Criminal law: procedure and offences Books

Book SynopsisWilliam Wilson is Emeritus Professor of Criminal Law at Queen Mary, University of London. Laura Lammasniemi is an Associate Professor at University or Warwick and Course Convenor and Chief Examiner for criminal law on the University of London International Laws Programme.

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Book SynopsisComprehensive and reliable, Blackstone''s Handbook for Policing Students 2024 is the ideal companion for the multitude of avenues into policing now open to future police officers, from pre-join degree courses, degree holder entry and degree apprenticeships, to the police constable entry programme. The book will also be of interest to Specials and PCSOs, especially those looking to join a police service as a constable.Divided into six parts, representing key stages in your progression from entry into policing, to initial training and then confirmation, the Handbook leads you through each topic, covering theory, discussion, and practice while helping you to develop your skills of analysis, problem solving, and forms of reasoning. Coupled with a clear structure and accessible style, the book will provide you with the knowledge and understanding necessary to undertake independent patrol in a professional and competent manner. Key topics covered include stop, search, and entry; alcohol and Table of ContentsPart I Professional Policing in England and Wales 1: Introducing the Handbook 2: Maintaining Professional Standards 3: Understanding the Police Constable Role 4: Decision-making and Discretion 5: Evidence-based Policing and Problem Solving Part II Core Policing Values and Behaviours 6: Wellbeing and Resilience 7: Valuing Difference and Inclusion 8: Leadership and Teamwork 9: Managing Conflict Part III Core Aspects of Police Work 10: Response Policing 11: Policing Communities 12: Information and Intelligence 13: Conducting Investigations 14: Digital Policing 15: Counter Terrorism 16: Policing the Roads Part IV Processing Policing 17: Criminology and Crime Prevention 18: Criminal Justice 19: Public Protection, Victims, and Witnesses 20: Vulnerability and Risk Part V Specific Aspects of Police Work 21: Alcohol, Drugs, and Substance Use 22: Unlawful Violence Against Persons and Premises 23: Theft, Fraud, and Related Offences 24: Sexual Offences 25: Weapons Offences 26: Damage to Buildings and Other Property 27: Attempts, Conspiracy, and Encouraging or Assisting Crime

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Book SynopsisThe New York Times bestselling author and former U.S. Attorney  offers a piercing exposé on the escalating threat of far-right politics—and a clear roadmap for saving our democracy.In The Fix, McQuade draws on her decades of experience as a federal prosecutor to reveal how systems of organized crime and political opportunism exploit the levers of power—using corruption, cruelty, and chaos as tools to dominate institutions and eliminate accountability. With clarity, precision, and moral force, she exposes the tactics of today’s far-right MAGA system: information warfare, aggressive retribution, conformism enforced by fear, and pervasive dismantling of legal checks and balances necessary to defend the public interest and uphold justice.Weaving together courtroom stories, real-time political analysis, and cautionary lessons from history and democratic backsliding abroad, McQuade makes the case that the threats we face are not future possibilities—they’re already here. Yet The Fix is not just a warning; it is a call to action. In the book’s final chapters, McQuade outlines common-sense reforms and strategies that can reclaim the rule of law and recenter democracy with the power of the people.Accessible, eye-opening, and grounded in constitutional faith, The Fix is essential reading for everyone concerned about the future of America—and ready to work together to take a stand for it.

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Book SynopsisTHE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A powerful polemic' Sunday Times'A compelling, eye-opening read' Daily Express– Did an illegal immigrant avoid deportation because he had a cat?– Is the law on the side of the burglar who enters your home? – Are unelected judges ‘enemies of the people’? Most of us think the law is only relevant to criminals, if we even think of it at all. But the law touches every area of our lives: from intimate family matters to the biggest issues in our society. Our unfamiliarity is dangerous because it makes us vulnerable to media spin, political lies and the kind of misinformation that frequently comes from loud-mouthed amateurs and those with vested interests. This 'fake law' allows the powerful and the ignorant to corrupt justice without our knowledge – worse, we risk letting them make us complicit. Thankfully, the Secret Barrister is back to reveal the stupidity, malice and incompetence behind many of the biggest legal stories of recent years. In Fake Law, the Secret Barrister debunks the lies and builds a defence against the abuse of our law, our rights and our democracy that is as entertaining as it is vital.Trade ReviewWell written, both punchy and providing concise explanations of complex laws . . . a powerful polemic that also acts as a primer about our legal rights -- Rosamund Urwin * Sunday Times *The Secret Barrister mounts a powerful defence of lawyers and the law from their noisy detractors . . . this is an urgent and highly readable book. You will come away from it feeling that your mind has been purged -- Thomas Grant * The Times *Fake Law is a compelling, eye-opening read and should act as a wake-up call for anyone with an interest in how the law, and, by extension, society and justice function – that is to say, every one of us. -- Huston Gilmore * Daily Express *The authority of this author is in the sheer quality of the writing. To keep up to this standard in tweet after tweet, blogpost after blogpost, and now book after book is remarkable – especially if, as the author tells us, they do all this in addition to a busy and stressful criminal practice * Prospect *I enjoyed reading this book. It is well-written and informative and the SB is right to lament the levels of public ignorance about the way the system works. -- Philip Johnston * Daily Telegraph *The Secret Barrister picks apart the “deliberate smokescreen” of falsehoods with which the UK government justifies its policies and the methods employed by a compliant press to amplify and embellish them. Unashamedly polemical but legally watertight, Fake Law is a disturbing indictment * Herald *This is not the easiest book you will read this summer. But it will be one of the most educational and alarming * Strong Words *A defence of the legal system and exposé of agenda-driven politicians, click-hungry tabloid editors and powerful corporate interests who persuade us that the system is stacked in favour of criminals and the undeserving. In fact, the resulting changes to the law mean our own rights – for example, to legal aid – are being quietly eroded * Daily Mirror *A much-needed book that looks at some of the biggest myths behind the legal system. Fans of the Secret Barrister will be pleased with the latest instalment, which offers well-written insight, making difficult-to-understand laws clearer with interesting and current case studies. -- Megan Baynes * Press Association *The anonymous campaigning lawyer returns with a myth-busting new book that takes on the many detractors of the law and legal profession. * The Times *

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Book SynopsisNOW A MAJOR TV SERIES.''Terrific, fascinating, very funny'' Daily Mail''Hilarious'' Sun''Gripping'' Literary ReviewHow do we ensure that the guilty are convicted and the innocent walk free?Shortlisted for the Crime Writers Award Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction, true crime meets humour in Defending the Guilty, a hilariously funny and eye-opening exposé of the criminal justice system.Every day, criminal barrister Alex McBride stands up in court and attempts to save people from conviction, prison, even a lifetime behind bars. Sometimes it''s a hopeless case. Sometimes he has the chance to right a wrong. But mostly his clients are just plain guilty.In Defending the Guilty, McBride takes us behind the scenes of Britain''s criminal justice system. He introduces us to its extraordinary characters and arcane eccentricities, and tells astonishing stories of courtroom triumph and defeaTrade ReviewTerrific. McBride details his own cock-ups and disasters with the relish of the born humorous writer. Very funny * Daily Mail *Expert, authoritative, hilarious - an insider's fearless account of life at the criminal bar -- Craig Raine * TLS, Books of the Year *Gripping, engaging, compelling. The real life of criminal barristers is expertly caught -- Literary ReviewTerrific. McBride details his own cock-ups and disasters with the relish of the born humorous writer. Very funny * Daily Mail *Expert, authoritative, hilarious - an insider's fearless account of life at the criminal bar -- Craig Raine * TLS, Books of the Year *Gripping, engaging, compelling. The real life of criminal barristers is expertly caught * Literary Review *An excellent blend of anecdote and more serious discussion -- Tom Bingham, author of The Rule of LawShortlisted for the Crime Writers' Award for Non-Fiction 2010 -- CWA Judges

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Book SynopsisCriminal law, according to George Fletcher, has become localized law in the sense that each country and, within the USA, each state has adopted its own set of criminal codes, conceptions of punishable behaviour, etc. In this book, Fletcher maintains that there is much greater unity among diverse systems of criminal justice than commonly realized, and that any adequate system of criminal law necessarily must address a set of universal, basic issues. He introduces and sets out the twelve concepts that shape and guide every system of criminal justice, knowledge of which is essential to understanding the structure of the law and its local and national variations.Trade Review"...a concise, fair-minded, and remarkably clear synthesis of virtually all of the major debates in contemporary criminal law theory...Fletcher...works masterfully, in order to test the specifically universal and timeless claims of his theory...the readers cannot help but be impressed by what Fletcher has achieved...his dichotomy theory is rich enough to provide the tools for analyzing many of the examined anomalies."--Michigan Law Review

