Criminal justice law Books

Book SynopsisThe book shows, through volumes of quantitative data and the voices of judges, prosecutors and defence lawyers, how the party-state continues to influence and control both the process and outcome of criminal trials through an elaborate system of audit and sanction, the result of which is a system of aggregate rather than individual justice.Trade Review[T]his is an outstanding piece of scholarship. . . This remarkable book is a great contribution to our understanding of this tension and how it plays out in the criminal process in China. --Susan Trevaskes, The China JournalIn conclusion, I have little doubt that the book will be warmly received not only by students, practitioners, and academics specializing in Chinese law, especially in criminal justice and sociology of law, but also by those interested in comparative law and general China studies. --Jianfu Chen, Asian Journal of CriminologyThis book is an extensive survey and appraisal of Chinese criminal justice by Mike McConville and five colleagues. It should interest not only specialists in Chinese law but any reader seeking insights into China's political culture. It is distinguished by the depth of its empirical approach, displayed notably by extracts from interviews. Its publication is timely. --Stanley Lubman, The China QuarterlyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Sources of Police Cases 3. Police Powers in Relation to Detention and Arrest 4. The Construction of the Police Case 5. Pre-Trial Preparation of Prosecutors 6. Pre-Trial Involvement of Judges 7. The Construction of the Defence Case 8. Trial Procedure, Rules, Setting and Personnel 9. The Trial: Case File Analysis 10. The Prosecution Observed 11. The Defence at Trial Observed (1) 12. The Defence at Trial Observed (2) 13. Trial Outcomes Observed 14. The Process and the System 15. Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume of the series was designed to provide a comprehensive primer on the existing best practices and emerging developments in the study and design research on crime and criminology.Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors vii Introduction 1 Beth M. Huebner and Timothy S. Bynum Part I Measurement of Criminal Typologies 7 1 Violent Crime 9 Nicholas Corsaro 2 Cybercrime 29 Thomas J. Holt 3 Juvenile Crime and Bullying 49 Sean P. Varano and Joseph M. McKenna 4 Rape and Other Sexual Offending Behaviors 69 Wesley G. Jennings and Bryanna Hahn Fox 5 White]Collar and Corporate Crime 92 Michael L. Benson, Jay Kennedy, and Matthew Logan 6 Human Trafficking 111 Amy Farrell and Katherine Bright 7 Challenges in Measuring and Understanding Hate Crime 131 Jack McDevitt and Janice A. Iwama Part II Offenders, Offending, and Victimization 157 8 Gangs and Gang Crime 159 Chris Melde 9 Gendered Pathways to Crime 181 Julie Yingling 10 Mental Health and Physical Studies 202 Daryl G. Kroner and Maranda Quillen 11 Rehabilitation and Treatment Programming 223 Faye S. Taxman and Brandy L. Blasko 12 Measuring Victimization: Issues and New Directions 249 Leah E. Daigle, Jamie A. Snyder, and Bonnie S. Fisher Part III Criminal Justice Organizations and Outcomes 277 13 Community Policing and Police Interventions 279 Michael J. Kyle and Joseph A. Schafer 14 Measurement Issues in Criminal Case Processing and Court Decision Making Research 303 Brian D. Johnson and Christina D. Stewart 15 Sentencing Outcomes and Disparity 328 Jared M. Ellison and Pauline K. Brennan 16 Correctional Interventions and Outcomes 351 Eric Grommon and Jason Rydberg 17 How Theory Guides Measurement: Public Attitudes toward Crime and Policing 377 Jonathan Jackson and Jouni Kuha 18 Measuring the Cost of Crime 416 Matt DeLisi 19 School Crime and Safety 434 Thomas Mowen, John Brent, and Aaron Kupchik 20 Traffic Stops, Race, and Measurement 452 Kyle Mclean and Jeff Rojek Part IV Specialized Measurement Techniques 473 21 Self]Reported Crime and Delinquency 475 Scott Menard, Lisa C. Bowman]Bowen, and Yi Fen Lu 22 Crime and the Life Course 496 Lee Ann Slocum 23 Conducting Qualitative Interviews in Prison: Challenges and Lessons Learned 517 Kristin Carbone]Lopez 24 Spatial Analysis of Crime 535 Steven M. Radil 25 Network Analysis 555 Owen Gallupe Index 576

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Book SynopsisThis concise and accessible guide offers a critical overview of the prison system in England and Wales for students and practitioners. The book guides the reader through prison life as experienced by different stakeholder groups and is packed with learning features such as case studies and key concepts.Table of Contents1. Orienting the Prison 2. The Birth of the Prison 3. Prison: The Modern Context 4. Doing Time: How Different Groups Experience Prison Differently 5. Prison Life 6. Theorising Punishment and the Pains of Imprisonment 7. Doing Prison Work 8. Leaving Prison, Resettling and Returning 9. Prison on an International Scale 10. What Next for Prisons?

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Book SynopsisProvides compelling and manageable solutions for how to reform the criminal justice system from the inside out A racial reckoning in the US criminal justice system was long overdue well before the highly publicized murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many others in 2020. Progressive Prosecution argues that prosecutors, having helped build our failed system of mass incarceration, must now lead the charge to dismantle it. With contributions from practicing district attorneys as well as leading scholars in the fields of law and criminal justice, Taylor-Thompson and Thompson's volume offers an unapologetically ambitious vision for reform. The contributors draw from empirical evidence and years of combined research experience to argue that change must happen at the local level, with prosecutors choosing to adopt race-conscious approaches. These prosecutors must do the hard work themselves, actively focusing on the ways that race misshapes perceptions of criminality, influences diTrade Review"My approach as District Attorney has been to improve public safety and strengthen community trust by shrinking the footprint of the justice system and promoting fairness, racial equity, and humanity. Progressive Prosecution: Race and Reform in Criminal Justice provides a wide breadth of theoretical and practical advice to help replicate this vision, and identifies central elements that guide our movement, including juvenile justice, data-driven policies, and equal representation. It should be considered required reading not just for prosecutors, but for anyone who’s involved in or cares about the American legal system." -- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez"Featuring an an all-star cast of expert contributors, Progressive Prosecution offers tremendous guidance to prosecutors who seek to make progressive reforms, both at the abstract level of vision and at the more concrete level of practical steps. This impressive volume will surely make a substantial contribution to the field." -- Carol Steiker, Henry J. Friendly Professor of Law, Harvard Law School"This important and timely work, expertly compiled by truly informed advocates, is rich with insight, innovation, and guidance. A must read for anyone interested in improving the fairness and reliability of the justice system." -- Bryan Stevenson, founder and Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative"Progressive Prosecution: Race and Reform in Criminal Justiceacts as both a call to action and a practical guide, instructing prosecutors on what they need to do to bring about lasting and meaningful change." * Library Bookwatch *"In short, Race and Reform is brimming with ideas that could be, and in some locales already have been, incorporated into a substantive vision for prosecutorial reform." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *"Contributors, which include practicing US district attorneys and scholars, draw from empirical evidence and years of experience to argue that change must happen at the local level; prosecutors need to adopt race-conscious approaches, actively focusing on the ways in which race misshapes perceptions of criminality, influences discretionary calls, affects jury selection, and induces a reliance on punitive responses." * Law & Social Inquiry *

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Book Synopsis2018 Outstanding Academic Title, given by Choice MagazineA comprehensive examination of developmental inequality among children Developmental equalitywhether every child has an equal opportunity to reach their fullest potentialis essential for children's future growth and access to opportunity. In the United States, however, children of color are disproportionately affected by poverty, poor educational outcomes, and structural discrimination, limiting their potential. In Reimagining Equality, Nancy E. Dowd sets out to examine the roots of these inequalities by tracing the life course of black boys from birth to age 18 in an effort to create an affirmative system of rights and support for all children. Drawing on interdisciplinary research, the book demonstrates that black boys encounter challenges and barriers that funnel them toward failure rather than developmental success. Their example exposes a broader reality of hierarchies among children, linked to government policies, practicesTrade Review"Dowd's proposals are required for real equal opportunity and will lead to success ... This book is required reading." -- CHOICE"Nancy Dowd has written an exceptionally important book about how deliberate considerations of race, gender, and class are necessary if we wish to achieve equality for all children. Focusing on black boys, and highlighting how black boys matter, Dowd uncovers how developmental inequality, or rather societal disregard for developmental inequality, continually reproduces injustice for black boys." -- Angela Onwuachi-Willig,Chancellor's Professor of Law, Berkeley Law"Nancy Dowd has been an important scholar of laws application to black boys for years. This book is a thorough critique of a broken social system where treatment of black boys is the miners canary. Dowds insightful analysis leads to an ambitious program that we can and should make a centerpiece of progressive politics. This book is a must read for anyone who cares about black boys, and also a must read for anyone who cares about children in general." -- Frank Rudy Cooper,co-editor, Masculinities and the Law: A Multidimensional Approach

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Book SynopsisThe use of a rape victim’s sexual history as evidence attracted intense public attention after the acquittal of footballer Ched Evans in 2017. Set within the context of a criminal justice system widely perceived to be failing rape victims, the use of sexual history evidence remains a flashpoint of contention around rape law reform. This accessible book mounts an important interrogation into the use of a victim’s sexual history as evidence in rape trials. Adopting a critical multidisciplinary perspective underpinned by feminist theory, the authors explore the role and significance of sexual history evidence in criminal justice responses to rape.Table of ContentsTable of Cases Table of Statutes Notes on Authors Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Setting the Scene 2. A History of Rape Law in Action 3. Emergence of a Legal Regime Governing the Use of Sexual History Evidence 4. Legal Regulation: Limits and Potentialities 5. Tracking the Use of Sexual History Evidence in the Courtroom 6. The Relevance of Sexual History Evidence 7. Sexual History Evidence and Subjectivity 8. Conclusion: What Is To Be Done About Sexual History Evidence? References Index

