Jury Trials and Plea Bargaining: A True History
ISBN: 9781841135168 / Angielski / Twarda / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a study of the social transformation of criminal justice, its institutions, its method of case disposition and the source of its legitimacy. Focused upon the apprehension, investigation and adjudication of indicted cases in New York City's main trial tribunal in the nineteenth century-the Court of General Sessions-it traces the historical underpinnings of a lawyering culture which, in the first half of the 19th century, celebrated trial by jury as the fairest and most reliable method of case disposition and then at the middle of the century dramatically gave birth to plea...
This book is a study of the social transformation of criminal justice, its institutions, its method of case disposition and the source of its legitima...
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439,20 zł |
Criminal Injustice: An Evaluation of the Criminal Justice Process in Britain
ISBN: 9780333778838 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Beginning with an exploration of the awful miscarriages which prompted the establishment of the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice, the authors examine the role played by institutions and legal factors within the criminal process. Tracking the shift from due process rhetoric to the 'new penology' of efficient risk management of suspect populations, they assess the impact of recent reforms such as curtailment of the right to silence; the removal of the right to jury trial; and the appeal process itself.
Beginning with an exploration of the awful miscarriages which prompted the establishment of the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice, the authors exam...
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191,85 zł |
Reform and Punishment
ISBN: 9781903240946 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this book, based on papers originally presented at a recent Cambridge Cropwood conference, a group of leading authorities address the key issues surrounding the future of sentencing in Britain, in the light particularly of the highly influential Halliday Report. These proposals for reform amount to the single most ambitious and comprehensive set of proposals for reconstituting the sentencing system of a common-law country, and include proposals to replace existing sentencing statutes, the establishment of a sentencing commission and sentencing guidelines, and the creation of a sentence...
In this book, based on papers originally presented at a recent Cambridge Cropwood conference, a group of leading authorities address the key issues su...
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697,56 zł |
Conviction: The Law, the State and the Construction of Justice
ISBN: 9780333255360 / Angielski / Twarda / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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383,73 zł |
Definition in the Criminal Law
ISBN: 9781841130712 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In recent years, a number of key terms of the criminal law have seemed to defy definition. Skepticism over the possibility of defining basic concepts and identifying general principles has been voiced by both judges and academic commentators. This raises broad issues of theoretical interest, but also touches on such practical concerns as the efforts made by the Law Commission to reform the law as well as wider proposals for the codification of criminal law. Furthermore, the Human Rights Act incorporates a requirement of legality under Article 7 of the ECHR, whose scope is clearly connected to...
In recent years, a number of key terms of the criminal law have seemed to defy definition. Skepticism over the possibility of defining basic concepts ...
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387,53 zł |
Military Tribunals
ISBN: 9781590335130 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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160,13 zł |
Internet Gambling: Overview of Federal Criminal Law
ISBN: 9781590336083 / Angielski / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book presents a review of the federal criminal statutes implicated by conducting illegal gambling using the Internet. It also discusses some of the constitutional and practical difficulties associated with prosecuting illegal Internet gambling and closes with a summary of the proposed Internet Gambling Prohibition Act (S.474). Gambling is primarily a matter of state law, reinforced by federal law in instances where the presence of an interstate or foreign feature might otherwise frustrate the enforcement policies of state law. State officials and others have expressed concern that the...
This book presents a review of the federal criminal statutes implicated by conducting illegal gambling using the Internet. It also discusses some of t...
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160,13 zł |
sexual offencs in Scotland: a practitioners guide for anyone dealing with the sentencing options for a case involving a sexual offence in Scotland
ISBN: 9781515056904 / Angielski / Miękka / 744 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sexual Offence in Scotland, SOS, is the first book of its kind. It is a practitioners guide to all of the sentencing options open to a Scottish court when dealing with a case which has a sexual element. SOS includes all of the applicable legislation and a resume of the relevant case authority. SOS also has some examples which detail what would happen in certain situations. The easy to use chapter headings allow the reader to focus on the topic they are interested in at the time. SOS is a useful addition to any law library.
Sexual Offence in Scotland, SOS, is the first book of its kind. It is a practitioners guide to all of the sentencing options open to a Scottish court ...
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684,65 zł |
Irish Peacock and Scarlet Marquess
ISBN: 9780007154197 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'As good as being in the gallery. Enthralling.' Peter Ackroyd, The Times The original transcript of the famous Wilde vs Queensberry trial, containing previously unseen details and exchanges. With extensive footnotes and a new introduction, this definitive account is a dramatic read that will delight Wilde enthusiasts and the general reader. One of the most famous love affairs in literary history is that of Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas. When it became public, it cost Wilde everything. Merlin Holland has discovered the original courtroom transcript of the trial... 'As good as being in the gallery. Enthralling.' Peter Ackroyd, The Times The original transcript of the famous Wilde vs Queensberry trial, co... |
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52,12 zł |
Juvenile Crime: Current Issues & Background
ISBN: 9781590336991 / Angielski / Twarda / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Criminal justice professionals and the media have noted the rise of juvenile crime rates nationwide and a growing surge in youth violence. This in turn has highlighted the debate over juvenile transfers to adult courts. Proponents of treating violent juvenile offenders as adults argue that juvenile offenders should be held accountable and receive punishment that is appropriate to the seriousness of their offences and that society must be protected by their removal from law abiding communities. They urge that young offenders must be held accountable for both lesser and more serious crimes,...