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Book SynopsisThis book looks at the interplay between criminal and other branches of public law pursuing similar objectives (referred to as ‘quasi-criminal law’). The need for clarifying the concepts and the interlink between criminal and quasi-criminal enforcement is a topic attracting a lot of discussion and debate both in academia and practice across Europe (and beyond). This volume adds to this debate by bringing to light the substantive and procedural problems stemming from the current parallel or dual use of the different enforcement systems. The collection draws on expertise from academia, practice and policy; its high-quality analysis will appeal to scholars, practitioners and policymakers alike.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Criminal versus Quasi-criminal Enforcement – Setting the Scene Vanessa Franssen, University of Liège, Belgium and Christopher Harding, Aberystwyth University, UK PART I THE ORIGINS OF QUASI-CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS: A COMPARATIVE JOURNEY THROUGH EUROPE 1. The Origin and Development of Quasi-criminal Enforcement Mechanisms in Europe: Nordic Perspective Raimo Lahti, University of Helsinki, Finland 2. Swiss Peculiarities of the Enforcement Mechanisms in Core, Secondary and Administrative Criminal Law Nadine Zurkinden, University of Zürich, Switzerland 3. Quasi-criminal Enforcement Mechanisms in Germany: Past and Present Dominik Brodowski, Saarland University, Germany 4. Quasi-criminal Sanctions in Central Europe – Their Origins and Evolution Anna Blachnio-Parzych, Kozminski University, Poland 5. The Interplay between Criminal and Quasi-criminal Enforcement Mechanisms in the UK Context Explored through the Prism of ‘Market Abuse’: Current Approaches and Historical Perspectives Sarah Wilson, University of York, UK and Gary Wilson, Nottingham Trent University, UK PART II CRIMINAL, CIVIL, ADMINISTRATIVE … WHAT’S IN A NAME? DISENTANGLING CONCEPTS, SELECTED TOPICS A. General Part of Criminal Law 6. Quasi-criminal Enforcement in Criminal Law and Penal Theory: What Would Herbert Packer Say? Christopher Harding, Aberystwyth University, UK 7. Four Dimensions of Nulla Poena Sine Culpa: The Principle of Individual Culpability in Contexts of Criminal and Quasi-criminal Law Enforcement in Europe Ferry de Jong, Utrecht University, Netherlands 8. Non-conviction Based Confiscation: Moving the Confiscation of Criminal Proceeds from the Criminal to the ‘Civil’ Sphere: Benefits, Issues and Two Procedural Aspects Johan Boucht, University of, Norway B. Special Part of Criminal Law 9. ‘Crimmigration’ and Human Rights: Immigration Detention at the European Court of Human Rights Maria Pichou, Leiden University College, Netherlands 10. Cartel Offences: Quasi-criminal Enforcement for Criminal Behaviour? Sophie De Sanctis, University of Luxembourg 11. Protection of Procedural Rights in Administrative and Criminal Proceedings: The Case of the Privilege against Self-incrimination in Belgian Customs Law Ana Laura Claes, University of Liège, Belgium and Marie Horseele, KU Leuven, Belgium PART III TOWARD A MORE COHERENT TERMINOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK IN EUROPE 12. Two Forms of Smudge: An ECtHR Perspective on the Blurring of Boundaries between Criminal and Administrative Law Katja Šugman Stubbs, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia 13. The EU Legislature’s Balancing Exercise between Practical Concerns and Conceptual Divisions Tamás Lukácsi, European Parliament 14. Criminal and Quasi-criminal Enforcement Mechanisms: Proposal for a More Coherent European Approach Christopher Harding, Aberystwyth University, UK and Vanessa Franssen, University of Liège, Belgium

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Book SynopsisAn accessible and highly readable guide to criminal law, offering contextual knowledge, details of key cases, and supportive critical evaluation of the law.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA fascinating examination of how the automobile reconfigured American life, not just in terms of suburbanization and infrastructure but with regard to deeply ingrained notions of freedom and personal identity…This is what makes Seo’s book so engrossing: it is filled with riveting, deeply researched accounts of interactions between drivers and cops back when the rules governing such incidents were still hazy. At times, it feels like an underground history—of closeted gay men testing the limits of privacy; of African-Americans, like Jack Johnson or Martin Luther King, Jr., simply trying to get from one place to another. -- Hua Hsu * New Yorker *Remarkable…Seo’s idea is that the problem of policing cars, far from being a remote corner of the law, is central to how the jurisprudence of the Fourth Amendment (searches and seizures) took shape during the past hundred years. -- Nathan Heller * New Yorker *From traffic stops to parking tickets, Seo traces the history of cars alongside the history of crime and discovers that the two are inextricably linked. * Smithsonian *Seo uses motor vehicle search and seizure cases to show how the rise of the automobile dramatically expanded the role of police in American society. But what began as simple traffic law enforcement evolved into a crime-control strategy that disproportionately targeted black motorists…An important revisionist history of the due process revolution. -- Jackson Smith * Public Books *Among the book’s distinctly valuable contributions, readers learn of several of the ancestors of the better-publicized violent police stops of recent decades…An indispensable work of unique importance. -- Peter Norton * Technology and Culture *How have we gone without this book for so long? Seo’s momentous Policing the Open Road is the revelatory story of how the automobile fueled a new kind of freedom while propelling new forms of police power. Things that seemed like standard features of the world in which we live—everything from the pervasiveness of law-breaking, to the ubiquity of the patrol car, to the reproduction of race and class on the highways—turn out in Seo’s brilliant legal history to arise out of the ambiguities of the automobile revolution. Reader-drivers beware: you’ll never speed the same way again. -- John Fabian Witt, author of Lincoln’s CodePolicing the Open Road is a highly readable account of how the automobile changed everything. With insights ranging from the joy of the open road to the indignities—and worse—of ‘driving while black,’ Sarah Seo makes the case that the 'law of the car’ has eroded our rights to privacy and equal justice. Careful scholarship is rarely so absorbing and so essential. -- Paul Butler, author of ChokeholdAt the heart of Sarah Seo’s Policing the Open Road stands a paradox: that even as the rise of the automobile promised unbridled freedom, it also subjected Americans to a level of policing previously unimaginable. With this sweeping, smart, and stimulating account, Seo has accomplished that most coveted of historian’s aspirations: enabling her readers to see through a new lens not only the past but the present and future as well. -- Risa Goluboff, author of Vagrant NationSeo’s great insight is that twentieth-century law enforcement and the modern law of criminal procedure developed hand in hand with cars and the radically increased mobility they provided; the automotive revolution shaped ideas and expectations about law enforcement and changed the very meaning of freedom. Policing the Open Road is a fresh and revelatory work of cultural history as well as a major contribution to scholarship on policing and criminal procedure. -- David Alan Sklansky, Stanford UniversityA brilliant and groundbreaking book that will fundamentally reshape the way we think about the police, criminal procedure, and American freedom. Seo takes us from the Model T to the twenty-first century to show how policing cars, unexpectedly, made possible both the democratization of law enforcement and the systematic racialized policing of minorities. -- Bernard E. Harcourt, author of The CounterrevolutionWith vivid prose and a lovely sense of detail and personalities, Seo tells how, from the dawn of the automotive age to the 2015 death of Sandra Bland, cars and interactions with drivers shaped the rules governing policing—not just on the road but everywhere. How judicial commitment to the rule of law led to an embrace of massive discretion, with all its pathologies, is a story anyone interested in current criminal justice realities ought to read. -- Daniel Richman, Columbia Law SchoolBrilliantly connects the history of modern policing with the history of the car. Policing the Open Road is an important book for this moment. * 99% Invisible *

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Book SynopsisThe Firearms Law Handbook covers all aspects of the law relating to the use of firearms in Britain. Those who enforce and apply the law will find it of invaluable assistance in their work. Although the subjects covered can be complex, the book is written in an approachable style to be understood by all of those with an interest in the subject.Trade Review' .... an indispensable companion to a complex and wide-ranging field of law' From a review in Law Society GazetteTable of ContentsPreface Table of Cases Table of Statutes Table of Statutory Instruments Table of European Material Table of Other Material List of Abbreviations 1 GENERAL DEFINITIONS Introduction Definition of ‘firearm’ Deactivated firearms Definition of ‘ammunition’ Component parts of ammunition General exceptions to the control of firearms Expert evidence 2 PROHIBITED WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION General overview Definition of prohibited weapons Component parts of prohibited weapons Definition of prohibited ammunition Dealings with prohibited weapons and prohibited ammunition 3 THE LICENSING OF SECTION 1 FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION Definition of section 1 firearms Definition of section 1 ammunition When do I need a firearm certificate? Exceptions from the need to hold a firearm certificate How do I get a firearm certificate? Delays in renewal and automatic extension of certificates ‘Good reason’ for requiring firearms Assessment of the application When should a firearm certificate be granted – the test Conditions imposed upon firearm certificates What else should I know about firearm certificates? Section 1 ammunition Transfer, deactivation and loss or destruction of section 1 firearm and ammunition Work on section 1 firearms and ammunition 4 SHOTGUNS AND THEIR AMMUNITION Definition of ‘shotgun’ When do I need a shotgun certificate? How do I get a shotgun certificate? ‘Danger to public safety or the peace’ What else should I know about shotgun certificates? The possession offence in relation to shotguns Transfer, deactivation and loss or destruction of shotguns and their ammunition Shotgun ammunition Work on shotguns and their ammunition Purchases in the European Community 5 REFUSAL, REVOCATION AND APPEAL Refusal and revocation The process of appeal A section 44 appeal is ‘on the merits’ These are ‘inter parties’ proceedings Directions/documents for the appeal Evidence The hearing The issues to be considered by the courts The costs of appeal Prohibited persons – applications to remove a prohibition under section 21 6 POLICE PERMITS 7 EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF FIREARMS: VISITORS’ PERMITS AND EUROPEAN FIREARMS PASSES Export and import Seizure of goods brought into the United Kingdom Visitors’ permits European firearms pass Purchases in the European Community 8 SECURITY OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION Introduction Storage In use 9 IMITATION FIREARMS Imitation firearms Imitation firearms which are ‘readily convertible’ Realistic imitation firearms Importation of realistic imitation firearms Importation of knives 10 SHOOTING GAME What is meant by ‘game’? When can I shoot game? Game licences Sale of game Ownership of game and neighbours’ rights Shooting game on the foreshore and over water 11 POACHING Introduction Poaching in the daytime Poaching by night Poaching by day or night Powers of police 12 PROTECTED BIRDS AND ANIMALS Introduction Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Deer Act 1991 Conservation of Seals Act 1970 Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 Protection of Badgers Act 1992 Other legislation 13 THE TENANT’S RIGHT TO SHOOT Common Law Ground Game Act 1880 14 YOUNG PEOPLE AND GUNS Summary 15 CRIMINAL OFFENCES RELATING TO FIREARMS: GENERAL RESTRICTIONS ON SHOOTING AND CARRYING GUNS Introduction Unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition Possession offences Other offences relating to possessing firearms Offences concerning the use of firearms Possession by persons prohibited from possessing firearms Having offensive weapons in a public place Bladed articles Trespassing with a firearm Trespassing with a weapon of offence Shooting on or near the highway Shooting beyond premises Shooting in cemeteries and burial grounds Possession of firearms when drunk Possession of a firearm, or imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence Regulatory offences regarding certificates 16 FIREARMS DEALERS Who is a firearms dealer? Registration of firearms dealers Conditions of registration Registration of a new place of business Removal from register of dealer’s name or place of business by the police The register of firearms transactions Registered firearms dealers’ servants Remote sales Sales for export Carriers Storage of explosives by a firearms dealer Consequences of conviction of firearms dealers Anonymous surrenders of firearms and ammunition from the public 17 MUSEUMS’ FIREARMS LICENCES Antique firearms: Home Office Guidance to the police Museums for which firearms licences may be Issued Close Seasons for shooting game and deer Wild birds which are protected by special penalties Wild birds which may be killed or taken outside the close season Close seasons outside which wild birds listed at e1 above may be killed, injured or taken Licences for shooting wild birds and wild animals Wild animals which may not be killed or taken by certain methods Particulars to be entered by firearms dealer in register of transactions Firearms of historic interest APPENDICES A Antique firearms: Home Office guidance to the police B Museums for which firearms licences may be issued C Close seasons for shooting game and deer D Wild birds which are protected by special penalties E1 Wild birds which may be killed or taken outside the close season E2 Close seasons outside which wild birds listed at E1 above may be killed, injured or taken F Licences for shooting wild birds and wild animals G Wild animals which may not be killed or taken by certain methods H Particulars to be entered by firearms dealer in register of transactions I Firearms of historic interest