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Book SynopsisThis accessible book introduces the key concepts and theoretical developments of queer criminology and explains what they mean for modern criminal justice frameworks and practitioners. The book sets out experiences of the LGBTQ+ population as victims, offenders and professionals in legal systems in the US and internationally and explores what they mean for elements of those systems including police, courts, corrections and victims’ services. It is both a useful reference point for academics, students and professionals and a guide to how queer criminology can be theoretically applied and practically implemented in the worlds of policing, courts, corrections, and victims' services.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Towards Freedom, Empowerment, and Agency: An Introduction to Queering Criminology in Theory and Praxis: Reimaging Justice in the Criminal Legal System and Beyond – Carrie L. Buist and Lindsay Kahle Semprevivo 1. Gender- and Sexuality-Based Violence Among LGBTQ People: An Empirical Test of Norm-Centered Stigma Theory – Meredith G.F. Worthen 2. Queer Pathways – Michael K. Winters 3. Queer Criminology and the Destabilization of Child Sexual Abuse – Dave McDonald 4. Queer(y)ing the Experiences of LGBTQ Workers in Criminal Processing Systems – Angela Dwyer and Roddrick A. Colvin 5. ‘PREA Is a Joke’: A Case Study of How Trans PREA Standards Are(n’t) Enforced – April Carrillo 6. Queerly Navigating the System: Trans* Experiences Under State Surveillance – Rayna E. Momen 7. Sex-Gender Defining Laws, Birth Certificates, and Identity – Jon Rosenstadt 8. Effects of Intimate Partner Violence in the LGBTQ Community: A. Systematic Review – Illandra Denysschen and Rosalind Evans 9. Health Covariates of Intimate Partner Violence in a National Transgender Sample – Victoria Kurdyla, Adam M. Messinger, and Xavier L. Guadalupe-Diaz 10. Serving Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex Youth in Alameda County’s Juvenile Hall – Alexandria Garcia, Naseem Badiey, Laura Agnich Chavez, and Wendy Still 11. Liberating Black Youth Across the Gender Spectrum Through the Deconstruction of the White Femininity/Black Masculinity Duality – Angela Irvine-Baker, Aisha Canfield, and Carolyn Reyes 12. ‘I Thought They Were Supposed to Be on My Side’: What Jane Doe’s Experience Teaches Us About Institutional Harm Against Trans Youth – Vanessa R. Panfil and Aimee Wodda 13. The Role of Adolescent Friendship Networks in Queer Youth’s Delinquency – Nayan G. Ramirez 14. ‘At the Very Least’: Politics and Praxis of Bail Fund Organizers and the Potential for Queer Liberation – Luca Suede Connolly and Rose M. Buckelew 15. A Conspiracy – Lucilla R. Harrell and S. Page Dukes 16. LGBTQ+ Homelessness: Resource Obtainment and Issues With Shelters – Trye Mica Price and Tusty ten Bensel 17. The Color of Queer Theory in Social Work and Criminology Practice: A World Without Empathy – Rebecca S. Katz 18. Camouflaged: Tackling the Invisibility of LGBTQ+ Veterans When Accessing Care – Shanna N. Felix and Chrystina Y. Hoffman 19. Barriers to Reporting, Barriers to Services: Challenges for Transgender Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Victimization – Danielle C. Slakoff and Jaclyn A. Siegel Conclusion: What Does It Mean to Do Justice? Current and Future Directions in Queer Criminological Research and Practice – Lindsay Kahle Semprevivo and Carrie L. Buist

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Book SynopsisAusterity continues to impact the criminal justice process in England and Wales: police numbers are down, the Crown Prosecution Service is in disarray, legal aid has been reduced, courts are closing and magistrates are leaving. Research into the criminal process usually focuses on England, however this book offers a rare insight into South Wales. Drawing on first-hand accounts of lawyers, police, suspects, and the convicted and their families, it uncovers how these affected individuals navigate the challenges caused by austerity, what has changed and what can be done to improve the system. This book is a reliable and evocative account of the reality of criminal justice in Wales.Table of ContentsWhy Wales? A System in Crisis The People and Their Experiences Criminal Justice in Its Place Pressures of Practice Criminal Justice Relationships Navigating the Criminal Justice System Doing Criminal Justice Differently

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Book SynopsisAusterity continues to impact the criminal justice process in England and Wales: police numbers are down, the Crown Prosecution Service is in disarray, legal aid has been reduced, courts are closing and magistrates are leaving. Research into the criminal process usually focuses on England, however this book offers a rare insight into South Wales. Drawing on first-hand accounts of lawyers, police, suspects, and the convicted and their families, it uncovers how these affected individuals navigate the challenges caused by austerity, what has changed and what can be done to improve the system. This book is a reliable and evocative account of the reality of criminal justice in Wales.Table of ContentsWhy Wales? A System in Crisis The People and Their Experiences Criminal Justice in Its Place Pressures of Practice Criminal Justice Relationships Navigating the Criminal Justice System Doing Criminal Justice Differently

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Book SynopsisComparative Perspectives on Criminal Justice in China is highly recommended. The editors have assembled the leading Western and Chinese scholars in the field to examine the administration of criminal justice in China, showing both how far the system has come and the challenges that lie ahead. This is an important and timely book. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand or has to deal with the Chinese criminal justice system.'- Klaus Mühlhahn, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany'This highly informative and engaging volume on the Chinese criminal justice system today provides a window into the vagaries of law and its operation in the People's Republic. McConville and Pils bring together an impressive array of scholars whose studies span the criminal process. From initial police investigation, through to prosecution and sentencing of defendants, we see how dominant values in the Chinese state and its structures of power make the practice of criminal justice today still intensely political.'- Susan Trevaskes, Griffith University, AustraliaComparative Perspectives on Criminal Justice in China is an anthology of chapters on the contemporary criminal justice system in mainland China, bringing together the work of recognised scholars from China and around the world.The book addresses issues at various stages of the criminal justice process (investigation and prosecution of crime and criminal trial) as well as problems pertaining to criminal defence and to parallel systems of punishment. All of the contributions discuss the criminal justice system in the context of China's legal reforms. Several of the contributions urge the conclusion that the criminal process and related processes remain marred by overwhelming powers of the police and Party-State, and a chapter discussing China's 2012 revision of its Criminal Procedure Law argues that the revision is unlikely to bring significant improvement.This diverse comparative study will appeal to academics in Chinese law, society and politics, members of the human rights NGO and diplomatic communities as well as legal professionals interested in China.Contributors include: I. Belkin, S. Biddulph, G. Chen, W. Chen, Y.-J. Chen, J.A. Cohen, I. Dobinson, Z. Guo, J. He, R. He, H. Fu, J. Jiang, R. Lan, S.B. Lubman, J. Ma, M. McConville, S.A. Mosher, E. Nesossi, E. Pils, J.D. Rosenzweig, F. Sapio, T. Stutsman, B. Teng, W. ZuoTrade Review‘Comparative Perspectives on Criminal Justice in China is highly recommended. The editors have assembled the leading Western and Chinese scholars in the field to examine the administration of criminal justice in China, showing both how far the system has come and the challenges that lie ahead. This is an important and timely book. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand or has to deal with the Chinese criminal justice system.’ -- Klaus Mühlhahn, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany‘This highly informative and engaging volume on the Chinese criminal justice system today provides a window into the vagaries of law and its operation in the People’s Republic. McConville and Pils bring together an impressive array of scholars whose studies span the criminal process. From initial police investigation, through to prosecution and sentencing of defendants, we see how dominant values in the Chinese state and its structures of power make the practice of criminal justice today still intensely political.’ -- Susan Trevaskes, Griffith University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE 1. Introductory Reflections Jerome A. Cohen 2. Comparative Empirical Co-ordinates and the Dynamics of Criminal Justice in China and the West Mike McConville PART II: THE INVESTIGATION OF CRIME 3. Wrongful Convictions and Tortured Confessions: Empirical Studies in Mainland China He Jiahong and He Ran 4. China’s Tortuous Path Toward Ending Torture in Criminal Investigations Ira Belkin 5. Experimental Psychology and Criminal Justice Reform Thomas Stutsman PART III: THE PROSECUTION OF CRIME AND TRIAL PROCESS 6. Issues in the Reform of China’s Public Prosecution System – Against the Backdrop of New Revisions to the Criminal Procedure Law Chen Guangzhong 7. Research on Independent Sentencing Procedures Chen Weidong 8. The Guilty Plea: An Australian/Chinese Comparison Ian Dobinson PART IV: CRIMINAL DEFENCE 9. Lawyers’ Activism and the Expansion of the Right to Counsel in Taiwan Yu-Jie Chen 10. The Role of Criminal Defence Lawyers in China: An Empirical Study of D County, S Province Zuo Weimin and Ma Jinghua 11. Compromising for ‘Justice’? Criminal Proceedings and the Ethical Quandaries of Chinese Lawyers Elisa Nesossi 12. Who Should be Entitled to Initiate a Mental Examination Process? An Empirical Perspective Zhiyuan Guo 13. Killing the Lawyer as the Last Resort: The Li Zhuang Case and its Effects on Criminal Defence in China Lan Rongjie PART V: PUNISHMENT REGIMES EXTERNAL TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM 14. Rights in the New Regime for Treatment of Drug Dependency Sarah Biddulph 15. Legal Erosion and the Policing of Petitions Flora Sapio 16. Resolving the ‘Endless Narrative’: Criminal Defamation and Expression Rights in China Joshua D. Rosenzweig 17. The Upward and Downward Spirals in China’s Anti-Corruption Enforcement Fu Hualing 18. ‘Disappearing’ China’s Human Rights Lawyers Eva Pils 19. Politics and Criminal Justice Jerome A. Cohen PART VI: CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS 20. Concluding Observations Stanley B. Lubman PART VII: POSTSCRIPT: THE 2012 PRC CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW 21. Comments on the 2012 Revision of the Chinese Criminal Procedure Law Joshua D. Rosenzweig, Flora Sapio, Jiang Jue, Teng Biao and Eva Pils Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn this important book, two knowledgeable and perceptive observers offer a damning indictment of British criminal justice. McConville and Marsh repeatedly skewer the pious pronouncements of panglossian judges with down-to-earth views of the assembly line. They describe a world of state-induced guilty pleas in which defendants are subjected to extraordinary pressure to 'freely' and 'voluntarily' bring about their own convictions, and they explain how this world came into being. These authors tell it like it is.'- Albert W. Alschuler,The University of Chicago, US'McConville and Marsh mount a powerful attack on the institutions of criminal justice: they examine a range of practices known as 'plea-bargaining' in the broader context of policing and the work of the CPS, defence solicitors and the Bar. Their detailed and historically-grounded study challenges the role of the courts in developing and refining the procedural framework for the guilty plea discount, and raises questions about the claim of the judiciary to be guardians of the right to a fair trial. A disturbing book for criminal justice.'- Andrew Ashworth, University of Oxford, UK'This is no ordinary esoteric lawyers textbook. It is a hard hitting, trenchant analysis of a system that has been seriously eroded and undermined over the course of my 46 years of practice in the criminal justice arena. Basic principles and protections have been ditched or watered down to accommodate the exigencies of political and economic dogma. Every citizen who stands by the need for due process, and the rule of law as mainstays of any democratic system, must read this carefully researched and well argued work.'- Michael Mansfield QC'A timely and sobering account of the realities of criminal justice. McConville and Marsh provide an important and informed critique of the manner in which the 'adversary ideal' and the principles on which the fairness of the criminal justice system is traditionally understood to rest are routinely and systematically undermined in practice.'- Sarah Summers, The University of Zurich, SwitzerlandThis provocative and powerful book provides a critical review of Britain's criminal justice process through its practices, culture and traditions, revealing a landscape in ruins under the dominance of State-induced Guilty Pleas.Against a backdrop of a dysfunctional criminal justice system, the authors bring an avalanche of legal and empirical material to question the legitimacy of the relationship between judges, lawyers, politicians and defendants in modern Britain. Examining existing legal structures and court practices through the lens of what used to be called plea bargaining the authors provide a graphic picture of why case disposals through enforced guilty pleas promote injustice, feed discrimination and skew the judicial function. This is the most comprehensive examination to date of case disposition methods in England, Wales and Scotland., underpinned by a new socio-legal theory on the criminal process.Criminal Judges is sure to provoke debate on the forces which drive the criminal justice process and will therefore be of great interest to all those concerned about the future of criminal justice policies and practices. It will appeal to academics, researchers, policy advisors and practitioners of criminal law.Contents: 1. Criminal Justice: System, Process and Legitimacy 2. Helping the Police with their Inquiries 3. State-Induced Guilty Pleas and Legitimacy 4. Lowering the Bar 5. Institutional Distress: the State 6. Institutional Distress: the Defence 7. Scotland: Coercion and Discourse 8. Conclusion Bibliography IndexTrade Review‘In this important book, two knowledgeable and perceptive observers offer a damning indictment of British criminal justice. McConville and Marsh repeatedly skewer the pious pronouncements of panglossian judges with down-to-earth views of the assembly line. They describe a world of state-induced guilty pleas in which defendants are subjected to extraordinary pressure to "freely" and "voluntarily" bring about their own convictions, and they explain how this world came into being. These authors tell it like it is.’‘This is no ordinary esoteric lawyers’ textbook. It is a hard hitting, trenchant analysis of a system that has been seriously eroded and undermined over the course of my 46 years of practice in the criminal justice arena. Basic principles and protections have been ditched or watered down to accommodate the exigencies of political and economic dogma. -- Every citizen who stands by the need for due process, and the rule of law as mainstays of any democratic system, must read this carefully researched and well argued work.’– Michael Mansfield QC‘A timely and sobering account of the realities of criminal justice. McConville and Marsh provide an important and informed critique of the manner in which the 'adversary ideal' and the principles on which the fairness of the criminal justice system is traditionally understood to rest are routinely and systematically undermined in practice.’ -- Sarah Summers, The University of Zurich, Switzerland‘Edward Elgar’s Criminal Judges is a timely and carefully crafted publication, written by highly respected criminal law experts. . . Professor McConville and his colleague have produced an excellent and sensitive criminal law book, a joy to read.’ -- Sally Ramage, Criminal Law Review‘In their passionate, polemical but ultimately infonnative new text, Mike Mcconville and Luke Marsh explore the phenomenon of state-induced guilty pleas that increasingly dominate proceedings in the criminal courts of England and Wales.’ -- Daniel Newman, Journal of Law and SocietyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Criminal Justice: System, Process and Legitimacy 2. Helping the Police with their Inquiries 3. State-Induced Guilty Pleas and Legitimacy 4. Lowering the Bar 5. Institutional Distress: the State 6. Institutional Distress: the Defence 7. Scotland: Coercion and Discourse 8. Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAs our understanding of genetics increases, its application to criminal justice becomes more significant. This timely book examines the use of genetic information both in criminal investigations and during the trial process. It discusses current scientific understanding and considers some potential legal, ethical and sociological issues with the use of genetic information.The author draws together debates from scientists, ethicists, sociologists and lawyers in order to understand how the criminal justice system currently reacts, and ought to react, to the new challenges presented by genetic evidence. She asks the important question of where priorities should lie: whether with society's desire to be protected from crime, or with an individual's desire to be protected from an unwanted intrusion into his or her genome. Topics include rights of privacy and consent in obtaining DNA samples, evidentiary issues in court, the impact of genetic evidence on punishment theory and sentencing, and genetic discrimination.This book will be of use to criminal and medical law students, along with academics, practitioners and policymakers interested in exploring the various criminal law issues in relation to genetics. It will also be of interest to criminal justice, philosophy, ethics, sociology and psychology students and academics looking explore the legal issues involved in such a topic.Trade Review'Genetics, Crime and Justice is a work of significance. This book enlightens its readers? ? to the debate revolving around human genetics and criminal justice, and provokes thought on? ?how to address the competing interests of society and the individual. Overall, the book presents? ?to its readers, those new to the field or its? ? followers, a comprehensive understanding of the role? ?of genetics in relation to criminality and the judicial system along with the myriad of issues?? surrounding them.?' -- Midhat Farzeen, ?International Social Science Review‘For a reader who is new to the area, Genetics, Crime and Justice provides a useful overview of the legal, ethical and social issues pertaining to the broad area encapsulated by the book. The reader who is familiar with some sections of the book’s scope will likely gain something of interest from the other connected topics Wilson considers. There is significant merit in such a work — one that brings together this diverse but thematically connected body of knowledge.’ -- Current Issues in Criminal JusticeTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction, 2. History of Genetics and Criminal Justice, 3. Use of Genetics in Criminal Investigations 4. The “Criminal Gene”, 5. The “Criminal Gene” Argument in the Courts 6. The Impact of a ‘Criminal Gene’ Argument on Punishment Theory 7. Introduction to Ethical Issues 8. Concluding Thoughts Index

