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Emotional Labour in Criminal Justice and Criminology (Paperback): Jake Phillips, Chalen Westaby, Andrew Fowler, Jaime Waters Emotional Labour in Criminal Justice and Criminology (Paperback)
Jake Phillips, Chalen Westaby, Andrew Fowler, Jaime Waters
R1,235 Discovery Miles 12 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is the first volume to explore criminal justice work and criminological research through the lens of emotional labour. A concept first coined 30 years ago, emotional labour seeks to explore the ways in which people manage their emotions in order to achieve the aims of their organisations, and the subsequent impact of this is on workers and service users. The chapters in this edited collection explore work in a wide range of criminal justice institutions as well as the penal voluntary sector. In addition to literature review chapters which consolidate what we already know, this book includes case study chapters which extend our knowledge of how emotional labour is performed in specific contexts, and in relation to certain types of work. Emotional Labour in Criminal Justice and Criminology covers topics such as prisoners who die from natural causes in prison, to the work of independent domestic violence advisors and the use of emotion by death penalty lawyers in the US. An accessible and compelling read, this book presents ground-breaking qualitative and quantitative research which will be critical to criminologists, criminal justice practitioners, students of criminology and academics in the fields of social policy and public service.

Civil Forfeiture of Criminal Property - Legal Measures for Targeting the Proceeds of Crime (Hardcover): Simon N.M. Young Civil Forfeiture of Criminal Property - Legal Measures for Targeting the Proceeds of Crime (Hardcover)
Simon N.M. Young
R4,104 Discovery Miles 41 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this book, which is the first of its kind, leading experts examine the civil and criminal forfeiture systems in Australia, Canada, China, Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. In the fight against organized crime and international money laundering, there is a global trend for countries to enact forfeiture and confiscation laws that are applied through the civil process rather than the traditional criminal justice system. The authors gathered here analyze the appeal these civil forfeiture laws have for governments for their potential to disrupt criminal organizations and for their quantifiable benefits to the state. But without the usual safeguards of the criminal process, civil forfeiture laws are controversial, attracting constitutional challenges, particularly on human rights grounds. This book will be of great interest to policy-makers in government, and law enforcement agencies who are thinking of reforming their own laws, as well as to law reform agencies or select parliamentary committees where the issue of reform is topical. It will also appeal to students in criminal law, criminology and human rights.

Negotiated Settlements in Bribery Cases - A Principled Approach (Hardcover): Tina Soreide, Abiola Makinwa Negotiated Settlements in Bribery Cases - A Principled Approach (Hardcover)
Tina Soreide, Abiola Makinwa
R3,829 Discovery Miles 38 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Achieving effective enforcement in cases of complex, multi-layered, multi-jurisdictional acts of bribery that occur in utmost secrecy is a challenging area of corporate crime enforcement. This thought-provoking book examines the scope, benefits and challenges of negotiated settlements - a form of non-trial enforcement - as a mechanism, and demonstrates the need for a more harmonized and principled approach to deterring corporate bribery. Written by a global team of experts with backgrounds in legal practice, policy work and academia, this timely book offers a truly international perspective, considering negotiated settlements in view of a variety of different legal systems and traditions. Drawing on recent empirical research, the contributors' analyses of these settlements in the context of fundamental criminal law principles offer unique insight and functional solutions to the difficult problem of holding corporations liable for crime. The book's deep reflection on criminal law principles will be beneficial for scholars and students of economic crime, corruption and criminal law. Equally, its contributions to a policy area undergoing rapid development will be invaluable for policymakers, enforcement practitioners and government officials. Contributors include: J. Arlen, R. Berzero, L. Borlini, K.E. Davis, P.H. Dubois, B. Garrett, S. Hawley, C. King, D. Kos, S. Lonati, N. Lord, L.A. Low, A. Makinwa, S. Oded, K.M. Peters, M. Pieth, B. Prelogar, T. Soreide, K. Vagle, S. Williams-Elegbe

Terrorism, Law and Policy - A Comparative Study (Hardcover, 2nd edition): David Lowe Terrorism, Law and Policy - A Comparative Study (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
David Lowe
R3,938 Discovery Miles 39 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Offers unique comparative perspective of counter-terrorism legislation in different states, including UK, Europe and North America. Accessible enough to be used at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Reflection points and further reading make it the perfect springboard for further study in this evolving area. The new edition offers increased coverage of issues around returning foreign fighters, links to organized crime, and electronic surveillance.