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Book SynopsisIn the summer of 1925, the sleepy hamlet of Dayton, Tennessee, became the setting for one of the twentieth century's most contentious courtroom dramas, pitting William Jennings Bryan and the anti-Darwinists against a teacher named John Scopes, represented by Clarence Darrow and the ACLU, in a famous debate over science, religion, and their place in public education. That trial marked the start of a battle that continues to this day -- in cities and states throughout the country.Edward Larson's classic Summer for the Gods -- winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History -- is the single most authoritative account of this pivotal event. The 'Monkey Trial,' as it was playfully nicknamed, was instigated by the American Civil Liberties Union to challenge a controversial Tennessee law banning the teaching of human evolution in public schools. The Tennessee statute represented the first major victory for an intense national campaign against Darwinism, launched in the 1920s by Protestant fundamentalists and led by the famed politician and orator William Jennings Bryan. At the behest of the ACLU, a teacher named John Scopes agreed to challenge the statute, and what resulted was a trial of mythic proportions. Bryan joined the prosecutors and acclaimed criminal attorney Clarence Darrow led the defense -- a dramatic legal matchup that spurred enormous media attention and later inspired the classic play Inherit the Wind.Now with a new epilogue assessing the resonance of this history in America today, Summer of the Gods is the authoritative examination of the Scopes trial and its religious, cultural, educational, and political legacies.

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Book SynopsisThis is the real stuff. It''s about the people who make the decisions on how cases are handled, the different units and bureaus in the prosecutor''s office, and takes the reader into "the room where it happens," the place where decisions are made at the highest level and where policy is set.Written from a prosecutor''s standpoint, this book touches on the relevant and timely issues facing the country and law enforcement today. It deals with police and prosecutor relationships, drug legalization, the opioid crisis, and dealing with violent juvenile crime.

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Book SynopsisThis book aims to honour the work of Professor Mirjan Damaska, Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School and a prominent authority for many years in the fields of comparative law, procedural law, evidence, international criminal law and Continental legal history. Professor Damaska 's work is renowned for providing new frameworks for understanding different legal traditions. To celebrate the depth and richness of his work and discuss its implications for the future, the editors have brought together an impressive range of leading scholars from different jurisdictions in the fields of comparative and international law, evidence and criminal law and procedure. Using Professor Damaska's work as a backdrop, the essays make a substantial contribution to the development of comparative law, procedure and evidence. After an introduction by the editors and a tribute by Harold Koh, Dean of Yale Law School, the book is divided into four parts. The first part considers contemporary trends in national criminal procedure, examining cross-fertilisation and the extent to which these trends are resulting in converging practices across national jurisdictions. The second part explores the epistemological environment of rules of evidence and procedure. The third part analyses human rights standards and the phenomenon of hybridisation in transnational and international criminal law. The final part of the book assesses Professor Damaska 's contribution to comparative law and the challenges faced by comparative law in the twenty first century.Trade Review...the editors are generally rewarded with contributions that address the common task: they thoughtfully and imaginatively engage with the themes of Damaska's work. The resulting breadth and richness of discussion represents an appropriate tribute to his influence in inspiring and provoking new lines of inquiry in comparative criminal process. Scholars of comparative evidence and procedure will welcome this book as an important and broad-ranging resource. They will need to reflect carefully upon the arguments raised and they will want their students to do the same. Stewart Field Criminal Law Review December 2009 Jackson, Langer and Tillers have accomplished a considerable feat in putting together a set of original and insightful papers that tease out many of the core themes of Damaska's work. Certainly, both the breadth and depth of the papers contained in this volume are a fitting tribute to him. Yet the end-product is also an excellent piece of scholarship in its own right; here we have an enlightening and engaging set of papers which will be of interest to criminal and evidence lawyers, as well as those with more general comparative interests. Jonathan Doak International Journal of Evidence and Proof 13 (3), 2009 It can be readily seen ... that this book contains much that touches on current debates in New Zealand and in particular will be of interest to those engaged in reviewing the performance of the Evidence Act of 2006...Honours and Masters students studying evidence or criminal procedure should be reading the relevant papers in this book. Bernard Robertson New Zealand Law Journal 2010, 122Table of Contents1 Introduction: Damaska and Comparative Law John Jackson and Maximo Langer 2 Mirjan Damaska: A Bridge Between Legal Cultures Harold Hongju Koh I Diverging and Converging Procedural Landscapes, Changes in the Institutional and Political Environment and Legal Transplants 3 The Decay of the Inquisitorial Ideal: Plea Bargaining Invades German Criminal Procedure Thomas Weigend 4 Sentencing in the US: An Inquisitorial Soul in an Adversarial Body? William T Pizzi 5 Italian Criminal Procedure: A System Caught Between Two Traditions Luca Marafioti 6 The Two Faces of Justice in the Post-Soviet Legal Sphere: Adversarial Procedure, Jury Trial, Plea-Bargaining and the Inquisitorial Legacy Stephen C Thaman 7 Some Trends in Continental Criminal Procedure in Transition Countries of South-Eastern Europe Davor Krapac II Re-Exploring the Epistemological Environment 8 Dances of Criminal Justice: Thoughts on Systemic Differences and the Search for the Truth Elisabetta Grande 9 Cognitive Strategies and Models of Fact-Finding Craig R Callen 10 Are There Universal Principles or Forms of Evidential Inference? Of Inference Networks and Onto-Epistemology Peter Tillers III Human Rights Standards and Hybridisation in the Transnational and International Prosecution of Crime 11 Extraterritorial Jurisdiction: Applications to 'Terrorism' M Cherif Bassiouni 12 Faces of Transnational Justice: Two Attempts to Build Common Standards Beyond National Boundaries John Jackson 13 Reflections on the 'Hybridisation' of Criminal Procedure Mireille Delmas-Marty 14 The Confrontation Right Across the Systemic Divide Richard D Friedman IV The Challenge for Comparative Scholarship 15 The Good Faith Acquisition of Stolen Art John Henry Merryman 16 Faces of Justice Adrift? Damaska's Comparative Method and the Future of Common Law Evidence Paul Roberts 17 Utility and Truth in the Scholarship of Mirjan Damaska Ronald J Allen and Georgia N Alexakis 18 Sentencing and Comparative Law Theory Richard S Frase 19 No Right Answer? James Q Whitman Postscript 20 Anglo-American and Continental Systems: Marsupials and Mammals of the Law Richard O Lempert

