Kategoria BISAC: Law >> Criminal Procedure

The Lowe-Rosenberg which dates back to 1879 in its original form is the oldest legal commentary written in German. It provides the most wide ranging and fundamental commentary on the German law of criminal procedure currently available, guiding the reader not only on frequently asked questions, but also on more obscure articles. The current state of knowledge and all of the latest legal controversies are comprehensively presented. Practical application of the law is emphasized throughout and the authors and contributors come from both academia and active legal practice, ensuring a well...

What is social control? How do social controls become part of everyday life? What role does the criminal justice system play in exerting control? Is the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness a form of social control? Do we need more social controls to prevent terrorist atrocities?

In this new edition of his popular and engaging introduction, James J. Chriss carefully guides readers through the debates about social control. The book provides a comprehensive guide to historical debates and more recent controversies, examining in detail the criminal justice system, medicine,...

The HKP (Hong Kong Police), Asia s Finest, is a battle-tested professional organization with strong leadership, competent staff, and deep culture. It is also a continuously learning and reforming agency in pursuit of organisational excellence. Policing in Hong Kong: History and Reform is the first and only book on the development of the Hong Kong Police from an inside out and bottom up perspective. Written by a scholar and veteran of the HKP, it is an amalgamation of indigenous theory and supporting data.

Part One begins by describing the development of police studies in Hong...

Der erste Band dieser 26. Auflage ist im Dezember 2006 (Stand der Bearbeitung: Juli 2006) erschienen. In der Folgezeit traten zahlreiche Gesetze zur Anderung der Strafprozessordnung und des Gerichtsverfassungsgesetzes in Kraft. Ein erheblicher Teil dieser Anderungen konnte in die Kommentierung der jeweils betroffenen Vorschrift im Hauptwerk einbezogen werden. Der Nachtrag beschrankt sich daher im Wesentlichen auf die Kommentierung der Anderungen, die nicht im Hauptwerk kommentiert sind.

Since 2005, the Fugitive Safe Surrender (FSS) program has been implemented in more than twenty cities around the country. Tens of thousands of individuals with active warrants for their arrest have voluntarily surrendered to law enforcement in a church or other neutral setting. The sites are transformed for four days into complete justice systems with pretrial-intake, prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and probation/parole and community services staff. The program is advertised through local media and various community-based outlets, sending the message that individuals with...