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Book SynopsisThis book is a rigorous attempt to address the problem of corruption by using various methodologies and perspectives. Among other innovative mechanisms, Søreide proposes to extend responsibility to those who benefit indirectly from corruption. She also suggests extending the duties of private actors to help the government in addressing corruption. She discusses the nature of sanctions and she proposes empowering courts to debar suppliers for public contracts. Søreide's analysis is careful, attentive to the evidence, and provides practical solutions to some of the most difficult challenges facing contemporary societies. This book should be read and influence theorists, economists, lawyers, government officials and policymakers.'- Alon Harel, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, IsraelCriminal law efficiency is a concept often referred to but seldom defined. Clarity, the author argues, is necessary for finding practical solutions to fundamental challenges in this area of law, especially with the criminal justice system itself at risk.Tina Søreide offers views in contrast to mainstream ideas on optimal criminal law responses to corruption, with emphasis on the fundamental role of the criminal justice system in the fight against corruption, and the effect this can have on other mechanisms in society. Her analysis explains the concept of criminal law efficiency through economic approaches and why many criminal law responses to corruption are at risk of becoming 'façade strategies' that may, in fact facilitate corruption.Corruption and Criminal Justice offers insights into the obstacles that policymakers and government advisors cannot ignore. It serves as an invaluable resource for advanced students and academics interested in law, economics, and large corporations.Trade Review‘This book is a rigorous attempt to address the problem of corruption by using various methodologies and perspectives. Among other innovative mechanisms, Søreide proposes to extend responsibility to those who benefit indirectly from corruption. She also suggests extending the duties of private actors to help the government in addressing corruption. She discusses the nature of sanctions and she proposes empowering courts to debar suppliers for public contracts. Søreide's analysis is careful, attentive to the evidence, and provides practical solutions to some of the most difficult challenges facing contemporary societies. This book should be read and influence theorists, economists, lawyers, government officials and policymakers.’ -- Alon Harel, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, IsraelTable of ContentsContents: PART 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS CONSEQUENCES 1. Introduction 2. The Causes and Consequences of Corruption 3. Practical Obstacles to Efficient Criminal Law Enforcement PART 2 FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGES AND THE WAY FORWARD 4. Economic Reasoning on Corruption 5. Principles Versus Pragmatism in Law Enforcement Systems 6. The Law Enforcement Environment at the National and International Level Index