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Book SynopsisAn anonymous barrister offers a shocking, darkly comic and very moving journey through the legal system – and explains how it's failing all of us.The Sunday Times number one bestseller.Winner of the Books are My Bag Non-Fiction Award.Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year.Shortlisted for Specsavers Non-Fiction Book of the Year.You may not wish to think about it, but one day you or someone you love will almost certainly appear in a criminal courtroom. You might be a juror, a victim, a witness or – perhaps through no fault of your own – a defendant. Whatever your role, you’d expect a fair trial.I’m a barrister. I work in the criminal justice system, and every day I see how fairness is not guaranteed. Too often the system fails those it is meant to protect. The innocent are wronged and the guilty allowed to walk free.In The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken I want to share some stories from my daily life to show you how the system is broken, who broke it and why we should start caring before it’s too late.A Sunday Times top ten bestseller for twenty-four weeks.‘Eye-opening, funny and horrifying’ – Observer‘Everyone who has any interest in public life should read it’ – Daily MailTrade ReviewBy turns eye-opening, damning and hilarious, the secret barrister lifts the lid on a legal system where the system, the politicians, the lack of funding and sometimes the judges are the real villains and the victims are all of us -- Tim Shipman, author of Fall Out and All Out WarDishes the dirt — or serves up a slice of reality — on what barristers do * The Times *The Secret Barrister can write...everyone who has any interest in public life should read it...this is a book of some brilliance, clearly explained, cogently argued * Daily Mail *What’s so powerful about The Secret Barrister is its ability to connect the dots...revealing a picture that is more a commentary on society as a whole than it is on robing rooms full of horsehair wigs -- Afua Hirsch * Guardian *Takes the reader deep into the bowels of the criminal justice system...the message of this entertaining book is delivered with great skill...the book is at once a lament and a celebration...the justice system as not just for criminals and victims but for all of us - it is the symbol of our nation's humanity * The Times *Funny, frightening, frequently infuriating but above all profoundly human. As a sensitive and knowledgeable storyteller, the Secret Barrister does for lawyers what James Herriot did for vets -- James O'BrienTerrifying and occasionally hilarious... this is an eye-opening, if depressing, account of the practice of law today. Perhaps there is hope, but the author leaves us in no doubt that urgent reform is needed * The Observer *This excellent book will hopefully raise awareness of what has been, until now, a silent crisis. It is at once a vicious polemic, a helpful primer and a cringe-inducing account of one barrister's travails * Daily Telegraph *Funny, angry, mordant, social satire, reform manifesto – The Secret Barrister offers them all in this legal tour de force. Told through often heart-rending stories of victims and victors in a game of legal roulette, a quest for decency and proper standards of legal service shines through the bleakness. If the Secret Barrister has her or his way, it might happen a bit more often. Read this book, hope and pray -- Andrew AdonisIts stories of how the law often fails those whom it is meant to protect – how do barristers feel when someone they believe to be innocent gets banged up for five years? – make for gripping reading. -- John Crace * The Guardian *Fluently and engagingly written...a copy of this book should be placed on the desk of every judge, every trainee lawyer, every would-be lawyer, every politician, and every minister responsible for the legal system * The Literary Review *Stories of The Law and How It's Broken is mordantly clear, chillingly well-observed and terrifyingly funny. I have rarely read a book that filled me with greater fury. Read this, give it to friends, share the Secret Barrister's testimony with strangers - it's a rare and righteous thing -- A.L.Kennedy, Booker-listed author of Serious SweetAn illuminating and timely insight into the legal system, transforming arcane practice into accessible and fascinating anecdote * Sunday Express *An expert and eloquent account of much that has gone wrong with our criminal law procedures: this book is accurate, informative and sensibly points the way to pragmatic reforms -- Geoffrey Robertson QC, author of The Justice GameI suggest that the Leader of the House and all members of the Government read the book by the Secret Barrister * Valerie Vaz, MP, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons *Behold, the book that got me through jury service! A timely and accessible look at today's UK court system, this is a no nonsense explainer on how things work, very much don't work, and how we got here. Who knew that educating yourself about, for example, the history of magistrates, could be so much fun? -- Alexandra Heminsley, The PoolWickedly funny and deadly serious, this brilliant book is an essential read for anyone who cares about justice, fairness and equality before the law. If you felt these things were safe, the Secret Barrister will leave you stunned and aghast at a criminal justice system absolutely broken by cuts across the board, frequently dishing out a travesty of justice. Impassioned, searing and utterly compelling -- Rachel Clarke, author of Your Life in My HandsA brilliant but deeply disturbing book. Using the legal cases of real people, it shows how our criminal justice system is so broken, the innocent end up behind bars while the guilty walk free -- Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion and Co-leader of the Green PartyPowerful points are expressed in a funny but penetrating way: the barrister weaves personal experience with his or her most memorable cases and clients...after you’ve chuckled to yourself, it forces you to reflect on its real meaning * Prospect Magazine *I've read an absolutely amazing, gripping book by The Secret Barrister...it's a bestselling book which is spread, I think, by word of mouth, about their experiences as a criminal barrister...I found it incredibly informative, a must read -- Ed Miliband, Reasons to be Cheerful podcastThe blogger's much-anticipated book is a rallying cry against short sighted governments and an apathetic public...With clarity and eloquence the dozen angry, passionate, frustrated chapters shout their unanimous and damning verdict on a system “close to breaking point”...the book certainly deserves a wider audience * The Brief, The Times *Essential reading for those in, and outside, the law * The Criminal Bar Association *One of the legal blogosphere's hottest properties * The Times on The Secret Barrister Blog *Completely riveting . . . it reveals the good and bad in human beings * The Bookseller - One to Watch *Indispensable * Dominic Lawson, Sunday Times - on The Secret Barrister Blog *Table of ContentsIntroduction - i: Introduction: My Opening Speech Chapter - 1: Welcome to the Criminal Courtroom Chapter - 2: The Wild West: The Magistrates’ Court Chapter - 3: Imprisoning the Innocent: Remand and Bail Chapter - 4: Watching the Guilty Walk Free: Prosecuting on the Cheap Chapter - 5: The Devil’s Greatest Trick: Putting the Victim First Chapter - 6: Defenceless and Indefensible Chapter - 7: Legal Aid Myths and the Innocence Tax Chapter - 8: Trial on Trial: Part I – The Case Against Chapter - 9: Trial on Trial: Part II – The Case for the Defence Chapter - 10: The Big Sentencing Con Chapter - 11: The Courage of Our Convictions: Appeal Chapter - 12: My Closing Speech

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Book SynopsisRoberts and Zuckerman''s Criminal Evidence is the eagerly-anticipated third of edition of the market-leading text on criminal evidence, fully revised to take account of developments in legislation, case-law, policy debates, and academic commentary during the decade since the previous edition was published. With an explicit focus on the rules and principles of criminal trial procedure, Roberts and Zuckerman''s Criminal Evidence develops a coherent account of evidence law which is doctrinally detailed, securely grounded in a normative theoretical framework, and sensitive to the institutional and socio-legal factors shaping criminal litigation in practice. The book is designed to be accessible to the beginner, informative to the criminal court judge or legal practitioner, and thought-provoking to the advanced student and scholar: a textbook and monograph rolled into one. The book also provides an ideal disciplinary map and work of reference to introduce non-lawyers (including forensic sciTrade ReviewFor students studying Bar or solicitors' vocational courses, perhaps encountering the law of evidence for the first time, this is an exemplar of powerful academic writing which proves on every page how exciting, rather than intimidating, turgid and technical, this area of law really is. * Laura Hoyano, Law Society Gazette *Practitioners preparing a complex case or appeal on a point of law, or who want an intellectually stimulating refresher, will enjoy it immensely. The frequent citation of empirical research into the operation of particular evidential rules provide a grounded analysis which practitioners will often recognise. For students studying bar or solicitors vocational courses, perhaps encountering the law of evidence for the first time, this is an exemplar of powerful academic writing. It proves on every page how exciting, rather than intimidating, turgid and technical, this area of law really is. * Laura Hoyano, Law Society *

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Book SynopsisThe Culture of Control charts the dramatic changes in crime control and criminal justice that have occurred in Britain and America over the last 25 years. It then explains these transformations by showing how the social organization of late modern society has prompted a series of political and cultural adaptations that alter how governments and citizens think and act in relation to crime. The book presents an original and in-depth analysis of contemporary crime control, revealing its underlying logics and rationalities, and identifying the social relations and cultural sensibilities that have produced this new culture of control. In developing a history of the present in the field of crime control, David Garland presents an intertwined history of the welfare state and the criminal justice state, a theory of social and penal change, and an account of how social order is constructed in late modern societies. Drawing on extensive research in the UK and the USA, he shows in detail how the Trade ReviewGarland's book is more than just an important contribution to criminology. It is also a major work of social analysis, which deserves to be read more widely...his account of changes in crime control also provides one of the clearest and most convincing characterizations of contemporary society in general. * Robert Reiner, The Times Literary Supplement *Table of Contents1. A History of the Present ; 2. Modern Criminal Justice and the Penal-Welfare State ; 3. The Crisis of Penal Modernism ; 4. Social Change and Social Order in Late Modernity ; 5. Policy Predicament: Adaptation, Denial and Acting Out ; 6. Crime Complex: The Culture of High Crime Societies ; 7. The New Culture of Crime Control ; 8. Crime Control and Social Order ; Bibliography ; Index

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Book SynopsisA profound portrait of the hidden injustices that trap fathers in a cycle of punishment and debt. In the first study of its kind, sociologist Lynne Haney travels into state institutions across the country to document the experiences of the millions of fathers cycling through the criminal justice and child support systems. Prisons of Debt shows how these systems work together to create complex entanglementsrather than piling up in men's lives, these entanglements form feedback loops of disadvantage. The prisonchild support pipeline flows in both directions, deepening parents' debt and criminal justice involvement. Through moving accounts of men struggling to be fathers from behind prison walls and under the weight of support debt, Prisons of Debt exposes how the criminalization of child support undermines the most essential of familial relationships. Haney argues that these state systems can end up producing exactly the kind of parent they fear and loathe: bitter, unreliable, and cyclical fathers. Based on observations of 1,200 child support cases and interviews with 145 indebted fathers in New York, California, and Florida, Prisons of Debt reveals the actual practices of child support adjudication and enforcement alongside the lived realities of fathers trapped in those systems. The result is a rigorously documented analysis of how poor men are too often denied their rights of citizenship and of fatherhood.Trade Review"Haney shows how state bureaucracies seem to conspire against historically marginalized individuals, leaving indebted fathers beholden to the state and distanced from their children. She illustrates how systems of social exclusion and punishment operate by sharing the haunting stories of men who face the daunting task of navigating debt and a lack of gainful employment while under close surveillance by police. . . . This book uncovers structural inequalities and offers potential solutions. Highly recommended." * CHOICE *"A fantastic ethnography. . . .Lynne Haney has navigated readers through the institutional bureaucracy that leaves these fathers’ lives in shambles and bleeds into their lived experiences far beyond their incarcerations. Her intention to give voice to these fathers and center their experiences is remarkably done." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *"Drawing on years of research in the New York, Florida, and California family court and prison systems, Haney weaves these men’s stories into a disturbing portrait of the U.S. child support enforcement regime as a modern form of debtors’ prison. The result is by far the most comprehensive and illuminating account of the interplay between child support enforcement and incarceration in the contemporary United States." * Boston Review *"Lynne Haney provides the first large-scale and rigorous accounting of the mutually reinforcing linkages between the criminal legal system and the child support system. This book is a thoughtful and careful accounting of how these two institutions influence one another to create compounding disadvantages for the vulnerable men who become entangled in these systems." * Social Forces *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: From Deadbeat to Dead Broke Part I Accumulation 1. Making Men Pay 2. The Debt of Imprisonment Part II Enforcement  3. Punishing Parents, Creating Criminals 4. The Imprisonment of Debt Part III Indebted Fatherhood 5. The Good, the Bad, and the Dead Broke 6. Cyclical Parenting Conclusion: Reforming Debt, Reimagining Fatherhood Appendix: About the Research Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisJosie Kemeys is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Worcester and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements Guided tourTable of cases and statutesWhat you need to do for every question in Criminal Law Chapter 1: Actus reus and mens reaChapter 2: MurderChapter 3: Voluntary manslaughterChapter 4: Involuntary manslaughterChapter 5: Non-fatal offences against the personChapter 6: Sexual offencesChapter 7: TheftChapter 8: Other property offencesChapter 9: Offences under the Fraud Act 2006Chapter 10: DefencesChapter 11: Inchoate offencesChapter 12: Accessorial liabilityChapter 13: Mixed questions BibliographyIndex

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Professor Charles Wild (PhD, MBA, LLM) is Dean of the School of Law and Head of the Centre for International Law at the University of Hertfordshire. He teaches Company Law to LLB and LLM students, undertakes postgraduate research supervision and is widely published in the area.   Stuart Weinstein (JD, MBA) is Associate Dean (Research & Commercial Enterprise) of the Law School at the University of Hertfordshire and is also a practising solicitor/attorney with over twenty years' practice experience in the US, UK and Korea. He regularly teaches accountants and non-lawyers in the UK and on overseas programmes throughout the world.