The Far Right in Greece and the Law (Hardcover): Natalie Alkiviadou The Far Right in Greece and the Law (Hardcover)
Natalie Alkiviadou
R1,517 Discovery Miles 15 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book critically evaluates the rise of the far-right in Greece, detailing the legal context in which to understand both the emergence of Golden Dawn, the far-right's largest grouping, and the 2020 court decision, in which it was deemed to be a criminal organisation. Golden Dawn was a political party which, for years, also functioned as a violent subculture movement, with limited to no interference by the state. This book sets out the background to its rise in Greece, tracing its development from the post-Junta era. At the same time, the book provides an assessment of the legal framework within which the far-right has operated, and the legal tools available to tackle it - including criminal law, non-discrimination law, the laws governing political parties and the public order framework, and the country's international and European obligations. Golden Dawn functioned as both a political party and violent entity until its leadership and parliamentary members were found guilty of leading and participating in a criminal organisation. This book demonstrates that the state of impunity in which Golden Dawn's violent hit squads functioned was both a facilitating factor for its rise, and potentially for its demise, as the group potentially felt untouchable. And its attention to how Greek Law has tackled, and failed to tackle, Golden Dawn offers a timely and more generally useful assessment of how legislation, courts and policies can best challenge the far-right. This book will be of interest to those teaching and studying in law and politics, as well as more others, concerned with the rise of the far right and violent organizations, especially in Europe.

Geometrical Justice - The Death Penalty in America (Hardcover): Scott Phillips, Mark Cooney Geometrical Justice - The Death Penalty in America (Hardcover)
Scott Phillips, Mark Cooney
R4,056 Discovery Miles 40 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

1. This book has a market across criminology and criminal justice, sociology and law. 2. While there is a healthy market for books on the death penalty, there is a gap for a book that offers a rigorous theoretical approach to making sense of the data. 3. While many studies have focused specifically on racial bias, this book considers a range of social characteristics and their impact on sentencing, including class, moral reputation and organizational status.

International Criminal Procedure - The Interface of Civil Law and Common Law Legal Systems (Paperback): Linda E. Carter, Fausto... International Criminal Procedure - The Interface of Civil Law and Common Law Legal Systems (Paperback)
Linda E. Carter, Fausto Pocar
R1,177 Discovery Miles 11 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

International Criminal Procedure, edited by two insiders to international criminal proceedings, Professor Linda Carter and Professor Fausto Pocar, a judge at the ICTY and a former President of this Tribunal, is a coherently organized, well-researched, very informative and not the least elegantly-written contribution to a young and rapidly developing legal sub-discipline. The book provides its reader with a highly accessible and up-to date introduction into key elements of international criminal procedure as well as with critical commentary and rich inspiration for improvements of current practices.' - Claus Kress LL.M. (Cantab.), University of Cologne, Germany and Institute for International Peace and Security Law'This book addresses compelling issues that have come before international criminal tribunals. They include the self-representation of accused persons, plea bargaining and victim participation. It usefully approaches all of the issues and problems from a comparative law perspective. This excellent and accessible work is essential reading for practitioners, faculty and students of international criminal law.' - Richard Goldstone, Retired Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and for Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda The emergence of international criminal courts, beginning with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and including the International Criminal Court, has also brought an evolving international criminal procedure. In this book, the authors examine selected issues that reflect a blending of, or choice between, civil law and common law models of procedure. The topics include background on civil law and common law legal systems; plea bargaining; witness proofing; written and oral evidence; self-representation and the use of assigned, standby, and amicus counsel; the role of victims; and the right to appeal. International Criminal Procedure will appeal to academics, students, researchers, lawyers and judges working in the field of international criminal law. Contributors include: G. Acquaviva, L. Carter, H. Garry, S. Horovitz, C.C. Jalloh, M. Maystre, F. Pocar, J.I. Turner