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Book SynopsisThe increasing prevalence of transnational crime in a mobile and interconnected world presents serious challenges, both in terms of analysing these issues and attempting to tackle and prevent them. This Research Handbook on Transnational Crime is an interdisciplinary, up-to-date guide to this growing field, written by an international cohort of leading scholars and experts. The multifaceted nature of the problem is reflected in the structure of this innovative Research Handbook, covering all the major areas of transnational crime, including terrorism, money laundering, environmental crime, migration-related crime, human trafficking, drug trafficking, cybercrime and heritage crime. Each sector is examined through three dedicated chapters that consider in turn legal responses to a given crime, its current criminological understanding, and the practical challenges of policing and prosecution, providing a well-rounded, detailed discussion of each topic. This timely Research Handbook also includes chapters focusing on responses to transnational crime in specific regions, including the EU, the African Union, Asia, South America and ex-Soviet Union countries. This Research Handbook will be crucial reading for academics and students with an interest in criminal justice and criminology, particularly those working on international and transnational crime. Policymakers and practitioners will also find its insights into practical challenges in the field invaluable. Contributors include: M. Bergström, N.l. Bhatia, L.Y.-C. Chang, D. Chappell, M. den Boer, J. Ferwerda, R. Fortson, F. Galli, P. Gottschalk, M.l. Grewcock, A. Grymaneli, M.J. Guia, R.V. Gundur, S.A. Hardy, Y. Holiday, S. Hufnagel, J. Lindley, A. Marks, S. Mehlbaum, V. Mitsilegas, A. Moiseienko, D. Mystris, E. Papastavridis, M. Peters, K. Polk, R.D. Pucci, W.E. Purvis, K. Roach, J. Sheptycki, M.-L. Skilbrei, E. Smith, T. Spapens, J. Ulph, G. Urbas, G.M. Vagliasindi, G. van Bueren, C. Walker, R.W.Y. Wong, S.N.M. YoungTrade Review‘The publication of the Research Handbook on Transnational Crime is of significant interest. It is a strongly-formed and substantively mellifluous text that makes a significant scholarly contribution in the transnational crime space. They have produced a wide-ranging, balanced and useful resource for those who wish to study transnational crime from a variety of perspectives.’ -- Robert J Currie, New Journal of European Criminal Law‘The authors of this book have done an outstanding service to the body of knowledge on the topic by bringing together in one volume so many diverse viewpoints and interdisciplinary perspectives. The clearly structured narration, well-explained concepts, and landmark cases presented in a straightforward language, combined with an up-to-date interdisciplinary view of the challenges and risks posed by transnational crime, make this book indispensable for undergraduate and graduate students in courses on international criminal justice, contemporary issues of global security, and transnational security threats. The volume combines breadth with depth, enabling students to understand vital aspects of what constitutes transnational crime and the counteracting measures against it today.’ -- Yuliya Zabyelina, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books'Since its first appearance in the 1990s, the theme of transnational crime has expanded its scope. Today it is a hugely diverse field of inquiry, analysis and action, with numerous challenges for contemporary researchers. This Research Handbook is exactly what is needed to prepare this fuzzy field for the future. It provides innovative perspectives, and a clear structure that helps to carve out common strands without losing out on diversity. For the first time regional perspectives below the global gaze help to capture difference and commonality, analysis and action. Congratulations to the three editors on an invaluable guide to theorizing, research and action that will help us to explore and navigate an increasingly difficult terrain.' --Susanne Karstedt, Griffith University, Australia'This Research Handbook is a very innovative, perhaps even unique, trilateral (from a legal, criminological and policing perspective) analysis of important types of organised and professional crime in our globalised world like terrorism, migration crime, drug trafficking and cybercrime. Its well-organised collection of case studies is complemented by pieces on the manifestation and containment of transnational crime in a number of (sub)continents. In this way, the Research Handbook does justice to the global and local dimensions of this complicated and diversified phenomenon.' --Cyrille Fijnaut, KU Leuven, Belgium'The editors have assembled a stellar list of scholars to provide a systematic introduction to current research on transnational crime. Structured in a unique way that draws together the work of specialists on legal responses, criminological perspectives and policing and prosecution in respect of each of the most important transnational crimes, the Research Handbook on Transnational Crime brings together in one volume a matchless interdisciplinary resource.' --Neil Boister, University of Canterbury, New ZealandTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Transnational Crime 1 Valsamis Mitsilegas, Saskia Hufnagel and Anton Moiseienko GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON TRANSNATIONAL CRIME 2 Legal responses to transnational crime: a global perspective 5 Valsamis Mitsilegas 3 Criminological perspectives on transnational crime: interdisciplinary criminology and transnational crime 17 Nabil Bhatia and James Sheptycki 4 Policing and prosecution of transnational crime 32 Saskia Hufnagel TYPES OF TRANSNATIONAL CRIME 5 Legal perspectives on terrorism: is Europe unprepared? EU counter-terrorism policies to address the foreign fighters and returnees’ phenomena 52 Francesca Galli 6 Criminological perspectives on terrorism 66 Kent Roach and Clive Walker 7 Policing and prosecuting transnational terrorism: a comparative European perspective 81 Monica Den Boer 8 Legal perspectives on money laundering 98 Maria Bergström 9 Criminological perspectives on money laundering: the efficiency of anti-money laundering policies 112 Joras Ferwerda 10 Policing and prosecution of money laundering 122 Simon NM Young 11 Legal perspectives on environmental crime: the transnational dimension of environmental crime 142 Grazia Maria Vagliasindi 12 Criminological perspectives on environmental crime 162 Rebecca WY Wong 13 Policing and prosecution of transnational environmental crime 171 Toine Spapens and Shanna Mehlbaum 14 Legal perspectives on migration crime 183 Yewa Holiday 15 Criminological perspectives on migration crime: the policing of people smuggling and the abuse of refugees 199 Michael Grewcock 16 Policing and prosecution of migration crime: the Daedalus puzzle of European immigration policies: law in books and law in action in a corner of the EU 212 Maria João Guia 17 Legal perspectives on human trafficking 223 Geraldine Van Bueren QC 18 Criminological perspectives on human trafficking 236 May-Len Skilbrei 19 Policing and prosecution of human trafficking 247 Jade Lindley 20 Legal perspectives on drug trafficking 261 Amber Marks 21 The drug trade at a glance 272 WE Purvis and RV Gundur 22 Policing and prosecution of drug trafficking 300 Rudi Fortson QC 23 Legal perspectives on cybercrime 316 Gregor Urbas 24 Criminological perspectives on cybercrime: risk, routine activity, and cybercrime 327 Lennon Yao-Chung Chang 25 Policing and prosecution of cybercrime 344 Petter Gottschalk 26 Legal perspectives on heritage crime: reviewing due diligence measures for the art market 356 Janet Ulph 27 Criminological perspectives on heritage crime 383 Samuel Andrew Hardy 28 Policing and prosecution of heritage crime: revisiting the ‘Cordata’ – just how organised is the international traffic in cultural heritage? 403 Kenneth Polk and Duncan Chappell TRANSNATIONAL CRIMES IN REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES 29 Transnational crime in the European Union 414 Efthymios Papastavridis and Aikaterini Grymaneli 30 Transnational crime in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion 436 Maaike Peters 31 Transnational crime in ex-Soviet countries 455 Anton Moiseienko 32 Transnational crime in Asia: causes, effects, challenges 472 Emiline Smith 33 Transnational crime in the African Union 482 Dominique Mystris 34 Transnational crime in South America 494 Rafael Diniz Pucci Index

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Book SynopsisGathering and analyzing of information is a responsibility that police intelligence units are thought to do in relative isolation. Intelligence work in the United States and Europe, however, has been significantly transformed in recent years into a more collaborative process that melds the police with a mix of outsiders to make the practice of acquiring and assessing information more democratic. This volume examines how this partnership paradigm has transformed the ways in which participants gather, analyze and use intelligence for security problems ranging from petty nuisances and violent crimes to urban riots, organized crime and terrorism.The book's expert contributors provide a comparative look at police intelligence by exploring how emerging collaborative ventures have reshaped the way police define and prioritize public safety concerns. The book compares local security partnerships in both centralized and decentralized systems, presenting an unparalleled discussion of police intelligence not only in the English-speaking world, but also in countries like Germany and France, whose adoption of this collaborative paradigm has seldom been studied. Ultimately, this book provides a timely debate about the effectiveness of intelligence gathering tactics and the legitimacy of police tactics and related procedural justice concerns. Because this book situates itself at the intersection of several disciplines, it will find an audience in multiple fields. Its diverse readership includes scholars and students of policing and security studies in law schools, criminal justice programs and political science and sociology departments. Other significant audiences will include professionals and researchers in comparative law, comparative criminal procedure and the study of law and society.Contributors include: H. Aden, A. Barker, A. Crawford, J. de Maillard, T. Delpeuch, R. Epstein, J.A. Fagan, J. Gauthier, F. Lemieux, P. Manning, T.T. Meares, C. Mouhanna, C. Perras, J.E. Ross, S.J. Schulhofer, W.G. Skogan, N. Tilley, T. TyleTable of ContentsContents: I. INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction: The Collaborative Analysis of Intelligence Thierry Delpeuch and Jacqueline E. Ross PART II NETWORKS OPEN TO PARTICIPANTS OUTSIDE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT: THE INFLUENCE OF LOCAL SECURITY PARTNERSHIPS ON INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS 2. Beat Meetings, Responsiveness to the Community, and Police Effectiveness in Chicago Wesley G. Skogan 3. The Joint Production of Intelligence in Local Security Partnerships: French Initiatives in Local Risk Management Thierry Delpeuch, Renaud Epstein and Jacqueline Ross 4. Information as a Form of Democratic Participation in Policing: Some Critical Reflections on the Role and Use of Online Crime Maps in the United Kingdom Anna Barker 5. The English and Welsh Experiment in Democratic Governance of Policing through Police and Crime Commissioners: a Misconceived Venture or a Good Idea, Badly Implemented? Adam Crawford 6. Intelligence-led Policing and the Disruption of Organized Crime: Motifs, Methods and Morals Nick Tilley 7. Democratic Policing: Case Working and Intelligence Peter Manning PART III POLICE TACTICS, LEGITIMACY, AND INTELLIGENCE 8. Street Stops and Police Legitimacy in New York Jeffrey Fagan, Tom R. Tyler and Tracy T. Meares 9. Enhancing Effectiveness in Counterterrorism Policing Stephen J. Schulhofer 10. Cultural Profiling? Police Prevention and Minorities in Berlin Jérémie Gauthier 11. Governing the Police by Numbers: The French Experience Jacques de Maillard and Christian Mouhanna PART IV “CLOSED” PARTNERSHIPS OPEN ONLY TO LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS: INTERNATIONAL SECURITY NETWORKS 12. Within Transnational Policing Systems: integration and adaptation mechanisms used by foreign liaison officers deployed in Washington DC Frederic Lemieux and Chantal Perras 13. The Role of Trust in the Exchange of Police Information in the European Multilevel System Hartmut Aden PART V CONCLUSION 14. A Pluralist Perspective on Intelligence Regimes Thierry Delpeuch and Jacqueline E. Ross Index

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Book SynopsisExamining the interplay between law and society from imperial to present-day China, this synoptic book traces the developments of law in Chinese societies. Vai Io Lo investigates the role of law in social governance, discussing China's ongoing reforms towards the rule of law with Chinese characteristics. Offering a comprehensive overview of the interaction between law and society in China, this book simultaneously provides a glimpse of China in terms of history, polity, society, economy and philosophy. Opening with a discussion on what 'law' and 'society' are, Lo frames the discussion within the contexts of imperial China, the transitional period, the pre-reform era, and finally contemporary China. Utilising up-to-date analyses and Chinese characters alongside key concepts explained in English, this book will be beneficial to Chinese studies and Chinese law scholars looking for a more integrated insight into the background behind contemporary Chinese law. Legal practitioners working in the field will also find this book an important reference. Trade Review‘Vai lo Lo’s book Law and Society in China is both timely and applaudable. Lo produced a valuable introduction to the law and society in China, illuminating their interactive developments in history while showing their continuing roles through the ages in social control and social transformation.’ -- Yi Zhao, Asian Journal of Law and Society‘Lo delivers exactly what she promises: an easy-to-read introduction to Chinese law. Readers unfamiliar with Chinese law will be able to get up to speed quickly with Lo’s clear and straightforward overview of Chinese legal history and the Chinese legal system.’ -- Caitlin Hunter, International Journal of Legal Information‘The scope of Lo’s study is vast, beginning with early imperial China and extending all the way to the contemporary reform period. In covering that ground, Lo touches on traditional political philosophy, semi-colonial legacies, state-building, Maoism, China’s international relations, and the prerequisites of capitalism, to name a few themes – all of the ways in which law is imbricated with the complex reformulations of Chinese society. Law and Society in China can therefore serve as a helpful resource for students and scholars.’ -- Matthew Erie, Modern Law Review'Seeking to capture the essence of nearly four thousand years of law in China in a single monograph is a daunting challenge. Dr. Vai Io Lo has succeeded admirably. She has produced a rich, insightful, and eminently readable account that traces the development of law, both formal and informal, and the reciprocal interrelationship between law and society in China, from the dynastic era to the present.' --Daniel H. Foote, The University of Tokyo, Japan'In short, Law and Society in China is a remarkable work. Comprehensive in scope but with astonishing clarity, Professor Lo provides her readers with an historical work that provides an unsurpassed introduction to Chinese law and society.' --John O. Haley, Washington University in St. Louis, US'A true tour de force! No other book covers the entire history of Chinese legal system from a distinctively law-and-society perspective. Everybody who wants to gain a deeper and broader understanding of the Chinese legal system which goes beyond a particular area of contemporary Chinese law should read this book.' --Setsuo Miyazawa, Kobe University, Japan, and Immediate Past President, Asian Law & Society AssociationTable of ContentsContents: 1. The analytic lens 2. Law in imperial China 3. Law in transitional China 4. Law and politics in pre-reform China 5. Reform and law in contemporary China 6. The ‘rule of law’ with Chinese characteristics 7. Conclusions Index

