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Developments in the understanding and treatment of genocide through the twentieth century have involved a combination of politics, public opinion, social trends, and economic development, and led to……続きを見る

Accountability of Policing provides a contemporary and wide-ranging examination of the accountability and governance of ‘police’ and ‘policing’. Debates about ‘who guards the guards’ are among the o……続きを見る

This book presents a general method that lawyers, prosecutors and judges can follows to assess the quality and scientific content of technical work done for an accident and crime scene reconstructio……続きを見る

Au Moyen-Age la société brûlait les sorcières, au 21ème siècle ce sont les pédophiles. Derrière chaque être humain semble se cacher un p&……続きを見る

Today there are approximately fifty thousand prisoners in American prisons serving life without parole, having been found guilty of crimes ranging from murder and rape to burglary, carjacking, and d……続きを見る

This book represents a critical examination of key aspects of crime and criminal justice in Northern Ireland which will have resonance elsewhere. It considers the core aspects of criminal justice po……続きを見る

In this special four-book bundle, legal expert Daniel J. Baum explains Canadian law in a clear and understandable way. **Includes: Youth and the Law** Laws, as they relate to youth and youth issues,……続きを見る

The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) mainly came into force in March 2003, introducing a new anti-money laundering regime. It created the Asset Recovery Agency; introduced wide new powers in relati……続きを見る

Featured articles and essays in this issue (No. 6, Apr. 2012) are from such recognized scholars as Cary Franklin (on inventing the "traditional concept" of sex discrimination), Richard Pildes (on la……続きを見る

This issue of The Yale Law Journal (the first of Volume 123, academic year 2013-2014) features new articles and essays on law and legal theory by internationally recognized scholars. Contents includ……続きを見る

Adolescent violence and abuse towards parents is increasingly recognised as a global problem. Inverting how we normally understand power to operate in abusive relationships, it involves actors who c……続きを見る

Corruption is increasingly placed on top of the agenda of national governments and supra national institutions, such as the OECD, UN or the World Bank. A necessary condition for promoting sustainabl……続きを見る

Presenting research that will underpin effective practice with women who offend, this unique and thought-provoking text aims to help professionals meet the needs of this group as well as providing a……続きを見る

Ce livre témoigne des expériences personnels qui me sont arrivées devant les tribunaux français. En effet, j'ai été prévenu au tribunal: de proximité (recour tribunal administratif, cour de cassatio……続きを見る

Crime, Justice and Society in Scotland is an edited collection of chapters from leading experts that builds and expands upon the success of the 2010 publication Criminal Justice in Scotland to offer……続きを見る

Virtually every constitutional order in the common law world contains a provision for executive clemency or pardon in criminal cases. This facility for legal mercy is not limited to a single place i……続きを見る

Punishing the Other draws on the work of Zygmunt Bauman to discuss contemporary discourses and practices of punishment and criminalization. Bringing together some of the most exciting international ……続きを見る

In the years between 1750 and 1868, English criminal justice underwent significant changes. The two most crucial developments were the gradual establishment of an organised, regular police, and the ……続きを見る

This study, first published in 1982, is concerned with the nature of crime in nineteenth-century Britain, and explores the response of the community and the police authorities. Each chapter is linke……続きを見る

Often seen as a political sop to the racial fears of white voters, aggressive policing and draconian sentencing for illegal drug possession and related crimes have led to the imprisonment of million……続きを見る

This title, first published in 1981, draws from an extensive range of national and local material, and examines how innovations in policy and administration, while solving problems or setting new ob……続きを見る

ÍNDICE Editorial SISTEMA PENAL E SISTEMA POLÍTICO Responsabilidade penal e responsabilidade política MARIA FERNANDA PALMA O crime de prevaricação, no âmbito da responsabilidade criminal dos titulare……続きを見る

In this book which was first published in 1970, author Galen Broeker traces the events of a crucial period in the struggle of the British government to bring law and order to rural Ireland. He demon……続きを見る

The year 1856 saw the first compulsory Police Act in England (and Wales). Over the next thirty years a class society came to be policed by a largely working-class police. This book, first published ……続きを見る

This title, first published in 1984, is a case study of crime and criminal justice in rural, southwestern France in the last century of the Old Regime. Based on extensive research in criminal court ……続きを見る

The move to end impunity for human rights atrocities has seen the creation of international and hybrid tribunals and increased prosecutions in domestic courts. The Oxford Companion to International ……続きを見る

The fields of tort and crime have much in common in practice, particularly in how they both try to respond to wrongs and regulate future behaviour. Despite this commonality in fact, fascinating diff……続きを見る

Before contraception was generally available, and when abortion was fraught with danger, infanticide was a common solution to the problem of unwanted children. Massacre of the Innocents, first publi……続きを見る

This volume presents national reports describing the legal instruments that are available to prevent the payment of bribes for acquiring contracts. Anti-corruption is one of the preeminent issues in……続きを見る

As our understanding of genetics increases, its application to criminal justice becomes more significant. This timely book examines the use of genetic information both in criminal investigations and……続きを見る