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Book Synopsis'Chris is a powerful force for good in the national debate on criminal justice.' The Secret Barrister'Extraordinary' Krishnan Guru-MurthyChris Daw QC has been practising criminal law for over 25 years, navigating Britain's fractured justice system from within. He has looked into the eyes of murderers, acted for notorious criminals, and listened to the tangled tales woven by fraudsters, money launderers and drug barons. Yet his work takes place at the heart of a system at breaking point one which is failing perpetrators, victims and society and now he is convinced that something must change. Drawing on case histories and global reporting, and published with a new afterword on law in the global pandemic, Justice on Trial presents a radical set of solutions for crime and punishment. By turns shocking, moving and pragmatic, Daw's account offers rare inside access to a system in crisis and a roadmap to a future beyond the binary of good and evil. Updated with a new afterword on law Trade ReviewChris is a powerful force for good in the national debate on criminal justice. You should all go out and buy his book. * The Secret Barrister *Fast-paced, engaging and littered with fascinating and often shocking real-life cases, Daw portrays a judicial system that’s broken from the lowest courts to the toughest prisons in the land, suggesting solutions that are as provocative as they are persuasive. -- Matthew Wright, BroadcasterExtraordinary -- Krishnan Guru-MurthyA shocking, disturbing, revealing and enlightening examination of a deeply flawed criminal justice system by someone who’s seen at first hand what the problems are, and more importantly, knows how they should be fixed. -- Piers MorganA hard hitting, page turning account of the failures of our criminal justice system describing through some of the author’s own cases not only how our system evolved but also why it fails to deliver to the public the protection they deserve. -- Cherie Blair QCA passionately written blueprint for resolving some perennial problems with our justice system ... A powerful case for reform. -- Geoffrey Robertson QCUncomfortable truths told in a compassionate and thoughtful way. Importantly, Chris offers hope and credible solutions. -- Lady Edwina Grosvenor, Prison PhilanthropistEmotionally searing … A political homme sérieux with a determination to reform our disintegrating criminal justice system. -- Jonathan Aitken * The Tablet *Will stand as a blueprint for criminal justice reform for decades to come … A must read for those in power who genuinely want a system that works. -- Erwin James * Inside Times *Table of ContentsForeword Author's Note Introduction: A study in crime 1 A short history of crime and punishment 2 Why we should close all prisons 3 Why we should legalise all drugs 4 Why children are never criminals 5 Why people are neither good nor evil The verdict Epilogue: The Dark Web and the Internet of Crime Afterword Acknowledgements Bibliography Permissions Index

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Book SynopsisLouise Taylor (LLB, Dip LP, LLM, PGCHE) is an independent researcher with a particular interest in criminal law and criminal justice. For over ten years she worked as a Senior Lecturer in Law at Nottingham Trent University and she has extensive experience of teaching and writing about criminal law and related subjects.Table of ContentsPreface xix Table of cases xx Table of statutes xxvii Table of treaties xxix Introduction 1 1 Elements of a crime 13 2 Strict liability 38 3 Murder 54 4 Voluntary manslaughter 79 5 Involuntary manslaughter 108 6 Non-fatal offences against the person 150 7 Sexual offences (by Samantha Pegg) 181 8 Non-fraudulent property offences 218 9 Fraudulent property offences 258 10 Inchoate offences 280 11 Accomplices 308 12 Corporate liability 336 13 General defences 351 Appendix 430 Select bibliography 436 Glossary 449 Index 456

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Book SynopsisWinner, 2018 Law & Legal Studies PROSE AwardThe consequences of big data and algorithm-driven policing and its impact on law enforcementIn a high-tech command center in downtown Los Angeles, a digital map lights up with 911 calls, television monitors track breaking news stories, surveillance cameras sweep the streets, and rows of networked computers link analysts and police officers to a wealth of law enforcement intelligence.This is just a glimpse into a future where software predicts future crimes, algorithms generate virtual most-wanted lists, and databanks collect personal and biometric information. The Rise of Big Data Policing introduces the cutting-edge technology that is changing how the police do their jobs and shows why it is more important than ever that citizens understand the far-reaching consequences of big data surveillance as a law enforcement tool.Andrew Guthrie Ferguson reveals how these new technologies viewed as race-neutral and objTrade ReviewThe case Ferguson makes is inherently interesting and increasingly urgent. * Los Angeles Review of Books *Important and relevant, this book will be indispensable to [anyone] interested in the practice of policing . . . Valuable for the critical civil rights and constitutional issues it raises. * Library Journal *Andrew Ferguson has written a path-breaking book about a crucial civil rights struggle of our time. The more law enforcement automates its work, the more minority communities are getting caught in a pernicious web of surveillance and punishment. Ferguson's work is as comprehensive as it is illuminating. A must read. -- Danielle Keats Citron,Morton & Sophia Macht Professor of Law, University of Maryland Carey School of LawFerguson has an incredible command of the many subjects that fall under the 'big data' umbrella, and his writing is at its best when social, cultural, and technological dynamics coalesce into one story. The book is particularly strong when Ferguson takes on how classism and racism shape smart policing datasets, which epitomize how 'big data' policing is held back by the many limitations of larger legal structures but is presented as the solution to that very problem. * Gizmodo *In this timely, informative and at times disturbing book, Andrew Ferguson exposes the promises and perils of big data for policing and privacy. This critically important work provides a comprehensive account of how big data can help police solve crime and enhance police accountability and oversight. However, the book simultaneously exposes how the use of big data to inform policing practices can mask, reify and reinforce racial bias under the cloak of objectivity. The Rise of Big Data Policing is a must read for judges, policymakers, advocates, activists, and anyone else who wants to understand what big data is and how it is transforming our criminal justice institutions, the law, and our privacy expectations in surprising and disturbing ways that should concern us all. -- L. Song Richardson,Professor of Law and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University of California, IrvineThe first-ever comprehensive overview, The Rise of Big Data Policing strikes an adept balance in covering both the promise and the peril of predictive policing. . . . Fergusons legal expertise serves well as he addresses the dilemma of translating predictions based on data into police remedies and it serves well throughout the other varied topics of this multi-faceted, well-researched book. -- Eric Siegel * Big Think *This is the perfect time to educate the public about the field of predictive policing. The predictive policing methods used today are in adolescence rather than infancy, so they beg for thoughtful reflection and public discussion. Andrew Ferguson is the ideal person for the job! -- Jane Bambauer,Professor of Law, University of ArizonaThe Rise of Big Data Policing shifts our frame of reference on modern policing from the celebration of aggressive patrol tactics to urgent questions of the role new police technologies in the production of security, the risks to freedom, and the levers of social control in the expanding surveillance state. Andrew Ferguson opens a window to define, categorize, understand, and showcase the transformation and digital deregulation of policing, and its implications for liberty and security. Ferguson teaches us not only the fault lines in how police watch us, but how we can turn the tables to use new algorithms to watch the police. At stake is nothing less than individual liberty and the democratic control of policing. -- Jeffrey Fagan,Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law, Columbia UniversityA valuable foundation for understanding how prediction has suffused policing, in much the same way it has suffused the rest of society. Ferguson's criticisms are cogent, but more importantly he communicates clearly a broad factual picture of the situation as it stands today. * The Washington Free Beacon *In an important book that goes to the heart of issues at the forefront of contemporary life, Ferguson examines how police departments are now using supposedly 'objective'data-driven surveillance technologies to work more effectively in a budget-cutting era and to avoid claims of racial bias. In this engaging, well-written narrative, based on studies and a deep understanding of policing, [Ferguson] describes the growing police use of shareddata, its effects on how and where police work, and its usefulness in predicting future criminals . . .Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how technology is changing American policing. * STARRED Kirkus Review *