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Book SynopsisThe idea of justice and the reality of justice are two very different things. Just Interests examines both concepts, offering accounts from lay people and legal officials to explore how the goals and interests of victims of crimes can be accommodated within the criminal justice process. Robyn Holder challenges the typical classification of ?victim? for those who have been victimized by violence, and re-positions them as members of a political community with diverse interests ? both private and public. Departing from conventional approaches that see victims as a problem for law to contain, Holder draws on democratic principles of inclusion and deliberation to posit a criminal justice approach that mobilizes citizens to produce justice in their ordinary lives. This book will be of fundamental importance for analysts and advocates in governmental and non-governmental organizations to understand victims as citizens first and their engagements with criminal justice as citizenship practices. It will also be a valuable read for socio-legal scholars and researchers examining the constitutive nature of peoples and their public criminal law.Trade Review'Robyn Holder is a reflective practitioner and thoughtful scholar of victim perspectives on what justice might mean. This impressive book brings together years of her consolidated wisdom. It treats us to rich engagement with complex realisations of justice. Empirically, it amplifies voices from below to help us learn from their experience on how to better comprehend the complexity of justice. It helps us to find our own justice imaginary as we also search for a democratic imaginary.' --John Braithwaite, Australian National University'This book constitutes a significant and highly insightful contribution into deconstructing the meaning of justice. In positioning crime victims as a community of citizens who hold legitimate justice interests, the author's arguments are a welcome riposte to a needs-based analysis of the issues which confront victims in the criminal process.' --Jonathan Doak, Nottingham Trent University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Ideas of justice 2. Approaching justice 3. Approaching law 4. Mapping institutional discourse about justice 5. Ordinary people accessing justice 6. Exploring justice goals 7. Experiencing justice 8. Participating in justice 9. After the democratic turn Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis cutting-edge book critically reviews the field of attempted legal control and regulation of delinquent conduct by business actors in the form of exploitative, collusive and corrupt behaviour. It explores key topics including victimhood, accountability, theories of trading and shared responsibility. Christopher Harding and Alison Cronin reflect on the attempts that have been made globally to use criminal law and other methods of formal legal control, as well as more flexible and innovative approaches under the heading of 'regulation', to address the problem of bad business practice. The book argues for a return to first principles and that the possibility of a reconfiguration of economic ordering and market and trading culture should be considered; as business malpractice is largely inherent in the dominant capitalist model, that model is in need of repurposing and reform. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this book will be a valuable resource for scholars and students of law with a focus on business, commercial law and criminal law, in addition to researchers of corporate governance and public administration and management. Its critical arguments will also benefit NGOs, business professionals and campaign groups.Trade Review'Christopher Harding and Alison Cronin’s Bad Business Practice pulls off the rare feat of combining an incisive theoretical analysis of the “economic and cultural pathologies” underlying corporate delinquency with a close-up, time- and context-sensitive critique of the criminal, regulatory and self-regulatory responses to these truly profound malaises. It is a brave book that dares to question the continued legitimacy of homo economicus who is still taken for granted in most critiques of the corporation in the 21st century.’ -- Uta Kohl, University of Southampton, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction to Bad Business Practice: towards a jurisprudence of business malpractice, delinquency and criminality PART I THE CHALLENGES FOR REGIMES OF LEGAL CONTROL 1. Clever or bad? Mapping the legal terrain of business delinquency and collusion 2. In search of a normative theory: the missing jurisprudence 3. From entrepreneur to malefactor: economic ideologies and theories of trading 4. Heroes and villains: an investigation into perpetration and victimhood and the relation between action and harm PART II THE EMERGENCE OF REGULATION AS A MODEL OF CONTROL 5. Regulation and enforcement: the panopticon industry 6. Regulated self-regulation: the new middle way 7. Regulation in theory: challenging the underlying assumptions PART III RECONFIGURING RESPONSIBILITY: THE ROLE OF THE STATE, CORPORATE ACTORS AND CIVIL SOCIETY 8. The moral economy of trade and business: bad business behaviour as systemic malaise Postscript: a final word – don’t shoot the piano player Index

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Book SynopsisThrough the lens of five institutional functions - quasi-legislative, quasi-judicial, recommendatory, empowering and sanctioning - this important book assesses the practice and legal foundations of the United Nations General Assembly in advancing international justice, an increasing priority of the international community.Challenging the assumption that the General Assembly is merely a weak deliberative assembly, Michael Ramsden shows that its pioneering resolutions on international justice have become an invaluable tool in the fight against impunity. As concerns remain over the aptness of international institutions in responding to atrocities, particularly the Security Council, this book establishes the legal foundation for the General Assembly to step into the breach. Chapters also offer innovative arguments on the General Assembly’s institutional powers to end impunity as well as a detailed examination on the influence of General Assembly resolutions in judicial decision-making.International Justice in the United Nations General Assembly will be a key resource for scholars and students in the fields of international law and international institutional law, as well as UN and international institutional practitioners who are involved in policy development.Trade Review'International Justice in the United Nations General Assembly is a much-needed account of the UN General Assembly's under-studied role in international law-making. Ramsden's comprehensive review of the UNGA's role since its founding to advance international accountability for atrocity crimes provides important insight into how UNGA resolutions, Commissions of Inquiry, and other tools shape the jurisprudence of courts, regional bodies, and other UN organs. Ramsden's analysis is an important contribution to understanding the relationship between aspiration and actualization in international law.' -- Charlotte Ku, Texas A&M University School of Law, US'International Justice in the United Nations General Assembly was a revelation. The UN General Assembly occupies a marginal place in most International Law and International Relations scholarship, appearing now and then but rarely as an important protagonist. Michael Ramsden shows how wrong that perspective is in the domain of international justice. Ramsden reveals and carefully assesses the multiple, often indirect, ways in which the General Assembly influences the development of norms, shapes the international justice agenda, motivates political pressure, and promotes action to advance accountability for atrocity crimes.' -- Wayne Sandholtz, University of Southern California, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to International Justice in the United Nations General Assembly 2. ‘Quasi-legislative’ influence of General Assembly resolutions on international justice 3. Relation of General Assembly resolutions to international law 4. General Assembly as a ‘quasi-judicial’ actor in advancing atrocity crimes accountability 5. General Assembly recommendations to promote accountability for atrocity crimes 6. General Assembly empowerment of inquiries and courts 7. Potential General Assembly role in coordinating sanctions 8. Conclusion to International Justice in the United Nations General Assembly Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book provides an astute assessment of the institutional and constitutional boundaries, interactions and tensions between the different levels of governance in EU criminal justice. Probing the conceptual and theoretical underpinnings of the EU's approach to transnational crime, it proposes improved mechanisms for public participation in the governance of EU criminal law, designed to ensure better transparency, accountability and democratic controls.Influential scholars from across Europe analyse key practical challenges to the governance of EU criminal law in the context of specific crimes, including financial crime, cybercrime and environmental crime. Offering sector-specific perspectives on tackling transnational crime, insightful chapters examine the potential options for criminal-law cooperation between the EU and the UK after Brexit, and consider to what extent these avenues may represent enhanced mechanisms for the governance of transnational crimes and common security threats in the future.This important study will prove crucial reading for academics, researchers and postgraduate students examining EU, transnational and comparative criminal law, as well as European integration studies and constitutional law more broadly. Practitioners and policy-makers working in the EU's Area of Freedom, Security and Justice will also benefit from this book's practical insights into the mechanisms of EU law and justice.Trade Review‘This edited collection delivers a wide picture of the “governance of criminal justice” landscape in the EU, focusing on its very important aspects and legal argumentation. The authors address key questions regarding the present state and challenges for the future. Due to the complexity of the issues involved, the main subject matter has been appropriately considered from a multi-layered approach: international, transnational, supranational and national. In summary, the book is a significant contribution to the ongoing debate about criminal justice in the EU and it effectively deals with a subject that has gained enormous importance in recent years. It is a valuable resource for anyone with an interest in this area of research.’ -- Joanna Beata Banach-Gutierrez Olsztyn, The Common Market Law ReviewTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction 1 Ricardo Pereira, Annegret Engel and Samuli Mietinnen PART I MULTI-LEVEL CRIMINAL JUSTICE GOVERNANCE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: CONSTITUTIONAL DIMENSIONS 2 After Brexit: Reframing EU-UK cooperation in criminal matters 17 Valsamis Mitsilegas 3 Opting in or opting out? The EU’s variable geometry in the area of freedom, security and justice 39 Annegret Engel 4 The boundaries between the EU and Member States’ competences in criminal matters: reflections on post-Lisbon developments 56 Kerttuli Lingenfelter 5 EU criminal justice and the diversity of legal cultures in Europe 82 Renaud Colson and Stewart Field PART II MODELS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE COOPERATION AND THE GOVERNANCE OF SPECIFIC CRIMES 6 Transnational responses to trafficking in human beings in Europe: models for more inclusive governance mechanisms 103 Chloé Brière 7 Building an effective control of financial crime? The role of criminal law and transnational cooperation in the European Union 127 Christopher Harding 8 Better cybersecurity, better democracy? The public interest case for amending the Convention on Cybercrime n.185 and the Directive 2013/40/EU on Attacks against Information Systems 148 Audrey Guinchard 9 The development of environmental criminal law enforcement in the European Union: from institutional fragmentation to European environmental criminal justice governance? 181 Ricardo Pereira PART III PROCEDURAL RIGHTS FOR ASSERTION OF PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE IN EU CRIMINAL JUSTICE 10 Access to documents under EU law and the area of freedom, security and justice: legal framework and judicial practice 210 Petri Freundlich 11 Children’s rights and child participation in criminal proceedings 233 Wendy De Bondt and Heleen Lauwereys Index

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Book SynopsisThe Elgar Encyclopedia of Crime and Criminal Justice stands apart as the most comprehensive global reference title in its field.

