

This book will expand students' knowledge and understanding of the evolution of juvenile justice in the last 50 years.

Winner of the Christine M.

The Royal Financial Administration and the Prosecution of Crime in France, 1670-1789 explores the French monarchy's role in financing criminal prosecutions in the royal courts of the realm-the payment of criminal frais de justice in the vocabulary of the ancien regime-between 1670 and 1789 (that is, from the codification of criminal judicial procedure in the early period of Louis XIV's personal rule to the outbreak of the French Revolution).

Restorative justice has developed rapidly from being a barely known term to occupying a central role in debates on the future of criminal justice.

Comprehensive and reliable, Blackstone's Handbook for Policing Students 2023 is the ideal companion for the multitude of avenues into policing now open to future police officers, from pre-join degree courses, degree holder entry and degree apprenticeships.

A book like this that sets out the law relevant to protest is essential for campaigners and activists.

Thomson's Delictual Liability is the leading text on this complex area of law providing both students and practitioners with an indispensable guide to the Scots law of delict.

Since the 1970s the issue of intimate partner violence (IPV) has been explained through the patriarchal desire of men to control and dominate women, but this gendered perspective limits both our understanding of IPV and its treatment.

The past decade has seen dramatic growth in every area of the prison enterprise.

This book sets out an agenda to transform international criminal trials and the delivery of international criminal justice to victim communities through collaboration of currently competing paradigms.

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

What is the criminal law for?

Charles Ponzi perpetrated his infamous scheme almost a hundred years ago.

Following the much publicised Mark Kennedy case, the question of the necessity and proportionality of covert police operations has been widely debated.

With contributions from international policing experts, this book is the first of its kind to bring together a broad range of scholarship on translational criminology and policing.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Do offenders have the right to be rehabilitated and should the state be responsible for their rehabilitation?

An internationally-recognized authority on constitutional law, national security law, and counterterrorism, William C.

While it has always been legal for a citizen in the United States to manufacture their own firearm, the sale and distribution of such items is illegal under current U.

Advancing Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy is a definitive sourcebook that is comprised of contributions from some of the most recognized experts in criminology and criminal justice policy.

Innocent people are regularly convicted of crimes they did not commit.

Understanding the financial motivations behind white collar crime is often the key to the apprehension and successful prosecution of these individuals.

In this book a group of leading authorities in the field address the key issues surrounding the future of sentencing in Britain, in the light particularly of the highly influential Halliday Report.

This book examines the social and legal regulation of domestic violence (DV) within the Kesarwani business community following the enactment of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005.

High risk offenders can have a disproportionate impact on their communities because, despite all manner of sentencing options, they continue to commit a wide range of crimes, both minor and serious.

Uniquely written from the perspectives of a Nurse Practitioner and a Physician AssistantThis quick-access reference guide encompasses all key diagnostic and management essentials needed for safe and effective pediatric practice.

An investigation of denunciators for the East German secret police, the Ministry of State Security and the way they have been publicly unveiled.

Analyzes the multilevel interaction in counter-terrorism measures, focusing on the United Nations, and specifically on the Security Council.

The second edition of the Handbook on Prisons provides a completely revised and updated collection of essays on a wide range of topics concerning prisons and imprisonment.

The main goals in any forensic skeletal analysis are to answer who is the person represented (individualization), how that person died (trauma/pathology) and when that person died (the postmortem interval or PMI).

This critical yet honest appraisal of our criminal justice system addresses its strengths and its flaws-and makes recommendations for improvement.

Challenging Organized Crime in the Western Hemisphere: A Game of Moves and Countermoves takes the unusual approach of exploring and describing how organized crime groups develop their capacities in response to heightened powers of law enforcement; and how law enforcement in turn responds, creating an ongoing dynamic interaction.

We speak of the right to know with relative ease.

The essays selected for this volume illustrate the growing interest in and importance of crime that is both environmental and transnational in nature.

Michael Vagias analyses the law and procedure surrounding the territorial jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.

Policing Suspicion is an innovative examination of policing practices and the impact of these on patterns of arrest and prosecution in London, 1780-1850.

When corruption is exposed, unknown aspects are revealed which allow us to better understand its structures and informal norms.

A Casebook of Mental Capacity in US Legislation: Assessment and Legal Commentary employs an applied and accessible approach to the assessment of mental capacity.

This book examines the impact of neoliberalism on society, bringing to the forefront a discussion of violence and harm, the inherent inequalities of neoliberalism and the ways in which our everyday lives in the Global North reproduce and facilitate this violence and harm.

The 1996 U.

The Howard League for Penal Reform is committed to developing an effective penal system which ensures there are fewer victims of crime, has a diminished role for prison and creates a safer community for all.

This book explores the reproduction of colonialism at the International Criminal Court (ICC) and examines international criminal law (ICL) vs the black body through an immersive format of art, music, poetry, and architecture and post-colonial/critical race theory lens.

The testimony of an expert witness can lead to success or failure in cases that hinge on the presentation's impact on a jury.

This title examines the role of political culture and penal populism in the response to the emotive subject of child-on-child homicide.

If Nigeria fails to prosecute the crimes recognised under the Rome Statute, then the International Criminal Court (ICC) will intervene.