Criminal Law category: 2380 books
by Jonathan Clough
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2015
Digital technology has transformed the way in which we socialise and do business. Proving the maxim that crime follows opportunity, virtually every advance has been accompanied by a corresponding niche to be exploited for criminal purposes; so-called 'cybercrimes'. Whether it be fraud, child pornography,...
The Ordering of Justice
A Study of Accused Persons as Dependants in the Criminal Process
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1982
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. They draw a picture of one who is dependent upon the orders and decisions of the police, crown attorney, defence lawyer, and judge and not a...
Negotiated Justice and Corporate Crime
The Legitimacy of Civil Recovery Orders and Deferred Prosecution Agreements
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2018
This book argues that there is a strong normative argument for using the criminal law as a primary response to corporate crime. In practice, however, corporate crimes are rarely dealt with through criminal sanctioning mechanisms. Rather, the preference – for both prosecutors and corporates – appears...
Crime and Technology
New Frontiers for Regulation, Law Enforcement and Research
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2013
Guido Rossi As Chairman of ISPAC, I want to thank all the contributors to this book that originates from the International Conference on Crime and Technology. This could be the end of my presentation if I did not feel uneasy not considering one of the problems I believe to be pivotal in the relationship...
Criminal Lessons
Case Studies and Commentary on Crime and Justice
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2003
Why do people commit crimes? How can crime be prevented? And what can society and criminal justice professionals do to implement constructive responses to criminal behavior? Summarizing what he has learned about crime and criminals during his long career, one of social work's most distinguished theoreticians...
by Kriangsak Kittichaisaree
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2018
Prosecution of serious crimes of international concern has been few and far between before and even after the establishment of the International Criminal Court in 2002. Hope thus rests with the implementation of the international legal obligation for States to either extradite or prosecute such perpetrators...
The Case Against Punishment
Retribution, Crime Prevention, and the Law
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2005
What ends do we expect and hope to serve in punishing criminal wrongdoers? Does the punishment of offenders do more harm than good for American society? In The Case against Punishment, Deirdre Golash addresses these and other questions about the value of punishment in contemporary society.
Drawing...
Criminal Jurisdiction under the United States-Philippine Military Bases Agreement
A Study in Conjurisdictional Law
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The peace time stationing for collective security purposes of large numbers of military personnel of one country in the territory of an other country constitutes one of the most significant developments of postwar international relations. The United States, for example, has stationed nearly one...
Murder and the Reasonable Man
Passion and Fear in the Criminal Courtroom
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007
A man murders his wife after she has admitted her infidelity; another man kills an openly gay teammate after receiving a massage; a third man, white, goes for a jog in a “bad” neighborhood, carrying a pistol, and shoots an African American teenager who had his hands in his pockets. When brought...
Back from the Dead
Wrongful Convictions and Criminal Justice in China
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2016
China's party-run courts have one of the highest conviction rates in the world, with forced confessions remaining a central feature. Despite recent prohibitions on evidence obtained through coercion or torture, forced confessions continue to undermine the Chinese judicial system. Recounting some harrowing...
Defending the Jury
Crime, Community, and the Constitution
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2015
This book sets forth a new approach to twenty-first-century criminal justice and punishment, one that fully involves the community, providing a better way to make our criminal process more transparent and inclusive. Using the prism of the Sixth Amendment community jury trial, this book offers fresh...
Debates in Criminal Justice
Key Themes and Issues
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
This innovative new book recognises that, while criminal justice studies is a core component of all criminology/criminal justice undergraduate degrees, it can be a confusing, overwhelming and a relatively dry topic despite its importance. Taking an original approach, this book sets out a series of...
Good Practice in the Law and Safeguarding Adults
Criminal Justice and Adult Protection
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2008
Good Practice in the Law and Safeguarding Adults provides an up-to-date summary of developments in the legislative framework and best practice relevant to the area of adult protection work.
It explains legislation that can be used in adult protection work, covering criminal and civil law, and...
by Allyson N. May
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Allyson May chronicles the history of the English criminal trial and the development of a criminal bar in London between 1750 and 1850. She charts the transformation of the legal process and the evolution of professional standards of conduct for the criminal bar through an examination of the working...