Kategoria BISAC: Law >> Criminal Procedure

Lode Walgrave has made a highly significant contribution to the worldwide development of the restorative justice movement over the last two decades. This book represents the culmination of his vision for restorative justice. Coming to the subject from a juvenile justice background he initially saw restorative justice as a means of escaping the rehabilitation-punishment dilemma, and as the basis for a more constructive judicial response to youth crime that had been the case hitherto. Over time his conception of restorative justice moved in the direction of focusing on repairing harm and...

Written for the general reader, this book examines the scope of the legal rights granted by the U.S. Constitution to those accused of a crime. "Defendant Rights" examines the history of the Anglo-American legal tradition and compares and contrasts this with the major international systems of the world.

Of special significance are the book's sections on the development of the British Dooms Law books under the Anglo-Saxon kings, and the Magna Carta's impact on American legal thought. Especially important in today's political climate is the coverage of Islam's sacred text, the "Koran," and...

"Read him his rights." We all recognize this line from cop dramas. But what happens afterward? In this book, Richard Leo sheds light on a little-known corner of our criminal justice system--the police interrogation.

Incriminating statements are necessary to solve crimes, but suspects almost never have reason to provide them. Therefore, as Leo shows, crime units have developed sophisticated interrogation methods that rely on persuasion, manipulation, and deception to move a subject from denial to admission, serving to shore up the case against him. Ostensibly aimed at uncovering...

This definitive work on juvenile court law (JGG: Jugendgerichtsgesetz) is fully brought up to date in the 12th edition.
The commentary's guiding principles remain focused on the basic ideas of the JGG, according to which further breaches of the law by juveniles and young adults should be prevented via juvenile penalties that are constitutional and educationally structured. The integration of young people into society should also be facilitated. This commentary offers essential guidance to all practitioners active in the field of juvenile criminal justice.