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Book SynopsisHow prisons around the world shape the social lives of their inhabitantsPrison Life offers a fresh appreciation of how people in prison organize their lives, drawing on case studies from Africa, Europe and the US. The book describes how order is maintained, how power is exercised, how days are spent, and how meaning is found in a variety of environments that all have the same function incarceration but discharge it very differently. It is based on an unusually diverse range of sources including photographs, drawings, court cases, official reports, memoirs, and site visits. Ian O'Donnell contrasts the soul-destroying isolation of the federal supermax in Florence, Colorado with the crowded conviviality of an Ethiopian prison where men and women cook their own meals, seek opportunities to generate an income, elect a leadership team, and live according to a code of conduct that they devised and enforce. He explores life on wings controlled by the Irish Republican Army in Northern IrelaTrade ReviewPrison Life is a monumental contribution. It is a searing look at the interior life of persons whom the state has consigned to its darkest, cruelest corners. I hesitate to characterize a book about such a somber and sobering topic as ‘beautifully written,’ but here the description truly applies. Ian O’Donnell conveys the painful complexity of prison life with eloquence, grace, and even wit, without in any way detracting from the seriousness of his subject. His insights are both broad and deep, astutely capturing many profound truths, not just about prison life but human nature itself. * Craig Haney, author of Criminality in Context: The Psychological Foundations of Criminal Justice Reform *O’Donnell’s engaging comparative analysis challenges classical views of the prison as a carceral institution that manifests in similar ways across places and purposes. Through a rich description of the structures and functions of four prisons designed to serve divergent purposes in unique settings, punctuated by vivid biographical narratives of selected inmates, Prison Life illuminates the theoretical and pragmatic utility of embracing variability in how social organization emerges and is maintained within prisons. O’Donnell’s Prison Life is a must-read for those who wish to gain a deeper understanding of how the organization of social life in prisons differs across contexts and the implications this may have for legitimacy, security, and order within prisons. * Eric P. Baumer, Professor of Sociology and Criminology, Pennsylvania State University *In this well-researched and compelling set of case studies, O’Donnell explores how organizational and institutional factors influence the ways that incarcerated men experience, resist, and navigate prison regimes. Global comparative analyses of prison life remain relatively rare. Rarer still are those that include African prisons among their case studies. For these reasons and many more, Prison Life is a must-read! * Jill McCorkel, author of Breaking Women: Gender, Race, and the New Politics of Imprisonment *Prison Life combines O’Donnell’s experience, knowledge and compassion in an ambitious, highly original and beautifully written book. Ian takes us inside the notorious H-Blocks in Northern Ireland, the vibrant, bustling prison communities of Ethiopia, the racially unjust melancholy of the Eastham Unit in Texas, and the supermax Hell of ADX Florence in Colorado, twisting the penal kaleidoscope to offer new perspectives on the multifarious pains of imprisonment. Bringing his customary warmth and wit to the stories he tells about people usually hidden from view, O’Donnell offers rare insight into the human condition and what it takes to resist others’ attempts to break the human spirit. A tour de force. * Yvonne Jewkes, co-editor of Handbook on Prisons *...a fine book that illuminates essential relational dimensions of human dignity ... an outstanding work from a mature and sensitive scholar who understands the complexities and rewards of writing about prisons (Derek S. Jeffreys, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay). ...elegantly written and sophisticated analysis (Cormac Behan, Technological University of Dublin, Ireland). ... a tour de force. By shifting the lens through which we see prisons, Prison Life makes a significant contribution to criminology. It should also be required reading for anyone setting out to run a prison (Kimmett Edgar, Prison Reform Trust, London, UK). ...raises critical questions about penal variations in legitimacy, order, and the experience of punishment, and does well to confront Eurocentric notions of ‘good governance' (Bethany E. Schmidt, University of Cambridge, UK). A gem in contemporary penological literature (Gorazd Mesko, University of Maribor, Slovenia). ... a welcome and overdue contribution ... moves beyond Sykes to a new way of describing prisons and locating them within a matrix of possibilities. In an overpopulated field, this is an impressive contribution (Ashley T. Rubin, University of Hawaii, Honolulu). -- The Prison Journal * The Prison Journal *One of the best books on prison life I have ever read … an outstanding contribution to the cumulative knowledge on prison social order … a powerful and touching narrative … beautifully written … monumental research. -- Libardo José Ariza, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia * International Criminal Justice Review *Although all prisons are different, O'Donnell (criminology, Univ. College Dublin, Ireland) uses a novel but entirely rational and fascinating way of comparatively analyzing four penal institutions. * R. D. McCrie, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY *

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Book SynopsisThis new edition continues to provide the most up-to-date and comprehensive information on interviewing subjects. It contains 'how to' guides, practical applications, and example scenarios for students to understand and learn the best way to interview a wide range of people.Table of ContentsFundamentals 1: The Conversation Management Approach to Investigative Interviewing 2: How Conversation Works 3: Memory 4: Processing Information 5: Coversing Mindfully: Creating Trust to Maximize Disclosure 6: Asking Questions 7: Managing the Individual's Response Applications 8: Before the Interview: Key Assessments, Decision-Making, and Actions 9: Interviewing the Witness: Key Considerations 10: Interveiwing the Suspect: Key Considerations 11: Interviewing the Suspect Who Answers Questions 12: Interviewing the Suspect Who Exercises the Right to Remain Silent Without Producing a Prepared Statement 13: Interviewing the Suspect Who Produces a Defence Statement 14: Extending the Mainstream 15: Evaluation: The Last Piece of the Jigsaw Reference Section

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Book SynopsisCriminal Litigation offers a comprehensive and practical guide to the subject. Using realistic case studies and online resources, students are encouraged to focus on putting their understanding into a practical context. Diagrams, self-test questions, and summaries of key points ensure the text is easy to use.

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Book SynopsisSmith, Hogan, & Ormerod''s Text, Cases, & Materials on Criminal Law is a thorough and accessible guide to criminal law, providing invaluable extracts from key cases, statutes, and expert articles, which have been carefully selected to illuminate the core of criminal law. Ormerod and Laird expertly guide the reader through the various facets of the law while posing stimulating questions for students to investigate further and reflect upon. This book provides the law student with everything they need to develop a thorough understanding of this fascinating subject. Digital formats and resourcesThe thirteenth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.- The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks- This book is accompanied by a selection of online resources, includinTrade ReviewAn indispensable resource - core materials together with extracts from relevant articles and key sources * Nigel Rourke, Senior Lecturer, University of Cumbria *Ormerod and Laird ensure that the Smith & Hogan books retain their authority and clarity. * Professor Sally Kyd, Deputy Head of School of Leicester Law School, University of Leicester *Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: The elements of a crime 3: Causation 4: Omissions 5: Fault 6: Strict liability 7: Murder 8: Voluntary manslaughter 9: Involuntary manslaughter 10: Non-fatal offences against the person 11: Sexual offences 12: Theft 13: Robbery 14: Burglary and related offences 15: Fraud 16: Related offences in the Theft Acts 1968 and 1978 17: Offences of damage to property 18: Parties to offences 19: Attempt 20: Conspiracy 21: Assisting and encouraging: Serious Crime Act 2007, Part 2 22: General defences 23: Mental conditions 24: Intoxication 25: Liability of corporations

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Book SynopsisConcentrate Q&A Criminal Law is part of the Concentrate Q&A series, the result of a collaboration involving hundreds of law students and lecturers from universities across the UK. Each book in this series offers you better support and a greater chance to succeed on your law course than any of the competitors. ''A sure-fire way to get a 1st class result'' (Naomi M, Coventry University) ''My grades have dramatically improved since I started using the OUP Q&A guides'' (Glen Sylvester, Bournemouth University) ''These first class answers will transform you into a first class student'' (Ali Mohamed, University of Hertfordshire) ''I can''t think of better revision support for my study'' (Quynh Anh Thi Le, University of Warwick) ''I would strongly recommend Q&A guides. They have vastly improved my structuring of exam answers and helped me identify key components of a high quality answer'' (Hayden Roach, Bournemouth University) ''100% would recommend. Makes you feel like you will pass with flyi

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Book SynopsisSmith, Hogan, & Ormerod''s Criminal Law is the most authoritative and respected criminal law textbook from the leading minds in the field. The book owes its consistent popularity to its depth of analysis, breadth of coverage, and accessible style.Over fifty years since the publication of the first edition, Professor David Ormerod, Karl Laird and Dr Matthew Gibson continue the tradition set down by Professors Sir John Smith and Brian Hogan by producing a textbook of unrivalled quality. The text continues to be an invaluable resource for undergraduate students and an essential reference source for criminal law practitioners.Key features- Regarded as the ''bible'' of the subject, this first-class textbook offers a highly authoritative account of criminal law, and is frequently cited in court- A detailed exposition of the general principles of criminal law, helping students to understand this complex subject- Discussion of important academic literature is woven into each chapter helping to

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Book SynopsisSanders and Young's Criminal Justice is an engaging account and a rigorous critique of the criminal justice system, drawing on a wide breadth of research in the field.Trade ReviewClear, critical, and drawing on a wide range of material, Sanders & Young's Criminal Justice is the best book in the area. Claire McGourlay, Professor of Law, University of Sheffield Sanders & Young's Criminal Justice is comprehensive in focus, well-researched, and insightful - essential reading for students. Robert Jago, Head of School of Law, University of Surrey An excellent and invaluable text, which demonstrates the connection between academic scholarship and policy in practice and encourages students to examine and critique gaps in legislation, policies, procedure and practice. Sue Uttley-Evans, Subject-Leader and Senior Lecturer in Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of Central Lancashire Comprehensive and broad ranging, this is the definitive text on the criminal justice system. Nick Howe, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Derby Well researched, well written and providing a good balance of law, theory and academic commentary, Sanders & Young's Criminal Justice helps students form their own opinions about the criminal justice system. Seema Kandelia, Senior Lecturer, University of WestminsterTable of Contents1. The aims and values of 'criminal justice' ; 2. Stop and search ; 3. Arrest ; 4. Detention in the police station ; 5. Police questioning of suspects ; 6. Non-interrogatory evidence ; 7. Prosecutions ; 8. The mass production of guilty pleas ; 9. Summary justice in the Magistrates' courts ; 10. Trial by judge and jury ; 11. Appeals against conviction ; 12. Regulating the criminal justice system ; 13. Victims, the accused and the future of criminal justice

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Book SynopsisThe third edition of International Criminal Law expounds the general principles governing international crimes as well as the fundamentals of both substantive and procedural international criminal law, bringing the political and human contexts to the fore.Table of ContentsPART I: INTRODUCTION; PART II: SUBSTANTIVE CRIMINAL LAW; SECTION I: INTERNATIONAL CRIMES; SECTION II: MODES OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY; SECTION III: CIRCUMSTANCES EXCLUDING CRIMINAL LIABILITY; PART III: PROSECUTION AND PUNISHMENT; SECTION I: INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL CRIMINAL JURISDICTION; SECTION II: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIALS

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Book SynopsisThe perception of the immigrant as criminal or deviant has a long history in the United States, with many groups (e.g., Irish, Italians, Latinos) having been associated with perceived increases in crime and other social problems, although data suggest this is not necessarily the case. This Handbook examines the relationship between immigration and crime by presenting chapters reflecting key issues from both historical and current perspectives. The volume includes a range of topics related to immigration and crime, such as the links between immigration rates and crime rates, nativity and crime, and the social construction of the criminal immigrant, as well as historical and current immigration policy vis-Ã-vis perceptions of the criminal immigrant. Other topics covered in this volume include theoretical perspectives on immigration and assimilation, sanctuary cities, and immigration in the context of the war on terror. The Routledge Handbook on Immigration and CrimeTrade Review'This Handbook offers a comprehensive assessment of the relationship between immigration and crime, drawing from interdisciplinary and historical perspectives. The review essays and empirical studies fill a critical gap in the field, and I expect it will be the "go to" source for state of the art research on immigration and crime for years to come.' – Marjorie S. Zatz, University of California, Merced'The Routledge Handbook on Immigration and Crime offers a comprehensive and clear perspective on immigration and crime. The Handbook brings together a stellar team of scholars who explain the deep-rooted history of nativism in the United States, the empirical reality surrounding immigrants and crime, as well as the criminalization of immigrants through detention and immigration law enforcement. These essays render it evident that nativism and the concomitant criminalization of immigrations is not new, that immigration is not associated with higher levels of crime, and that the current construction of immigrants as criminals is used to justify punitive legislation. This handbook is written in a clear and accessible style and will be useful for scholars, advocates, and policy-makers alike.' – Tanya Golash-Boza, University of California, Merced'This handbook offers a timely and important examination of the relationship between immigration and crime. While public perceptions linking increased immigration and criminality persist, this terrific collection lays to rest these often repeated, yet unfounded, claims. Impressive for its breadth and depth, the Routledge Handbook on Immigration and Crime is a must-read for students, scholars, and policy makers alike.' – Roberto G. Gonzales, Harvard UniversityTable of ContentsImmigration and Crime: An Introduction to the HandbookPART I. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON IMMIGRATION AND CRIME1. On the History of Immigration and Crime 2. Aliens Addicting Us: A Historical Perspective of Immigration and Drug Control PolicyPART II. THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON IMMIGRATION AND CRIME3. The Classical Assimilation Model: A Controversial Canon4. Segmented Assimilation and Crime: Rethinking the Relationship between Assimilation and Crime 5. Theoretical Perspectives on the Immigration-Crime RelationshipPART III. EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ON IMMIGRATION AND CRIME6. Immigration and Crime Rates: Lasting Trends and New Understandings7. Immigration and Gangs 8. Immigrants as Victims9. Immigrant Generation Differences in Crime and Violence: Disentangling Myth and Perception from Empirical Reality10. Latino Immigration and Crime 11. Crime and Delinquency among Asian Immigrants in the United States12. Afro-Caribbean Immigration and Crime 13. Eastern European Immigration and Crime PART IV. CURRENT ISSUES IN IMMIGRATION AND CRIME14. Two Decades of Constructing Immigrants as Criminals15. Immigration and Terrorism 16. Immigration within Contemporary Political Discourse17. Policing & Punishing Illegality in the United States18. Immigrants in the Federal Court System 19. With Mass Deportation Comes Mass Punishment: Punitive Capacity, Health, and Standards in US Immigrant Detention20. Sanctuary Cities and Crime

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Book SynopsisUsing detailed case studies, examples and statutory extracts the author explains all aspects of cyber crime and computer crime. The second edition of 'Cyber Crime: Law and Practice' provides a practical, easy-to-follow guide for practitioners in the field, as well as those in law enforcement and academia.Table of ContentsForeword Introduction List of Contributors List of Abbreviations Table of Cases Table of Statutes Table of Statutory Instruments Table of Conventions 1 OFFENCES INVOLVING MISUSE OF COMPUTERS 1.1 Background to the Computer Misuse Act 1990 1.2 Section 1 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 – unauthorised access to computers 1.3 Section 2 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 – unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate further offences 1.4 Section 3 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 – unauthorised acts with intent to impair, or recklessness as to the impairment of, a computer 1.5 Types of computer misuse and charges under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 1.6 Section 3ZA of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 – unauthorised acts causing, or creating risk of, serious damage 1.7 Section 3A of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 – making, supplying or obtaining articles for use in offences under Section 1 or section 3 1.8 Meaning of ‘computer’ with regard to offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 1.9 Jurisdictional issues for offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 2 OFFENCES INVOLVING DATA PROTECTION 2.1 Overview 2.2 Section 170 of the Data Protection Act 2018 – unlawful obtaining or disclosure of personal data 2.3 Access and disclosure of personal data 2.4 Investigatory offences 3 OFFENCES RELATING TO PROPERTY 3.1 Theft under the Theft Act 1968 3.2 Intellectual property theft – infringement of copyright under section 107 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 4 OFFENCES INVOLVING COMMUNICATIONS 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 – improper use of public electronic communications network 4.3 Section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act 1988 – sending letters, etc. with intent to cause distress or anxiety 4.4 Applicability of section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 and section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act 1988 to computer communications 4.5 Unlawful interception of communications 5 OFFENCES RELATING TO INTERNET OR COMPUTER CONTENT 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1978 and section 160 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 – making, possession, publication and distribution of indecent images of children 5.3 Section 62 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 and section 63 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 – possession of prohibited images of children and possession of extreme pornographic images 5.4 Section 2 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 – publishing an obscene article or having an obscene article for gain 5.5 Section 53 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 – ancillary offence of failing to disclose access to computers 6 CYBER HARASSMENT AND CYBER STALKING 6.1 Offences Against the Person 6.2 Sections 2 and 2A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 – harassment and stalking 7 CONTEMPT OF COURT, THE INTERNET AND COURT REPORTING 7.1 Criminal contempt of court 8 CRIMINAL EVIDENCE AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY 8.1 General background to the rules of criminal evidence 8.2 Hearsay and computer-derived evidence 8.3 Police powers of seizure of computer evidence APPENDICES A1 Criminal Procedure Rules 2015 A2 New Social Media Guidelines CPS

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Book SynopsisEvery aspect of the US criminal legal system, from policing to sentencing, is in disarray. This book proffers a reform agenda that reduces the harms of policing without handcuffing law enforcement, ensures conviction of the guilty while protecting the innocent, and slashes prison populations without undermining public safety.

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Book SynopsisAnti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.- Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001.- Bail Act 1976.- Bail (Amendment) Act 1993.- Children and Young Persons Act 1933.- Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986.- Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950.- Coroners and Justice Act 2009.- Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015.- Courts Act 2003.- Criminal Procedure Rules 2015.- Crime and Disorder Act 1998.- Criminal Appeal Act 1968.- Criminal Appeal Act 1995.- Criminal Justice Act 1967.- Criminal Justice Act 1972.- Criminal Justice Act 1988.- Criminal Justice Act 2003.- Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008.- Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.- Criminal Law Act 1826.- Criminal Law Act 1967.- Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996.- Criminal Procedure (Attendance of Witnesses) Act 1965.- Criminal Proc

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Book SynopsisWell-selected and authoritative, Macmillan Core Statutes provide the key materials needed by students in a format that is clear, compact and very easy to use. They are ideal for use in exams. This new edition of Core Statutes on Criminal Law contains essential material up to June 2021.