The Criminalisation of People Smuggling in Indonesia and Australia - Asylum Out of Reach (Hardcover): Antje Missbach The Criminalisation of People Smuggling in Indonesia and Australia - Asylum Out of Reach (Hardcover)
Antje Missbach
R3,916 Discovery Miles 39 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book offers an ethnographically informed critique of the hyper-politicised debate on the facilitation of irregularised migration for people seeking asylum between Indonesia and Australia. While state authorities decry such facilitation as "people smuggling" and push for its criminalisation, the book's focal points are the need for unsanctioned passages for people seeking asylum and the detrimental consequences of the criminalisation of "people smuggling" for both the facilitators and the people seeking asylum. Drawing on court verdicts and interviews with convicted facilitators and law enforcement officials in Indonesia, this book provides a unique and holistic picture of the causes, conditions, procedures and intricacies surrounding the facilitation of irregularised maritime journeys between Indonesia and Australia covering almost four decades. It scrutinises the micro-level operational and place-specific characteristics of people smuggling and the consequences of anti-people-smuggling policies in Indonesia and relates those consequences to changes in the macroenvironment, which include relevant legal, political, social and economic factors that determine the overarching conditions of irregularised mobility. Compared to other states in the Global North, Australia has claimed to be more "successful" with its comprehensive approach to eliminate unsanctioned migration at sea by combining punitive, communicative-reventive and interceptive measures. This book challenges key achievements and objectives in regard to criminalising the facilitation of irregularised migration by foregrounding the many negative side effects that have emanated from "stopping the boats". The book will be of interest to researchers in the fields of anthropology and sociology, law and criminology, Asia-Pacific Studies, Southeast Asian Studies and international migration.

Restoring Justice - An Introduction to Restorative Justice (Hardcover, 6th edition): Daniel W Van Ness, Karen Heetderks Strong,... Restoring Justice - An Introduction to Restorative Justice (Hardcover, 6th edition)
Daniel W Van Ness, Karen Heetderks Strong, Jonathan Derby, L. Lynette Parker
R6,264 Discovery Miles 62 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

* An authoritative and balanced overview of restorative justice. * An excellent primary text for courses on restorative justice and secondary text for courses on criminal law and justice. * Written by a strong team of authors, all engaged in the development of justice reform initiatives and programs.

Diversion in Youth Justice - What Can We Learn from Historical and Contemporary Practices? (Paperback): Roger Smith Diversion in Youth Justice - What Can We Learn from Historical and Contemporary Practices? (Paperback)
Roger Smith
R1,328 Discovery Miles 13 280 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Diversion in youth justice is a subject of enduring interest. It concerns the processes by which decisions are made about whether or not to prosecute young offenders, and this book explores the continuing debates and historical developments which shape these processes. The treatment of young offenders is a contentious subject, and this book provides a comprehensive review of out of court decision-making in the context of wider arguments about how we should deal with the crimes of the young. This book follows a broadly historical structure, exploring the development of ideas and approaches to agency decision-making at the point of prosecution. This leads to the identification of a number of distinctive 'models' of diversion, reflecting both specific periods of time and particular philosophies of intervention with young people in trouble with the law. Based on this classification, this book explores the implications for wider debates about childhood, crime and punishment and how these relate to theories of social control. This, in turn, leads to the conclusion that diversionary ideas and practices act as a kind of barometer for wider developments in the governance of youth. This is one of the very few books that focuses exclusively on diversion as a feature of youth justice, and it provides a range of original and contemporary insights into this subject area which remains of considerable interest in this field, both academically and in practice. The ideas outlined here will contribute to new thinking in youth criminology, as the discipline responds to a prolonged period of apparent liberalisation in the treatment of young offenders which has yet to be fully understood or properly theorised.

