Criminal law: procedure and offences

While many researchers study offenders and offending, few actually journey into the correctional world to meet offenders face to face.

The felony murder doctrine is one of the most widely criticized features of American criminal law.

This handbook explores criminal law systems from around the world, with the express aim of stimulating comparison and discussion.

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Essentials of Medicolegal Death Investigation uses a unique approach by combining medical issues, injury patterns, and investigative procedures to provide the reader with the basic fundamentals for a death investigation.

The Effective Security Officer's Training Manual, Third Edition teaches today's security officers the most important aspects of performing the job of a security officer professionally and effectively.

El juicio sobre los hechos ha pertenecido durante mucho tiempo, sea al ámbito de cuestiones jurídicas no problemáticas, sea a una «zona de penumbra» donde reina el arbitrio judicial.

The act of interrogation, and the debate over its use, pervades our culture, whether through fictionalized depictions in movies and television or discussions of real-life interrogations on the news.

The first comprehensive book on rape since Susan Brownmiller's Against Our Will and Susan Estrich's Real Rape, this volume probes every aspect of rape law and the discrepancies between ideal law (on the books) and real law (in action).

Forensic linguistics, or the study of language and the law, is a growing field of scholarly and public interest with an established research presence.

In this ambitious interdisciplinary study, James B.

Mention the phrase Homeland Security and heated debates emerge about state uses and abuses of legal authority.

A startling look at the power and perspectives of city building inspectors as they navigate unequal housing landscapes.

When we consider the concept of sexual abuse and harassment, our minds tend to jump either towards adults caught in unhealthy relationships or criminals who take advantage of children.

When it was published twenty-five years ago, Catharine MacKinnon’s pathbreaking work Sexual Harassment of Working Women had a major impact on the development of sexual harassment law.

In the past few years, the need for prison reform in America has reached the level of a consensus.

This landmark book looks at what it means to be a multiracial couple in the United States today.

How are juries selected in the United States?

This highly original work explores a previously unknown financial conspiracy at the start of the American Civil War.

This new edition upon the 50th anniversary of In re Gault includes expanded coverage of the Roberts Courts juvenile justice decisions including Miller v.

Young minority men are often portrayed in popular media as victims of poverty and discrimination.

This book considers the increasing trend towards a 'culture of control' in democratic countries.

The first book of its kind, Forensic Medicine in Western Society: A History draws on the most recent developments in the historiography, to provide an overview of the history of forensic medicine in the West from the medieval period to the present day.

This book examines how movements from below pose challenges to the status quo.

Nobody's Law shows how people - who are disappointed, disenchanted, and outraged about the justice system - gradually move away from law.

An incisive and sympathetic examination of the case for ending the practice of imprisonmentDespite its omnipresence and long history, imprisonment is a deeply troubling practice.

Does mental disorder cause crime?

The Innocent and the Criminal Justice System examines competing perspectives on, and definitions of, miscarriages of justice to tackle these questions and more in this critical sociological examination of innocence and wrongful conviction.

Rethinking Rape Law provides a comprehensive and critical analysis of contemporary rape laws, across a range of jurisdictions.

The novel The Godfather (1969) and the movie of the same name (1972) entrenched the myth of the Mafiosi as valiant knights, men of honor, and defenders of the traditional concept of family.

Dying on the Job is the first book on workplace violence to focus exclusively on workplace murder.

The ultimate justice of the people?

This ebook is now available from Bloomsbury Academic.

El texto que se presenta es un estudio escrito por Mildred Hartmann acerca de los primeros años de funcionamiento del sistema acusatorio en Colombia, que fue realizado durante el año 2007 y que da cuenta de las dos primeras etapas de la implementación de esta importante reforma.

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This groundbreaking book investigates the emergence and evolution of the organ trade across North Africa and Europe.

Sex work occupies a legally gray space in Johannesburg, South Africa, and police attitudes towards it are inconsistent and largely unregulated.

What remains anti-democratic in our criminal justice systems, and where does it come from?

Al Capone was a criminal but he was once loved by his community.

Experts anticipate that more than 350,000 veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will return to civilian life with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Juvenile Delinquency: Why Do Youths Commit Crime?

Students that are going into criminal law can definitely take advantage of a criminal law study guide.

Develop a clear understanding on how criminal justice works to know when appeals can be heard.

This is your dictionary of common terminologies used in the study of criminal law.

How does a criminal get persecuted?

The 1970's and 1980's witnessed both substantial conceptual and practical interest in paratransit across Europe and North America, as well as widespread implementation of paratransit services and strategies.

Este libro es una compilacion de los trabajos que se presentaron en el Congreso Homenaje a Michele Taruffo los dias 23 y 24 de enero de 2015 en Girona, organizado por la Catedra de Cultura Juridica de la Universidad de Girona.

The book provides a critical analysis of EU law-making policy on the confiscation of the proceeds of crime, using a minimalist restorative approach to justice focused on the rights of victims and communities, and more proactive roles for all participants in confiscation procedures.

The Political Economy of Plea Bargaining provides the political, economic, and cultural context for understanding the evolution of plea bargaining as a juridical technology implemented to ensure the efficient administration of violations of criminal law.