Criminal Law category: 2380 books

Whether you’re a state attorney, defense attorney, an attorney for the petition or for the respondent, this handbook compiles necessary resources for you, and describes processes and procedures. It is a complete guide for legal professionals dealing with the domestic violence legal process in Florida....

Sentencing is not a neutral or mechanical act; it is a human process, highly charged affectively and motivationally. Sentencing decisions take place in a social environment of laws, facts, ideas, and people. This study of sentencing behaviour is primarily concerned with the mental processes involved...

Crime detection has gone to the dogs and squirrels are being busted for espionage. If you've never wondered about the new direction of 'intelligence-led policing' in our society, now is the time to start. It was a chance encounter with a police sniffer-dog that drew criminal lawyer Amber Marks...

A revelatory account of the misdemeanor machine that unjustly brands millions of Americans as criminals Punishment Without Crime offers an urgent new interpretation of inequality and injustice in America by examining the paradigmatic American offense: the lowly misdemeanor. Based on extensive...

There is a growing acknowledgment amongst professionals and academics that we need to develop new responses to crime. This book provides an insight into the first introduction of restorative justice to the criminal justice system in the Republic of Ireland. By analysing six case studies of restorative...

This is the revised, updated, expanded version of my popular treatise. Inside is a no-nonsense compilation of the primary conflicts of interest and major weak spots within every step of the conviction process, from evidence to appeal. It is a companion to the original rather than a replacement. Everyone...

This up-to-date resource on restorative justice theory and practice is the literature’s most comprehensive and authoritative review of original research in new and contested areas. Bringing together contributors from across a range of jurisdictions, disciplines and legal traditions, this...

American Sentencing provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of efforts in the state and the federal systems to make sentencing fairer, reduce overuse of imprisonment, and help offenders live law-abiding lives. It addresses a variety of topics and themes related to sentencing and reform,...

Scholarly interest in the history of crime has grown dramatically in recent years and, because scholars associated with this work have relied on a broad social definition of crime which includes acts that are against the law as well as acts of social banditry and political rebellion, crime history...

This text is designed to provide college students, peace officers and criminal justice professionals, as well as those who aspire to become professional interviewers, with comprehensive and in depth information on the art and science of interview, interrogation and eyewitness testimony. The author...

L'introduzione tramite il D.Lgs. n. 231/2001 della responsabilità amministrativa degli enti ha rappresentato un punto di svolta del nostro sistema giudiziario per le persone giuridiche. Dopo un periodo iniziale di generale diffidenza, tale disciplina è ormai diffusamente osservata dalle imprese...

Designed to be of assistance in preparation as a witness in criminal and civil cases. Written to be used in and one of three ways: As a Training Academy Workbook, a Clinical Courtroom Testimony Guide or a Training Resource Workbook.

If the conscious mind—the part you consider to be you—is just the tip of the iceberg, what is the rest doing? In this sparkling and provocative new book, the renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate surprising mysteries: Why can...

Essay aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Jura - Strafrecht, Note: sehr gut, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Obschon der Tatbestand der Aussetzung als 'sperrig' gilt, gehört er zum Pflichtstoff in den Prüfungsordnungen nahezu aller Bundesländer. Tatsächlich ist die...