Criminal Procedure - Theory and Practice (Paperback, 3rd edition): Jefferson L Ingram Criminal Procedure - Theory and Practice (Paperback, 3rd edition)
Jefferson L Ingram
R2,113 Discovery Miles 21 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Fully up to date on court decisions that guide criminal procedure, including searches involving the Internet of Things Market includes all 2- and 4-year Criminal Justice programs throughout the US Compact, affordable, fresh coverage of criminal procedure, with ample applications to recent cases to engage students preparing for law enforcement careers

Criminal Procedure - Theory and Practice (Hardcover, 3rd edition): Jefferson L Ingram Criminal Procedure - Theory and Practice (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
Jefferson L Ingram
R3,834 Discovery Miles 38 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Fully up to date on court decisions that guide criminal procedure, including searches involving the Internet of Things Market includes all 2- and 4-year Criminal Justice programs throughout the US Compact, affordable, fresh coverage of criminal procedure, with ample applications to recent cases to engage students preparing for law enforcement careers

Responses to Serious Offending by Children - Principles, Practice and Global Perspectives (Hardcover): Nessa Lynch, Yannick van... Responses to Serious Offending by Children - Principles, Practice and Global Perspectives (Hardcover)
Nessa Lynch, Yannick van den Brink, Louise Forde
R4,066 Discovery Miles 40 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores the principles, practice and challenges in determining justice system responses to serious offending by children globally. Divided into four parts, the book provides a balance of theoretical and empirical insights. Anchored in a theoretical framework based on the human rights of children, as set out in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, it considers the relationship between scientific evidence (such as brain development) and the human rights framework, before going to explore the diversity of responses to children who are found responsible for serious offences. It brings together experts from various disciplines to fill a gap relating to serious offending by children in the literature. Scholars from Africa, Latin America and Asia, as well as Europe, North America and Oceania provide perspectives from legally, socially and culturally distinct jurisdictions. The first part focuses on the theoretical framework and explores the applicable standards and principles, including the relevant human rights framework and penological approaches to sentencing children for serious crimes. The second part analyses available empirical evidence, including evidence relating to the profiles of children who commit serious crimes, child and adolescent development, effective sentencing approaches and evidence of disparities in responses to serious offending by children. The third part provides a discussion of justice system responses to serious offending by children in a range of jurisdictions or regions with diverse and distinct legal, social and cultural contexts. Finally, the book uses the theoretical framework, empirical evidence, and case studies of jurisdictions to reflect on how principles relating to responses to serious offending by children can be translated into practice, and to highlight key debates and issues that will need to be explored into the future. Adding much-needed international perspectives to the scholarship addressing the issue, this book will be of great interest to academics, students, legal practitioners and social work professionals working on youth justice and children's rights across the globe.

Handbook on Moving Corrections and Sentencing Forward - Building on the Record (Paperback): Pamela K Lattimore, Beth M.... Handbook on Moving Corrections and Sentencing Forward - Building on the Record (Paperback)
Pamela K Lattimore, Beth M. Huebner, Faye S. Taxman
R1,386 Discovery Miles 13 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume addresses major issues and research in corrections and sentencing with the goal of using previous research and findings as a platform for recommendations about future research, evaluation, and policy. The last several decades witnessed major policy changes in sentencing and corrections in the United States, as well as considerable research to identify the most effective strategies for addressing criminal behavior. These efforts included changes in sentencing that eliminated parole and imposed draconian sentences for violent and drug crimes. The federal government, followed by most states, implemented sentencing guidelines that greatly reduced the discretion of the courts to impose sentences. The results were a multifold increase in the numbers of individuals in jails and prisons and on community supervision-increases that have only recently crested. There were also efforts to engage prosecutors and the courts in diversion and oversight, including the development of prosecutorial diversion programs, as well as a variety of specialty courts. Penal reform has included efforts to understand the transitions from prison to the community, including federal-led efforts focused on reentry programming. Community corrections reforms have ranged from increased surveillance through drug testing, electronic monitoring, and in some cases, judicial oversight, to rehabilitative efforts driven by risk and needs assessment. More recently, the focus has included pretrial reform to reduce the number of people held in jail pending trial, efforts that have brought attention to the use of bail and its disproportionate impact on people of color and the poor. This collection of chapters from leading researchers addresses a wide array of the latest research in the field. A unique approach featuring responses to the original essays by active researchers spurs discussion and provides a foundation for developing directions for future research and policymaking.