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This Advanced Introduction to Substantive Criminal Law explores the doctrines, issues and controversies in the substantive field of criminal law. Chapters cover important theoretical and doctrinal topics, including the justifications for state blame and punishment, the foundations for criminalization, the prima facie case, affirmative defences of justification and excuse, and sentencing. Stephen J. Morse uses copious concrete examples drawn from cases, statutes and extended case studies, including the intricate grading of homicide, to enliven the discussion.Key Features: Concise and accessible format Theoretical explication of doctrinal intricacies Informative coverage and real world examples of criminal law Discussion of the challenges and responsibilities surrounding legal concepts of the person Providing a compact and succinct introduction to the rich scholarship of the field, this Advanced Introduction will be an ideal read for lawyers and law students interested in criminal law and justice. It will also be a valuable resource for law enforcement personnel and anyone looking to understand the role of criminal law as a means to achieve justice and social safety.Trade Review‘Stephen Morse, criminal law theorist, psychologist, a brilliant philosopher, and student of human nature, has been an international scholarly leader for most of his long and distinguished career. But in Advanced Introduction to Substantive Criminal Law, Professor Morse steps back from that mountain of scholarship and offers an accessible distillation of the basic themes that organize criminal law. Profound, clear, and entertaining, the concise presentation educates us all.’ -- Paul H Robinson, University of Pennsylvania, US‘Morse’s reputation as a champion of common sense shines through in his new Advanced Introduction to Substantive Criminal Law. He manages to navigate between ideological extremes while covering nearly all of the fundamental and contested issues with admirable clarity and rigor.’ -- Douglas Husak, Rutgers University, US

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This Advanced Introduction to Substantive Criminal Law explores the doctrines, issues and controversies in the substantive field of criminal law. Chapters cover important theoretical and doctrinal topics, including the justifications for state blame and punishment, the foundations for criminalization, the prima facie case, affirmative defences of justification and excuse, and sentencing. Stephen J. Morse uses copious concrete examples drawn from cases, statutes and extended case studies, including the intricate grading of homicide, to enliven the discussion.Key Features: Concise and accessible format Theoretical explication of doctrinal intricacies Informative coverage and real world examples of criminal law Discussion of the challenges and responsibilities surrounding legal concepts of the person Providing a compact and succinct introduction to the rich scholarship of the field, this Advanced Introduction will be an ideal read for lawyers and law students interested in criminal law and justice. It will also be a valuable resource for law enforcement personnel and anyone looking to understand the role of criminal law as a means to achieve justice and social safety.Trade Review‘Stephen Morse, criminal law theorist, psychologist, a brilliant philosopher, and student of human nature, has been an international scholarly leader for most of his long and distinguished career. But in Advanced Introduction to Substantive Criminal Law, Professor Morse steps back from that mountain of scholarship and offers an accessible distillation of the basic themes that organize criminal law. Profound, clear, and entertaining, the concise presentation educates us all.’ -- Paul H Robinson, University of Pennsylvania, US‘Morse’s reputation as a champion of common sense shines through in his new Advanced Introduction to Substantive Criminal Law. He manages to navigate between ideological extremes while covering nearly all of the fundamental and contested issues with admirable clarity and rigor.’ -- Douglas Husak, Rutgers University, US

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Book SynopsisFocusing specifically on scientific research in criminal justice, the 4th Edition of this text introduces students to qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research in a uniquely applied, relevant manner easily understood by future criminal justice professionals.Divided into four sections (introduction to research in criminal justice; sampling methods; statistics; and common errors in presenting and interpreting research findings and technology), the chapters are easy to read, accessible, and chock-full of real-world criminal justice examples and data. There are also helpful pedagogical resources such as chapter learning objectives, examples, and key terms along with an excerpt of the Code of Ethics from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences found at the end of the book.This edition has been updated throughout to include descriptions of new practices and approaches, such as mixed methods data collection and analysis, and technological applications in data collection and analysis. In addition, some chapters have been combined to make room for new information such as an expanded discussion of qualitative research methods.

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Book SynopsisResearch Methods: Studying Urban Crime examines aspects of crime from a variety of perspectives and describes how researchers can conduct effective and valuable research in the discipline. Utilising an urban context, the contributed chapters provide strategies for exploring various elements of crime and a solid knowledge base on crime-related topics. It also showcases methodological approaches to investigate the main topic of each chapter.Select chapters cover topics and methods using qualitative data while others employ quantitative data. Topics addressed include social attitudes toward sex offenders, the impact of incarceration on an individual's labour market prospects, studying tax cuts and links to crime in large cities, studying violence crime victims' satisfaction with the police, the feminisation of urban crime, and more. Every chapter contains key terms, an introduction, a chapter summary, discussion questions, and references to enhance student comprehension and engagement.Featuring the scholarship of knowledgeable experts within the discipline, Research Methods is an ideal supplemental reader for courses that address research methods in criminal justice and criminology.

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Book SynopsisThis unique book provides a versatile exploration of the philosophical foundations of the insanity defense. It examines the connections between numerous philosophical-anthropological views and analyses different methods for regulating the criminal responsibility of the mentally ill. Placing its philosophical analysis firmly in the context of science, it draws on the fields of cognitive psychology, evolutionary theory and criminology.In this thought-provoking book, Wojciech Zaluski argues that the way in which we resolve the problem of the criminal responsibility of the mentally ill depends on two factors: the assumed conception of responsibility and the account of mental illness. Offering a systematic and in-depth analysis of the influence of anti-psychiatry on thinking about the insanity defense and legislation, the author invokes the personalist view of human nature, being rational and endowed with free will, to justify an original normative proposal concerning the construction of the insanity defense.The Insanity Defense will be of primary interest to scholars of criminal law and justice, legal theory and legal philosophy as well as legal practitioners, policy makers, psychiatrists and psychologists engaged with this topic.Trade Review‘Wojciech Zaluski’s work focusing on the insanity defense, one of the classic problems of criminal law, is an excellent demonstration of how to impartially explain the presumptive underpinnings of this field, an approach which is often absent within ordinary approaches to legal argumentation. The book will be of great assistance for every judge, attorney and professor of criminal law, helping to deepen reflections on the problem of the insanity defense.’ -- Marek Zirk-Sadowski, University of Lodz, Poland‘Wojciech Zaluski has written a profound book, in which he provides the legal excuse of the insanity defense with philosophical underpinnings, starting from the assumption that human beings have a free will. His argument provides deeper understanding for those who share his starting point, and a delineation of what precisely they must reject for those who do not share it. Highly recommended reading for both defenders and deniers of free will.’ -- Jaap Hage, Maastricht University, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. The philosophical foundations of the insanity defense 2. The cognitive component 3. The volitional component Epilogue Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAcross the world, mass graves, often containing a multitude of human remains, are sites of human loss, suffering and unimaginable acts of cruelty. While no one mass grave or its investigation is the same, all mass graves contain evidence that is essential to the realisation of justice and accountability goals for victims, affected communities, states in transition and the international community.This book tactfully examines this sensitive topic, demonstrating how mass grave investigations can be highly complex, context-specific, lengthy and expensive processes, requiring significant planning, coordination, expertise and resources. The book analyses the various processes involved in mass grave investigation from a number of disciplinary perspectives and a variety of geographical, cultural and political contexts, including Bosnia, Guatemala, Libya, Nepal and Rwanda. Chapters feature expert contributions from voices in the fields of forensic sciences, advocacy and the judiciary, along with world-leading international legal expertise on mass graves, their protection and investigation.This timely book will be an ideal resource for practitioners and academics in the fields of international criminal law, international human rights law, international humanitarian law and transitional justice. Students interested in forensic archaeology, anthropology, fact-finding and human rights investigations will also find this a stimulating read.Trade Review‘Whether as a result of criminal activity, conflict, gross human rights abuse, or as a means of respectfully managing large-scale deceased persons following disasters, mass graves are sadly common global phenomena. Providing examples from different geographical contexts, the contributors to this volume discuss the processes and complexities involved in working on mass graves. The range of perspectives provided by the authors make the book an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the international legal framework related to the management and investigation of mass graves.’ -- Soren Blau, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Morris Tidball-Binz ix Introduction: Mass Graves, Truth and Justice 1 Melanie Klinkner and Ellie Smith 1 Nepal’s experience of mass grave investigation: the Godar exhumation 23 Gauri Pradhan 2 (Im-)mobilisation of efforts for justice in Libya and the Tarhuna mass graves case 34 Alessandra La Vaccara 3 Anatomy of a grave: the Kozluk excavations as an exemplar of a successful mass grave investigation 50 Ian Hanson 4 Rwanda’s gacaca courts and the discovery of mass graves 80 Julia Viebach, Denis Bikesha and Allan Moore 5 The practice of identifying the victims of Guatemala’s civil war: who is being identified? 103 Gillian Fowler and Stefan Schmitt 6 Interview with Judge Howard Morrison 124 Melanie Klinkner and Ellie Smith 7 Interview with Dr Agnès Callamard 139 Melanie Klinkner and Ellie Smith 8 Conclusion and outlook on things to come 154 Melanie Klinkner and Ellie Smith Index 167