Criminal justice professionals and the media have noted the rise of juvenile crime rates nationwide and a growing surge in youth violence. This in tur...
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320,30 zł |
Crimsoc Report 3: Paid Pipers & Take Physic Pomp: Confronting the Problems Associated with Experts in the Justice System
ISBN: 9781512246537 / Angielski / Miękka / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The study outlines some of the major problems that have arisen in the role of experts in the justice system, with a particular emphasis on the troubled relationship between the theories and practice of expert witnesses and Miscarriages of Justice, both false positives and false negatives. The purpose of the book is to marshal the existing evidence, to develop a sense of the nature, scope and extent of the problems associated with experts and expert witnesses in the criminal justice system.
The study outlines some of the major problems that have arisen in the role of experts in the justice system, with a particular emphasis on the trouble...
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91,25 zł |
Punishment and Politics
ISBN: 9781843920625 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Labour has embarked upon a root-and-branch remaking of the criminal justice system in England and Wales, with a mass of new legislation and constant high profile for criminal justice issues.
Labour has embarked upon a root-and-branch remaking of the criminal justice system in England and Wales, with a mass of new legislation and constant h...
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237,64 zł |
USA Patriot Act
ISBN: 9781590335628 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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160,13 zł |
International Criminal Law Deskbook
ISBN: 9781859419793 / Angielski / Miękka / 566 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Aimed at practitioners, scholars and students of International Criminal Law (ICL), this collection provides access to the core international instruments. Containing seventy-nine principal documents on ICL, dating from 1919 to 2005, this user-friendly book
Aimed at practitioners, scholars and students of International Criminal Law (ICL), this collection provides access to the core international instrumen...
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284,14 zł |
Law as Last Resort : Prosecution Decision-Making in a Regulatory Agency
ISBN: 9780199243884 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In almost all legal disputing, formalities are employed as a last resort. This book presents a new theory of decision-making, exploring the conditions under which prosecution is employed to handle occupational health and safety problems. It is a valuable resource for students and scholars of law, regulation, socio-legal studies, criminal justice, sociology, and political science.
In almost all legal disputing, formalities are employed as a last resort. This book presents a new theory of decision-making, exploring the conditions...
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397,91 zł |
Using Forensic DNA Evidence at Trial: A Case Study Approach
ISBN: 9781482255812 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Using Forensic DNA Evidence at Trial: A Case Study Approach covers the most common DNA analysis methods used in criminal trials today, including STR techniques, mitochondrial DNA, and Y-STRs. It presents some novel techniques including familial testing and analyzing domestic animal hair that have been recently introduced in unique cases, each of which is outlined in detail. It also illustrates special issues related to forensic DNA evidence by using court proceedings such as trials and appeals, commissions of inquiry, and government and laboratory reviews. With... Using Forensic DNA Evidence at Trial: A Case Study Approach covers the most common DNA analysis methods used in criminal trials to... |
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284,14 zł |
Proportionate Sentencing: Exploring the Principles
ISBN: 9780199272600 / Angielski / Twarda / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is about the principle of proportionality--the principle that a sentence should be proportionate to the seriousness of the offense committed. Although the principle has often been discussed, this book breaks new ground by examining more fully the detailed arguments for the theory and for applying it to a range of situations including young offenders, dangerous offenders and socially deprived offenders. The authors are well known for their previous writings on proportionality theory, and this book broadens the theory to deal with important contemporary issues in crime and punishment....
This book is about the principle of proportionality--the principle that a sentence should be proportionate to the seriousness of the offense committed...
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667,14 zł |
Intimacy and Responsibility: The Criminalisation of HIV Transmission
ISBN: 9781904385707 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In what circumstances and on what basis, should those who transmit serious diseases to their sexual partners be criminalised? In this new book Matthew Weait uses English case law as the basis of a more general and critical analysis of the response of the criminal courts to those who have been convicted of transmitting HIV during sex. Examining cases and engaging with the socio-cultural dimensions of HIV/AIDS and sexuality, he provides readers with an important insight into the way in which the criminal courts construct the concepts of harm, risk, causation, blame and... In what circumstances and on what basis, should those who transmit serious diseases to their sexual partners be criminalised? In this new book Matt... |
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278,96 zł |
Internet Gambling: Overview of Federal Criminal Law
ISBN: 9781594547843 / Angielski / Miękka / 78 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Presents a brief summary of the federal criminal status implicated by conducting illegal gambling using the Internet. This book also discusses some of the constitutional issues associated with prosecuting illegal Internet gambling. It also includes a bibli
Presents a brief summary of the federal criminal status implicated by conducting illegal gambling using the Internet. This book also discusses some of...
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346,14 zł |
Homicide Law in Comparative Perspective
ISBN: 9781841136967 / Angielski / Twarda / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A number of jurisdictions world-wide have changed or are considering changing their homicide laws. Important changes have now been recommended for England and Wales, and these changes are an important focus in this book, which brings together leading experts from jurisdictions across the globe - England, Wales, the US, Canada, France, Germany, Scotland, Australia, Singapore, and Malaysia - to examine key aspects of the law of homicide. Key areas include the structure of the law of homicide and the meaning of fault elements. For example, the definition of murder, or its equivalent, is very...
A number of jurisdictions world-wide have changed or are considering changing their homicide laws. Important changes have now been recommended for Eng...
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465,03 zł |