Counter-Terrorism Strategies in a Fragmented International Legal Order - Meeting the Challenges (Paperback): Larissa Van... Counter-Terrorism Strategies in a Fragmented International Legal Order - Meeting the Challenges (Paperback)
Larissa Van Denherik, Nico Schrijver
R1,546 Discovery Miles 15 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Few events have influenced our global order as intensely as the events of September 11, 2001. At various levels in the past ten years, persistent attempts have been made to address the threat of terrorism, yet there is still urgent need for a joint and coherent application of a variety of regulations relating to international criminal justice co-operation, the use of force and international human rights law. In an important contribution to international discourse, Larissa van den Herik and Nico Schrijver examine the relationship between different branches of international law and their applicability to the problem of terrorism and counter-terrorism. Using a unique combination of academic perspectives, practitioners' insights and a comprehensive three-part approach, Counter-terrorism Strategies in a Fragmented International Legal Order offers sound policy recommendations alongside thorough analysis of the state of international law regarding terrorism and provides fresh insights against the backdrop of recent practice.

Mimic - A gripping new serial killer thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of mystery and suspense (Hardcover):... Mimic - A gripping new serial killer thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of mystery and suspense (Hardcover)
Daniel Cole
R476 R394 Discovery Miles 3 940 Save R82 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

THE STANDALONE THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RAGDOLL - SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES 'Clever, original and gripping' Rachel Abbott ********** 1989 DS Benjamin Chambers and DC Adam Winter are on the trail of a twisted serial killer with a passion for recreating the world's greatest works of art through the bodies of his victims. But after Chambers almost loses his life, the case goes cold - their killer lying dormant, his collection unfinished. 1996 Jordan Marshall has excelled within the Metropolitan Police Service, fuelled by a loss that defined her teenage years. Obsessed, she manages to obtain new evidence, convincing both Chambers and Winter to revisit the case. However, their resurrected investigation brings about a fresh reign of terror, the team treading a fine line between police officers and vigilantes in their pursuit of a monster far more dangerous and intelligent than any of them had anticipated... ********** Praise for Daniel Cole: 'A brilliant, breathless thriller' M.J. Arlidge 'Superb thriller writing' Peter Robinson 'A star is born. Killer plot. Killer pace' Simon Toyne

Radicalisation, Extremism and Social Work Practice - Minority Muslim Youth in the West (Hardcover): Lena Robinson, M Rafik... Radicalisation, Extremism and Social Work Practice - Minority Muslim Youth in the West (Hardcover)
Lena Robinson, M Rafik Gardee
R3,923 Discovery Miles 39 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Offers approaches and strategies for combating radicalisation and extremism. The first book to explore cultural identity, acculturation and perceived discrimination of Muslim youth across Western countries in relation to social work. An interdisciplinary resource for those researching and working in social work, psychology, public health, psychiatry, sociology, political science and community development.

The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Science of (Paperback): Farah Focquaert, Elizabeth Shaw, Bruce N. Waller The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Science of (Paperback)
Farah Focquaert, Elizabeth Shaw, Bruce N. Waller
R1,383 Discovery Miles 13 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Philosophers, legal scholars, criminologists, psychiatrists, and psychologists have long asked important questions about punishment: What is its purpose? What theories help us better understand its nature? Is punishment just? Are there effective alternatives to punishment? How can empirical data from the sciences help us better understand punishment? What are the relationships between punishment and our biology, psychology, and social environment? How is punishment understood and administered differently in different societies? The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Science of Punishment is the first major reference work to address these and other important questions in detail, offering 31 chapters from an international and interdisciplinary team of experts in a single, comprehensive volume. It covers the major theoretical approaches to punishment and its alternatives; emerging research from biology, psychology, and social neuroscience; and important special issues like the side-effects of punishment and solitary confinement, racism and stigmatization, the risk and protective factors for antisocial behavior, and victims' rights and needs. The Handbook is conveniently organized into four sections: I. Theories of Punishment and Contemporary Perspectives II. Philosophical Perspectives on Punishment III. Sciences, Prevention, and Punishment IV. Alternatives to Current Punishment Practices A volume introduction and a comprehensive index help make The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Science of Punishment essential reading for upper-undergraduate and postgraduate students in disciplines such as philosophy, law, criminology, psychology, and forensic psychiatry, and highly relevant to a variety of other disciplines such as political and social sciences, behavioral and neurosciences, and global ethics. It is also an ideal resource for anyone interested in current theories, research, and programs dealing with the problem of punishment.