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. This engaging and accessible book focuses on high-profile criminal trials and examines the strategy of the lawyers, the reasons for conviction or acquittal, as well as the social importance of these famous cases. Key features include: An in-depth examination of cases that are described only superficially in the media Comparative analysis of headline crimes and the evolving issues of crime, punishment and justice Detailed exploration of 11 landmark criminal cases including the trials of Amanda Knox, Mike Tyson and O.J. Simpson. The Advanced Introduction to Landmark Criminal Cases will be a key resource for students and scholars of criminal law and justice. It will also make an interesting read for lawyers and those interested in the famous trials of the last century.Trade Review‘George Fletcher, America's leading criminal law scholar, also happens to be a gifted storyteller, known for his gripping first-person account of the Bernhard Goetz trial. In his new book, he offers compelling narratives of eleven famous trials – from the trial of Jesus to that of O.J. Simpson – and uses each to bring to life a fundamental problem of criminal justice. Eye-opening and thought-provoking, it is both a great teaching resource and an entertaining read!’ -- Guyora Binder, University at Buffalo, School of Law, US‘Landmark trials have deeply influenced societal understandings of law throughout the ages. George Fletcher invites us to reflect on these great transformations – beginning with the convictions of Jesus Christ by Pontius Pilate and moving onward to the recent decision by American courts to acquit Salim Hamdan of terrorism in the Afghan War. The publication of his book couldn’t be more timely as all of us reflect on the larger implications of Derek Chauvin’s murder conviction.’ -- Bruce Ackerman, Yale University, US‘Penned by perhaps the world’s leading comparative criminal law scholar, Advanced Introduction to Landmark Criminal Cases is a rich and fascinating account of the leading criminal trials from around the world and from ancient history to the present day. The book would be perfect as a supplement to a first-year Criminal Law class, challenging enough to serve as the principal text for an upper-level advanced law school class, engaging enough for an undergrad class about the law, yet sufficiently suffused with clear explanation for the general reader. It is yet another wonderful book from the criminal law master.’ -- Russell Christopher, University of Tulsa, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction and overview 1. The trial of Bernhard Goetz 2. The trial of O.J. Simpson 3. The trial of Adoph Eichmann 4. The trial of Detlef Tiede 5. The trial of Salim Ahmed Hamdan 6. The trial of John Thomas Scopes 7. The trial of Jesus of Nazareth 8. The trial of Aaron Burr 9. The trial of Amanda Knox 10. The trial of Mike Tyson 11. The trial of Jack Ruby Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. This engaging and accessible book focuses on high-profile criminal trials and examines the strategy of the lawyers, the reasons for conviction or acquittal, as well as the social importance of these famous cases. Key features include: An in-depth examination of cases that are described only superficially in the media Comparative analysis of headline crimes and the evolving issues of crime, punishment and justice Detailed exploration of 11 landmark criminal cases including the trials of Amanda Knox, Mike Tyson and O.J. Simpson. The Advanced Introduction to Landmark Criminal Cases will be a key resource for students and scholars of criminal law and justice. It will also make an interesting read for lawyers and those interested in the famous trials of the last century.Trade Review‘George Fletcher, America's leading criminal law scholar, also happens to be a gifted storyteller, known for his gripping first-person account of the Bernhard Goetz trial. In his new book, he offers compelling narratives of eleven famous trials – from the trial of Jesus to that of O.J. Simpson – and uses each to bring to life a fundamental problem of criminal justice. Eye-opening and thought-provoking, it is both a great teaching resource and an entertaining read!’ -- Guyora Binder, University at Buffalo, School of Law, US‘Landmark trials have deeply influenced societal understandings of law throughout the ages. George Fletcher invites us to reflect on these great transformations – beginning with the convictions of Jesus Christ by Pontius Pilate and moving onward to the recent decision by American courts to acquit Salim Hamdan of terrorism in the Afghan War. The publication of his book couldn’t be more timely as all of us reflect on the larger implications of Derek Chauvin’s murder conviction.’ -- Bruce Ackerman, Yale University, US‘Penned by perhaps the world’s leading comparative criminal law scholar, Advanced Introduction to Landmark Criminal Cases is a rich and fascinating account of the leading criminal trials from around the world and from ancient history to the present day. The book would be perfect as a supplement to a first-year Criminal Law class, challenging enough to serve as the principal text for an upper-level advanced law school class, engaging enough for an undergrad class about the law, yet sufficiently suffused with clear explanation for the general reader. It is yet another wonderful book from the criminal law master.’ -- Russell Christopher, University of Tulsa, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction and overview 1. The trial of Bernhard Goetz 2. The trial of O.J. Simpson 3. The trial of Adoph Eichmann 4. The trial of Detlef Tiede 5. The trial of Salim Ahmed Hamdan 6. The trial of John Thomas Scopes 7. The trial of Jesus of Nazareth 8. The trial of Aaron Burr 9. The trial of Amanda Knox 10. The trial of Mike Tyson 11. The trial of Jack Ruby Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisProviding a refreshing take on transitional justice, this thoroughly revised second edition brings together an expanse of scholarly expertise to reconsider how societies deal with gross human rights violations, structural injustices and mass violence. Contextualised by historical developments, it covers a diverse range of concepts, actors and mechanisms of transitional justice, while shedding light on the new and emerging areas in the field.Wholly engaging with the field's upward trajectory, this Handbook explores important new ground on existing issues of transitional justice, including masculinities, witnesses and the role of archives. This updated edition also engages with newly evolving areas of study, such as counter-terrorism, climate change, colonialism and non-paradigmatic transitions.With theoretical and empirical contributions from a rich array of world leading practitioners and scholars, this cutting-edge second edition Research Handbook is an invaluable academic resource for students and researchers of sociology, transitional justice, criminal law and human rights law. With expertly written chapters it also provides practitioners with a consolidated overview of the latest scholarship and analysis of legal and policy developments.Trade Review‘Lawther and Moffett’s volume comprehensively captures the field of transitional justice at a critical moment, when many are questioning its applicability to current post-conflict challenges around the world. By focusing on the major concepts, actors and mechanisms of transitional justice, this collection traces the field's evolution over the last 30 years and where it is likely to go from here. This is an indispensable resource for anyone trying to get to grips with this vast and constantly changing arena of scholarship and practice.’ -- Phil Clark, SOAS University of London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xviii 1 Researching transitional justice: editors’ introduction 1 Cheryl Lawther and Luke Moffett PART I THE CONCEPTS OF TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE 2 The time and space of transitional justice 10 Thomas Obel Hansen 3 Transitional justice: an interdisciplinary landscape? 27 Catherine Turner and Maja Davidović 4 Casual and causal links to the rule of law 45 Padraig McAuliffe 5 Transitional justice and ‘local’ justice 61 Dustin N Sharp 6 Transitional justice and gender 77 Catherine O’Rourke 7 Transitional justice and masculinities 95 Brandon Hamber, Philipp Schulz and Giulia Messmer 8 Transitional justice, denial and social control 111 Ron Dudai 9 Transitional justice and religion 126 Lavinia Stan PART II THE ACTORS OF TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE 10 The United Nations and transitional justice: an enduring human rights priority, remedy to securitization and path to sustainable peace 142 Megan Manion and Alison Davidian 11 Civil society and transitional justice: building an expanded vision from below 159 Maya Schkolne and Hugo van der Merwe 12 Transitional justice and constructing victims and victimhood 175 Cheryl Lawther 13 Witnessing and remembering mass rights violations: the possibilities and conditions of becoming a witness 192 Benjamin Thorne PART III THE MECHANISMS OF TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE 14 Transitional justice and international criminal justice 213 Brianne McGonigle Leyh 15 The contributions of international commissions of enquiry to transitional justice 229 Catherine Harwood 16 Truth commissions 247 Adam Kochanski 17 Amnesties and transitional justice 263 Louise Mallinder 18 Reparations in transitional societies 284 Luke Moffett 19 Apologies in transitional justice 307 Kieran McEvoy and Anna Bryson 20 Transitional justice: vetting and lustration 325 Cynthia M Horne 21 Transitional justice and archives 342 Julia Viebach, Dagmar Hovestädt and Ulrike Lühe 22 Transitional justice and development 360 Peter Dixon PART IV EXPANDING THE GAZE OF TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE 23 Transitional justice and non-paradigmatic transitions 383 James Gallen 24 Transitional justice and colonialism 406 Hakeem Yusuf 25 Transitional justice for historical injustice 422 Colleen Murphy and Kelebogile Zvobgo 26 The psychosocial dimensions of transitional justice 436 Joanna R Quinn 27 Structural violence and transitional justice 452 Nevin T Aiken 28 Transitional justice (increasingly) meets counter-terrorism 473 Anne Charbord and Fionnuala Ní Aoláin 29 Transitional justice for climate change: transformation through solidarity 491 Sonja Klinsky Index

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Book SynopsisWith contributions from leading experts in the field, this timely Research Handbook reconsiders the theories, assumptions, values and methods of comparative criminal justice in light of the challenges and opportunities posed by globalisation, deglobalisation and transnationalisation.Chapters address the traditional objects of inquiry of the criminal justice system – policing, prosecution and prisons – while also offering reflections on surveillance, the rise of risk within justice and algorithmic justice. They discuss transnational crimes and misbehaviours, such as breaches of human rights, environmental degradation and irregular migration, and examine interactions and flows between the national and the international on issues such as the death penalty, terrorism and juvenile justice. The Research Handbook also analyses crimes and behaviours associated with the 'dark side' of globalisation, providing a critical discussion of proposed remedies for the problems posed by globalisation.Probing the connections between globalisation and criminal policy, this innovative Research Handbook will be an ideal read for scholars and students of comparative criminal justice or comparative criminology. Academics in cognate disciplines such as law, sociology, politics and anthropology will also benefit from this resource.Trade Review‘This book is a gem. The editors’ introduction not only provides context for the contributors’ essays; it also provides a sophisticated epistemologically rich investigation into the various understandings of what it means to undertake comparative analysis. And the other contributors do much more than bring us up to date in various fields. They also create new fields, propose to redefine traditional fields, ask new questions, point to new directions, and draw on unexpected and informative material to buttress their claims. The new student, the advanced graduate student, and the established research scholar will all find it to their advantage to consult this volume frequently. A must for every scholarly library.’ -- M.M. Feeley, University of California at Berkeley, US‘This volume captures the essence of what is exciting and rewarding in doing comparative research on criminal justice. The Research Handbook, edited by David Nelken and Claire Hamilton, provides refreshing and innovative insights as the authors canvass the field and explore new methodological and theoretical horizons. A must-read for all comparativists.’ -- Susanne Karstedt, Griffith University, Australia‘Exciting, Extensive and highly readable. This Handbook is a treasure trove for comparative students and scholars alike. A real achievement by Nelken and Hamilton.’ -- Francis Pakes, University of Portsmouth, UKTable of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION 1 New directions in comparative criminal justice 2 David Nelken and Claire Hamilton PART II THE COMPARATIVE AND THE TRANSNATIONAL 2 Youth justice: European and international developments and (good) practices 30 Frieder Dünkel 3 Prosecution in adversarial and inquisitorial procedures: the weakening of professional autonomy 49 Jacqueline S. Hodgson 4 Systems of trial: towards convergence? 66 Richard Vogler 5 The diffusion of plea bargaining and the global administratisation of criminal convictions 84 Máximo Langer 6 The Nordic exceptionalism thesis revisited 109 John Pratt 7 Theorising global penal change 126 Ely Aaronson 8 Making sense in cross-cultural research in criminal justice: some reflections on theory and method 141 Stewart Field PART III MAPPING THE DARK SIDE OF GLOBALISATION 9 Transnational policing, crime and justice 155 James Sheptycki 10 Surveillance, police, and quarantining COVID-19 in Canada and Australia 175 Randy K. Lippert and Adam Molnar 11 Towards convergence? Comparative counter-terrorism and the ‘transnational counter-terrorism order’ 192 Claire Hamilton 12 Criminology of the borderlands 207 Maartje van der Woude 13 Money laundering 225 Michael Levi 14 Cybercrime 243 Stefano Caneppele and Amandine da Silva 15 Personalising comparison in international criminal law 261 Nicola Palmer PART IV SPREADING UNIVERSAL STANDARDS 16 Criminology and human rights 274 Marinella Marmo and Elaine Fishwick 17 Capital punishment in comparative perspective 289 David T. Johnson 18 Globalisation, gender and crime 304 Rosemary Barberet 19 Green criminology, environmental harms and eco-justice 315 Rob White 20 Decolonising comparative criminology 332 Chris Cunneen 21 Comparative criminal justice as a social practice: the case of standardising indicators 348 David Nelken 22 Comparative criminology in the time of algorithmic knowledge: the challenges of global comparison 365 Dvir Yogev and Yoav Mehozay Index 383