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Book SynopsisDespite the rising number of confirmed false confession cases, most people have a hard time grasping why someone would confess to a crime they did not commit, or even why a guilty person would admit to something that could put them in jail for life. How the Police Generate False Confessions takes you inside the interrogation room, exposing the tactics that law enforcement uses to make confessions happen. James L. Trainum reveals how innocent people can become suspects and then confessed criminals even when they have not committed a crime. Using real stories, he looks at the inherent coerciveness of the interrogation process and why so many false confessions contain so many of the details that only the true perpetrator would know. More disturbingly, the book examines how these same processes corrupt witness and victim statements, create lying informants and cooperators, and induce innocent people to plead guilty. Trainum also offers recommendations for change in the U.S. by looking at hTrade ReviewIn this groundbreaking book on the U.S. criminal justice system, Trainum, a former Washington, D.C. police detective, argues for reform of police interviewing and interrogation practices. The confession is considered the gold standard for law enforcement, because 'most people believe that they would never confess to a crime they did not do.' Yet suspects, witnesses, and informants often feel that they have no other option. Trainum carefully demonstrates why in an era of minimum sentences, where the worst-case scenario can be significant jail time, registration as a sex offender, or even the death penalty, prosecutors have breathtaking power to hold a person's life in the balance. The best option for a suspect or witness may be a false confession, informing, or a plea bargain, especially when a long legal fight may drain a family bank account, or when a prosecutor offers a reduced sentence or jailhouse privileges as reward. Without reform, prosecutors, police, and investigators may soon discover that 'harsh and verbally abusive interrogation tactics that focused solely on obtaining confessions... not only [contribute] to false confessions but also to the negative perception of law enforcement by the public.' Using numerous examples and backed by persuasive academic research, Trainum proposes a better way that is already at work in countries with similar criminal justice systems. His book will hit a nerve with a public newly concerned with abuses of police power, and hopefully will influence those tasked with law enforcement and public policy as well. * Publishers Weekly, Starred Review *The first step to solving any problem is realizing that it exists. This enlightening work by retired Washington, DC, police detective Trainum leaves no doubt that there are complications with false confessions and police interrogation techniques. Trainum walks readers through the steps police are taught to use in the interrogation room and the coercive methods that can lead to contamination of the interview and false confession. His explanations are well supported with relevant and interesting case studies and previous research. He includes information on problems with statements from witnesses and informants and the role played by plea bargains and mandatory sentences. After presenting a thoroughly convincing portrait of the issue, Trainum provides 'a better way' forward, outlining the PEACE method of interrogation and reviewing other safeguards, including videotaping of interviews. His 27 years of experience provide an insider's realistic, practical view, making this an especially important addition on the topic. VERDICT Essential for those working in the criminal justice system. It will also be of interest to the general public concerned with criminal justice issues and reform, as well as fans of police procedurals and true crime. * Library Journal, Starred Review *[I]f you have an interest in fairness, justice and preventing wrongful convictions, then the new book How the Police Generate False Confessions by former Washington, D.C., homicide detective James Trainum is an important read. It takes you inside the interrogation room to see how investigators extract admissions from innocent people, and how the justice system can fix this persistent problem, seen in high profile cases such as the Central Park Five, the Norfolk Four and the teenaged suspect from Wisconsin in the Netflix series ‘Making a Murderer.’... I [Washington Post reporter Tom Jackman] asked Brandon Garrett, a University of Virginia law professor who has focused on wrongful convictions, about Trainum’s book. ‘It is such an important new book,’ Garrett said. ‘For decades, we have seen false confession after false confession lead to tragic wrongful convictions of the innocent while serious criminals go undetected. The courts have done little to respond to abuses in the interrogation room; if anything they have eroded constitutional protections, such as the right to remain silent. Trainum explains that for police, there is another way. Overly coercive interrogation techniques not only produce false confessions but they are not good at uncovering good information. In the U.K. and in more agencies in the U.S., police have changed gears, turning from psychologically coercive techniques to information gathering techniques. Trainum and his book are at the forefront of a revolution in police interrogations.’ Now that’s a lot better book review quote than mine. * The Washington Post *Who could falsely confess to a crime they didn’t do? In this must read book, Trainum gives us the inside story. He shows how shockingly easy it is for police to secure a false confession, even without intending to do so. That confession, though false, may appear to be highly accurate. Trainum concludes by pointing the way towards less coercive interrogation methods. The result will be a revolution in police questioning. -- Brandon L. Garrett, Justice Thurgood Marshall Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of LawThis is not a book about bad cops; it is a book about a very good cop discovering a process for making himself a great cop: beginning by calmly confronting his own mistakes, using research to understand their lessons, and then sharing those lessons with the justice professions. A tremendous contribution. -- James Doyle, Attorney, Boston, MA; author of True Witness: Cops, Courts, Science and the Battle Against MisidentificationFalse confessions are a leading cause of wrongful convictions. Jim Trainum, a retired Washington, DC, homicide detective, explores the nature of this problem in his book, How the Police Generate False Confessions, and discusses how the interview process can be improved and reformed. Investigators, prosecutors, and defense attorneys will all benefit from his experience and insights. -- D. Kim Rossmo, Professor, School of Criminal Justice at Texas State UniversityThe curtain is being drawn back on the interrogation room, and America doesn’t necessarily like what it sees. This is being led by those who are willing to discuss what they know about interrogation practices and the unjust outcomes that happen as a result. Jim Trainum is one of those voices, detailing not only issues related to interrogations and false confessions, but the larger investigative culture that can make changing this situation very difficult. The first step to change is admitting you have a problem. Law enforcement has not come around to this realization. In this book, however, the problem becomes clear. Through historical examples and personal experience as a Detective, Jim takes the reader on a journey through the various ways in which a false confession can happen, and does happen. In the end, the reader is left with the realization that what happens in the interrogation room is in large part a reflection of our criminal justice system itself. As a result of this knowledge, we are faced with the choice about whether we want the system to change, or to remain as it is. In making this decision, the reader comes to realize that the next false confession that is given might very well be your own, and that no one is necessarily immune from the forces of persuasion and coercion that exist in the interrogation. -- Gary C. David, PhD, Associate Professor of Sociology, Department Chair; Associate Professor of Information Design and Corporate Communication, Bentley UniversityBlending his career as a decorated homicide detective with his uncanny academic insights and understanding Jim has given us a book that addresses the complicated issues inherent in police interview and interrogations with piercing precision and unique insights. This is a must-read for practitioners, academicians and anyone interested in what really happens when cops, suspects, policies and the law converge in a pressure-filled interview room. Not to be missed. -- Gregg O. McCrary, FBI, retiredOthers have written books about how police generate false confessions. Richard Ofshe, Saul Kassin, Richard Leo (Laura Nirider and I) and many others frequently lecture about the causes and consequences of false confessions. But it is one thing for social scientists, academics, and defense attorneys to write and talk about these things, it is another for a homicide detective to do so. Jim Trainum's book, How the Police Generate False Confessions: An Inside Look at the Interrogation Room, may just turn out to be the most important book on the subject ever written. I learned more about the way police officers investigate homicides and the way tunnel vision and confirmation bias leads to investigative failure from this book than from any other book I have read. The book puts a lie to so many myths about police interrogations that I lost count of them all. But it does so much more. Det. Trainum is not just a critic; he is a reformer, charting a course for the proper way for police officers to investigate cases, interview suspects, witnesses and informants and to obtain reliable information from them. If you buy one book this year in the area of wrongful convictions, this is the book you should buy. -- Steven Drizin, Clinical Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law; attorney for Brendan Dassey of Making a MurdererTable of ContentsIntroduction 1: History 2: Do We Even Have a Problem? 3: Types of Confessions and Statements 4: Taking the First Steps 5: Good Police Work or Coercion? 6: Contamination 7: Statement Evaluation 8: Witnesses 9: Cooperators and Informants 10: Plea Bargaining 11: Is There a Better Way? 12: Reform 13: What Lays in Store for the Future

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Book SynopsisThis collection examines law and justice on television in different countries around the world. It provides a benchmark for further study of the nature and extent of television coverage of justice in fictional, reality and documentary forms. It does this by drawing on empirical work from a range of scholars in different jurisdictions. Each chapter looks at the raw data of how much "justice" material viewers were able to access in the multi-channel world of 2014 looking at three phases: apprehension (police), adjudication (lawyers), and disposition (prison/punishment). All of the authors indicate how television developed in their countries. Some have extensive public service channels mixed with private media channels. Financing ranges from advertising to programme sponsorship to licensing arrangements. A few countries have mixtures of these. Each author also examines how "TV justice" has developed in their own particular jurisdiction. Readers will find interesting variations and thought-provoking similarities. There are a lot of television shows focussed on legal themes that are imported around the world. The authors analyse these as well. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in law, popular culture, TV, or justice and provides an important addition to the literature due to its grounding in empirical data.Trade ReviewThe survey, within its chosen and well defined limits of scope and approach, offers, first and foremost, reliable quantitative affirmation of the American dominance of law and justice on TV (with the exception of the UK), and of the dominance of series featuring police focus over lawyer and punishment focus ... The survey will serve as excellent framework and basis for further studies along the quantitative/empirical lines laid out. -- Lars Ole Sauerberg * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *Table of Contents1. A Transnational Study of Law and Justice on TV Peter Robson and Jennifer L Schulz 2. Australia Cassandra Sharp 3. Belgium (Flanders) Hilde Van den Bulck, Kathleen Custers and Jan Van den Bulck 4. Britain Peter Robson 5. Canada Jennifer L Schulz 6. Denmark Glen Odgaard 7. France Barbara Villez (with Valentin Rolando) 8. Germany Stefan Machura and Michael Böhnke 9. Greece Nickos Myrtou, Stamatis Poulakidakos and Panagiota Nakou 10. Israel Itay Ravid 11. Italy Ferdinando Spina 12. Poland Zofi a Zawadzka 13. Spain Anja Louis 14. Switzerland Lukas Musumeci and Fabian Odermatt 15. United States of America Christine A Corcos

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Book SynopsisConcern for crime victims has been a growing political issue in improving the legitimacy and success of the criminal justice system through the rhetoric of rights. Since the 1970s there have been numerous reforms and policy documents produced to enhance victims’ satisfaction in the criminal justice system. The Republic of Ireland has seen a sea-change in more recent years from a focus on services for victims to a greater emphasis on procedural rights. The purpose of this book is to chart these reforms against the backdrop of wider political and regional changes emanating from the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights, and to critically examine whether the position of crime victims has actually ameliorated. The book discusses the historical and theoretical concern for crime victims in the criminal justice system, examins the variety of forms of legal and service provision inclusion, amd concludes by analysing the various needs of victims which continue to be unmet.Trade Review‘This thoughtful, comprehensive and coherent text will contribute greatly to future developments in this area.’Ivana Bacik, Trinity College Dublin, Criminal Law and Practice Review -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Epistemic Shifts in knowing the Victim of Crime2. The Re-Emergence of the Victim in Ireland 3. The Juridification of Victims Inclusion in Ireland 4. Social Provision for Victims of Crime in Ireland 5. Continued Problems Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThomsons''s Delictual Liability, seventh edition, is a highly respected account of the principles of delict in Scots law and is the standard introductory textbook on the subject.The seventh edition of this popular text has been updated throughout and provides a clear and straightforward guide through this difficult area of Scots Law. The authors have retained the style of the book but have made some structural changes to make it more relevant to the LLB course and more appealing for the current LLB student. The authors have updated chapters to include some important recent case law including McCallum v Morrison regarding assault; Paterson v Lanarkshire Heath Board regarding medical professional liability and McDonald v Indigo Sun Retail regarding employers liability. They have also deleted two chapters and distributed the relevant content more appropriately and have written a new chapter on Prescription and Limitation to more closely follow the LLB course. This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional''s Scots Law Library, Scottish Law Service and Scottish Student Service online services.

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Book SynopsisElliot Rook QC is one of the greatest barristers of his generation. He is also a complete fraud. Elliot Rook is the epitome of a highly successful, old Etonian QC. Or so everyone believes. In fact, he is an ex-petty criminal with a past that he has spent decades keeping secret. Until now… An unidentified young woman of Middle Eastern origin has been found murdered on the outskirts of Rook’s home town. Billy Barber – a violent football hooligan and white-supremacist – is accused of her murder. Barber insists that Rook must defend him. If Rook refuses, Barber will expose him, bringing crashing to the ground the life and career that Rook has spent his life building. The truth is there for the finding. But at what cost? The start of a thrilling new legal series, perfect for fans of Robert Galbraith and The Secret Barrister, written by an acclaimed QC

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