Police Funding, Dark Money, and the Greedy Institution (Hardcover): Randy K Lippert, Kevin Walby Police Funding, Dark Money, and the Greedy Institution (Hardcover)
Randy K Lippert, Kevin Walby
R4,066 Discovery Miles 40 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

1. This book is unique in its analysis of a little-considered aspect of contemporary policing, based on rigorous research across 100 North American cities. 2. Policing remains a popular area of study on Criminology and Criminal Justice degrees, and this book will also be of interest to those engaged with Public Policy and Public Management.

Child Sexual Abuse Reported by Adult Survivors - Legal Responses in England and Wales, Ireland and Australia (Hardcover):... Child Sexual Abuse Reported by Adult Survivors - Legal Responses in England and Wales, Ireland and Australia (Hardcover)
Sinead Ring, Kate Gleeson, Kim Stevenson
R4,068 Discovery Miles 40 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

1. This book has a multi-disciplinary market, across criminology, law, socio-legal studies, history and social work. 2. This book has potential as supplementary reading across a range of popular teaching topics in criminology and law, including sexual abuse, victimology, comparative criminal justice, law and gender, and socio-legal studies.

Artificial Intelligence and the Law - Cybercrime and Criminal Liability (Paperback): Dennis J. Baker, Paul H Robinson Artificial Intelligence and the Law - Cybercrime and Criminal Liability (Paperback)
Dennis J. Baker, Paul H Robinson
R1,274 Discovery Miles 12 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume presents new research in artificial intelligence (AI) and Law with special reference to criminal justice. It brings together leading international experts including computer scientists, lawyers, judges and cyber-psychologists. The book examines some of the core problems that technology raises for criminal law ranging from privacy and data protection, to cyber-warfare, through to the theft of virtual property. Focusing on the West and China, the work considers the issue of AI and the Law in a comparative context presenting the research from a cross-jurisdictional and cross-disciplinary approach. As China becomes a global leader in AI and technology, the book provides an essential in-depth understanding of domestic laws in both Western jurisdictions and China on criminal liability for cybercrime. As such, it will be a valuable resource for academics and researchers working in the areas of AI, technology and criminal justice.

Feminism, Violence Against Women, and Law Reform - Decolonial Lessons from Ecuador (Hardcover): Silvana Tapia Tapia Feminism, Violence Against Women, and Law Reform - Decolonial Lessons from Ecuador (Hardcover)
Silvana Tapia Tapia
R4,050 Discovery Miles 40 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Offering an important addition to existing critiques of governance feminism and carceral expansion based mainly on experiences from the Global North, this book critically addresses feminist law reform on violence against women, from a decolonial perspective. Challenging the consensus that penal expansion is mainly associated with the co-option of feminist campaigns to counteract violence against women in the context of neoliberal globalisation, this book shows that long-standing colonial narratives underlie many of today's dominant legal discourses justifying criminalisation, even in countries whose governments have called themselves "leftist" and "post-neoliberal". Mapping the history of law reform on violence against women in Ecuador, the book reveals how the conciliation between feminist campaigns and criminalisation strategies takes place through liberal legality, the language of human rights, and the discourse of constitutional guarantees, across the political spectrum. Whilst human rights make violence against women intelligible in mainstream legal terms, the book shows that the emergence of a "rights-based penality" produces a benign, formally innocuous criminal law, which can be presented as progressive, but in practice reproduces colonial and postcolonial paradigms that limit and reshape feminist demands. The book raises new questions on the complex social and political factors that impact on feminist law reform projects, as it demonstrates how colonial assumptions about gender, race, class, and the family remain embedded in liberal criminal law. This theoretically and empirically informed analysis makes an innovative contribution to feminist legal theory, post-colonial studies, and criminal law; and will be of interest to activists, scholars and policymakers working at the intersections between gender equality, law, and violence in Latin America and beyond.