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Book SynopsisToday, EU criminal law and justice constitutes a significant body of law potentially affecting most aspects of criminal justice. This book provides a comprehensive, accessible yet analytically challenging account of the institutional and legal developments in this field to date. It also includes full consideration of the prospective changes to EU criminal law contained in the recent 'Lisbon Treaty'. While, broadly speaking, the authors welcome the objectives of EU criminal law, they call for a profound rethinking of how the good of criminal justice - however defined - is to be delivered to those living in the EU. At present, despite sometimes commendable initiatives from the institutions responsible, the actual framing and implementation of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ) suffers from a failure to properly consider the theoretical implications of providing the good of criminal justice at the EU level.Written shortly before the recent entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, EU Criminal Law and Justice comprises a full overview of the key legal developments and debates and includes a user-friendly guide to the institutional changes contained in the Treaty. This timely book will be of interest to both undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as to legal practitioners and policy makers at national and EU levels.Trade Review'. . . this book fills a significant gap in the English-language literature and must be read by all who seek to understand why profound reflection is needed on the theoretical underpinnings of EU criminal justice.' -- Samuli Miettinen, Journal of Common Market Studies'The book contains a number of interesting arguments and comments on the development of EU criminal law. . . the authors' efforts to provide a generalist book in this ever-growing, increasingly important and still under-researched field of EU law must be welcomed.' -- Valsamis Mitsilegas, The Edinburgh Law ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction 1. Justifications, Competences and Principles 2. The Institutional Framework of EU Criminal Law and Justice 3. Police Cooperation in Criminal Matters 4. Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters 5. The External Dimension of EU Action in Criminal Matters 6. Substantive Criminal Law Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisIn 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.Trade Review'. . . this work is an important contribution to the global discourse on pursuing property, money or resources linked to crime.' -- Michelle Gallant, Journal of Business Law'Informed and informative, Civil Forfeiture of Criminal Property is a seminal work of impressive scholarship and strongly recommended for professional, academic, and governmental judicial studies collections in general, and criminal justice reference collections in particular.' -- Library Bookwatch, Midwest Book Review'This book is interesting because there is a dearth of writing on the subject. It must be read for that reason.' -- Sally Ramage, The Criminal Lawyer'Once called "the monster that ate jurisprudence", civil forfeiture is now an established weapon in the fight against organized crime, terrorism, drug trafficking and corruption. This fine collection of essays covering civil forfeiture regimes in ten diverse jurisdictions, written by leading practitioners, provides a comprehensive and detailed overview of the jurisprudential, legal, political and practical dimensions of the new generation of these powerful and controversial laws. I commend this book to criminal, civil, comparative and human rights lawyers who have an interest in how serious and profit-motivated crime, and responses to it, develop over time and in different legal cultures.' -- Arie Freiberg, Monash University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction Simon N.M. Young PART I: AN INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL FORFEITURE 1. Perspectives on Civil Forfeiture Jeffrey Simser PART II: GLOBAL PROLIFERATION OF CIVIL FORFEITURE LAWS 2. An Overview of Asset Forfeiture in the United States Stefan D. Cassella 3. Ireland: The Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Proceeds of Crime Felix J. McKenna and Kate Egan 4. Asset Forfeiture in South Africa under the Prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998 Raylene Keightley 5. Civil Forfeiture – The Australian Experience Sylvia Grono 6. Civil Asset Forfeiture in Canada James McKeachie and Jeffrey Simser 7. Assets Recovery under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: The UK Experience Angela V.M. Leong 8. Is the Patient Expected to Live? UK Civil Forfeiture in Operation Sara Dayman PART III: FORFEITURE OF CRIMINAL PROPERTY IN CHINESE SOCIETIES: PROSPECTS FOR MODERN FORFEITURE LAWS 9. The Confiscation System in Mainland China Xing Fei and Kung Shun Fong 10. Civil Forfeiture for Hong Kong: Issues and Prospects Simon N.M. Young 11. Civil Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime: A View from Macau Jorge A.F. Godinho 12. The Current Forfeiture Regime in Taiwan Lawrence L.C. Lee Index

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Book SynopsisToday, EU criminal law and justice constitutes a significant body of law potentially affecting most aspects of criminal justice. This book provides a comprehensive, accessible yet analytically challenging account of the institutional and legal developments in this field to date. It also includes full consideration of the prospective changes to EU criminal law contained in the recent 'Lisbon Treaty'. While, broadly speaking, the authors welcome the objectives of EU criminal law, they call for a profound rethinking of how the good of criminal justice - however defined - is to be delivered to those living in the EU. At present, despite sometimes commendable initiatives from the institutions responsible, the actual framing and implementation of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ) suffers from a failure to properly consider the theoretical implications of providing the good of criminal justice at the EU level.Written shortly before the recent entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, EU Criminal Law and Justice comprises a full overview of the key legal developments and debates and includes a user-friendly guide to the institutional changes contained in the Treaty. This timely book will be of interest to both undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as to legal practitioners and policy makers at national and EU levels.Trade Review'. . . this book fills a significant gap in the English-language literature and must be read by all who seek to understand why profound reflection is needed on the theoretical underpinnings of EU criminal justice.' -- Samuli Miettinen, Journal of Common Market Studies'The book contains a number of interesting arguments and comments on the development of EU criminal law. . . the authors' efforts to provide a generalist book in this ever-growing, increasingly important and still under-researched field of EU law must be welcomed.' -- Valsamis Mitsilegas, The Edinburgh Law ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction 1. Justifications, Competences and Principles 2. The Institutional Framework of EU Criminal Law and Justice 3. Police Cooperation in Criminal Matters 4. Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters 5. The External Dimension of EU Action in Criminal Matters 6. Substantive Criminal Law Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisSince the end of the Cold War there has been an explosion of international courts and tribunals that sit apart from domestic legal systems, yet they are often woefully inadequate for their stated purposes. This book explores common problems across these courts, and applies a constructivist theory of international relations to explain their operation. Often established by states as signals of their commitment to moral values and political ideology, once created these courts find themselves trapped between the interests of the Great Powers. Some endure irrelevance, their judgements ignored. Yet more are unusably slow. Still others exhibit demonstrable political bias. Their common failings suggest that international law is not nearly as robust as it claims. The author skilfully shows that international courts are a species of international organization, and share the same challenges of bureaucracy and unaccountability as have plagued the United Nations. Mirages of International Justice will be of particular interest to scholars and practitioners interested in critiques of the European Court of Human Rights, the World Trade Organisation, investment treaty arbitration, the EU courts, the international criminal courts, the International Court of Justice and public international law in general. Students of international relations and advocates for reform of international organizations will also learn much from this insightful study.Trade Review‘This is an excellent book. Matthew Parish is an impressively qualified lawyer. . . it is perhaps only someone with such a background who could write a book as insightful and intelligent about international law and the international organisations who purport to administer it.’ -- Troy Anderson, Law Society Journal’This is a book of unusual power and insight. Parish's deconstruction of the illusory promise of international justice may make uneasy reading but it is a necessary addition to the literature in this field.’- David Chandler, University of Westminster, UK and Editor of the Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding'This book issues the latest blast against the crumbling battlements of the cloud-fortress of international law. Meticulous, engaging, and forcefully written, the book offers little consolation for defenders amid the ruins.’ -- Eric Posner, University of Chicago Law School, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Mirages 2. International Law: The Legacy of the Twentieth Century 3. Irrelevant Courts for Important Disputes 4. International Criminal Law: Victors’ Justice or an Interminable Machine? 5. Protecting Foreign Capital Flows: Who Released the Genie? 6. Self-spite in the Regulation of International Trade 7. The Arid Promises of International Human Rights 8. The Allure of Judicial Trusteeship in the European Union Experience 9. The Future of an Illusion Index

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Book SynopsisThe product of an 18 month empirical study which examined the use of restorative justice for hate crime in the United Kingdom, this book draws together theory and practice in order to examine the causes and consequences of hate crime victimisation. Hate Crime and Restorative Justice: Exploring Causes, Repairing Harms also identifies the key process variables within restorative practice that can help to repair the harms of hatred. In doing so, it challenges commonly held conceptions of both ''hate crime'' and ''restorative justice'' through its use of qualitative research of restorative interventions across the UK. The study''s findings provide original data on the contextual variables that are intrinsic to both the cause and effect of hate-motivated offences, revealing complex socio-cultural and socio-economic factors that are fundamental, both to our understanding of hate crime and to how such incidents can be best resolved. Through meticulous analysis and discussion, the book also provides new information on how restorative processes can be used to repair the harms of hate and challenge the prejudices which give rise to hate-motivated conflicts. The issue of group identity and cultural ''difference'' amongst participants of restorative justice is explored and examined through the use of detailed case studies, allowing assessment of whether dialogical barriers to reconciliation can limit the success of restorative processes. In particular, the notion of ''community'', a fundamental concept of restorative justice theory and practice, is reconceptualised by exploring both its healing and harming features. Utilising data from the first study of its kind, Hate Crime and Restorative Justice draws together theoretical assumptions about restorative philosophy and empirical evidence of its use for hate crime to offer a more holistic understanding of how restorative justice can help repair the harms caused by processes of hate, while simultaneously challenging the identity-based prejudices that continue to pervade our multicultural communities.Trade ReviewThe book is a must read for anyone with an interest in dialogue based approaches to conflicts with a power element . . . This book presents original findings while combining them with the limited literature on the matter to alert reformists that restorative justice is not easy, and that appropriate training, safeguards and processes must be in place. * Theo Gavrielides, Internet Journal of Restorative Justice *This book provides a thought-provoking theoretical basis and empirical justification for a restorative, rather than retributive, response, as well as case histories and practical information, useful to anyone planning a service to tackle this kind of harmful or criminal behaviour. * Martin Wright, The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice *Table of Contents1. Conceptualising hate Crime for restorative justice ; 2. Conceptualising restorative justice for hate crime ; 3. The harms of hate crime: from structural disadvantage to individual identity ; 4. Repairing the harms of everyday hate crime: exploring community mediation and the views of restorative practitioners ; 5. Restorative policing and hate crime ; 6. Secondary victimisation, state participation and the importance of multi-agency partnerships ; 7. The perils of 'community' in restorative justice: from theory to practice ; 8. Humanising 'difference' and challenging prejudice through restorative dialogue ; Conclusion: Uncovering hidden truths

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