Convictions Without Truth - The Incompatibility of Science and Law (Hardcover): Robert Schehr Convictions Without Truth - The Incompatibility of Science and Law (Hardcover)
Robert Schehr
R1,544 Discovery Miles 15 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Convictions Without Truth sets out to determine whether and to what extent science and law may coexist in an institutional relationship that truthfully generates individualization through application of forensic testimony for charges relating to violations of criminal law. In the first two chapters, readers are exposed to contemporary unscientific forensic practices as juxtaposed to the evidentiary standard announced by the United States Supreme Court in Daubert v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals, as well as scientific requirements for validity and reliability of expert witness testimony. The remaining chapters provide an explanation for retention of existing, though faulty, forensic practices by way of analysis of path dependency, the fixation of belief, and neuro and cognitive psychology. Through immanent critique and unmasking, the book deconstructs prevailing forensic practices through application of existing published documentation. The final chapter addresses the fixation of belief from the perspective of neuropsychology and cognitive psychology. Readers will gain an understanding of the current concerns relating to application of contemporary forensic practices; current case law and federal rules guiding the introduction of expert witness testimony; and why it is that despite widely recognized concerns raised from within and outside of the criminal legal system, application of unscientific forensic practices continues. The book also shows how the criminal legal system is experiencing a paradigm shift due to dialectical juxtaposition of existing unscientific forensic practices with contemporary science. Readers are shown that because of its continued reliance upon unscientific forensic practices, the criminal legal system reveals its hegemonic commitment to social control through its willingness to accept "satisfying" as opposed to "truthful" results that generate wrongful convictions. Convictions Without Truth will be of particular interest to students, academics, and practitioners working within the criminal legal field. It will also appeal to those wanting to know more about forensics and criminal law.

Criminology for the Police (Hardcover): Craig Paterson, Ed Pollock Criminology for the Police (Hardcover)
Craig Paterson, Ed Pollock
R4,061 Discovery Miles 40 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Unlike other introductions to Criminology on the market, this is the only one written specifically for students taking Professional Policing. Covering the application of theory and research to practice, it is filled with practical examples and case studies throughout. The book is aligned to the requirements of the PEQF framework for police officers, but also encourages critical thinking throughout. This book has a secondary market as an alternative textbook or supplementary for the range of courses on policing, as part of a Criminology degree, or for more applied Criminology courses.

Contemporary Corrections - A Critical Thinking Approach (Paperback): Rick Ruddell, G.Larry Mays, L Thomas Winfree Jr Contemporary Corrections - A Critical Thinking Approach (Paperback)
Rick Ruddell, G.Larry Mays, L Thomas Winfree Jr
R1,950 Discovery Miles 19 500 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Contemporary Corrections: A Critical Thinking Approach introduces readers to the essential elements of the US corrections system without drowning students in a sea of nonessential information. Unbiased and accessible, the text includes coverage of the history of corrections, alternatives to incarceration, probation/parole, race/ethnicity/gender issues in corrections, re-entry into the community, and more. The authors' unparalleled practical approach, reinforced by contemporary examples, illuminates the role corrections plays in our society. The authors have reinvigorated earlier work with additional content on international comparative data to increase our understanding of how prison officials in other nations have developed different types of responses to the problems that challenge every US correctional administrator, a new chapter on correctional personnel, and an integration of race and ethnicity issues throughout the book. Unrivaled in scope, this book offers undergraduates a concise but comprehensive introduction to corrections with textual materials and assignments designed to encourage students' critical thinking skills.

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