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Book SynopsisPsychological Aspects of Crisis Negotiation, Third Edition, explores the methods and strategies for confronting the nine types of subjects typically encountered in hostage/suicide sieges by correctional staff and law enforcement crisis negotiators. Strentz, an experienced negotiator who designed and directed the FBI's hostage negotiator program, lays out the critical elements that are required for a successful encounter with a hostage taker or other malfeasant.This book highlights psychological dynamics of negotiations as they apply to the negotiator, the hostage, and the subject. It discusses the predictors of surrender versus the need for a tactical intervention and examines the phases of a hostage crisis and the changing focus as the crisis develops. Referencing historical events such as the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Challenger and Columbia incidents, this text demonstrates how faulty group decision making can spell tragedy.Enhanced with case studies to Trade Review"Psychological Aspects of Crisis Negotiation addresses issues that other books don't cover in great detail. It stands alone and would be an excellent addition to any other book out there. I would heartily recommend this book for those who are crisis negotiation teachers and students."– Ray Birge, crisis negotiations consultant, Ray Birge and Associates; Captain, Oakland, CA, Police Department (retired)"The sections on mental health history and SWAT interface are extremely timely. With mental health treatment cutbacks, law enforcement is dealing with increasing numbers of mentally ill persons. This book gives the tools police negotiators need in interacting with persons in crisis. It is also important to understand the SWAT vs. negotiations dynamic. The vast majority of SWAT calls are resolved by negotiations. It is imperative all negotiators understand how SWAT can help or hurt the negotiations process."– Russell Moore, Sheriff Sergeant, San Diego Sheriff’s DepartmentTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. Basic concepts. 1. In the Beginning. 2. American Psychiatric Association. 3. Patients to Prisoners. 4. Characteristics of Effective Hostage/Crisis Negotiators. 5. Cross Trained versus Cross Qualified. 6. First Responder Guidelines. 7. Non-law enforcement/correctional crisis negotiators. 8. The crisis negotiation team. 9. Stress and the Hostage/Crisis negotiator. 10. SWAT Negotiator Interface. Dealing with the other victim. 11. Negotiating with Normal People. 12. Negotiating with the Adolescent in Crisis. 13 Negotiating with the Dependent/Inadequate Person. 14. Negotiating with the Antisocial Personality Disorder. 15. Negotiating with the Paranoid Schizophrenic. 16. Negotiating with the Bi-Polar Hostage Taker. 17. Negotiating with the Suicidal Hostage Taker. 18. Negotiating with the Police Assisted Suicidal person. 19. Crisis Negotiations in the Correctional Setting. 20. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder & Traumatic Brain Syndrome. 21. Negotiating with the Extremist. Crisis Resolution Indicators. 22. Indicators of Subject Surrender. 23. Indicators of Subject Violence. Group Dynamics. 24. Group think. 25. Creative Criteria for Constructive Deviation from Crisis Negotiation Guidelines. Hostage issues. 26. Phases of the Crisis. 27. The Stockholm Syndrome. 28. What do you say to a Hostage? 29. A Hostage Psychological Survival Guide. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses the criminalisation of sexually explicit material depicting or describing fictitious characters who appear to be children. It is the first book of its kind to specifically examine the expansion of the law to include fictional representations of children, focusing on the law in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The author explores the potential criminalisation of comics and subgenres of manga that frequently depict childlike characters in a sexual context. Of course, the need to protect children from harm outweighs freedom of expression and the right to privacy; however, this argument is complicated by the material being purely fictional. Does prohibiting the fictional representation of minors interfere with individual freedoms? Based on a detailed socio-legal study, this book extensively analyses literature and pertinent theories of criminalisation, such as the Harm Principle, Offense Principle, and Legal Moralism. The boTrade Review"Al-Alosi presents a thought-provoking, timely, eloquent and detailed examination of the criminalisation of fantasy material. I'd recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the immediate concern of child exploitation and the question of how we interpret and set the limits of individual human ‘rights’ when faced with the need to protect those who may be harmed".Associate Professor Dr Tony Krone, University of Canberra (Australia). "This book provides a thought-provoking examination of the contemporary regulation of sexually explicit representations of children. Al-Alosi presents a nuanced analysis that thoroughly challenges the ways in which we approach the regulation of explicit material and understand its harms, or lack thereof. This book unsettled my own thinking around the issue and provides timely, original, and provocative contribution". Dr Bianca Fileborn, School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales.Based on a comprehensive analysis of fantasy crime, this book asks fundamental questions about how we conceive of, and prosecute, sexually explicit material portraying children. This thought-provoking work provides a substantial contribution to the debate.Professor Alex Steel, Faculty of Law, University of New South WalesTable of Contents1: Foreword ; 2: Acknowledgements; 3: Chapter 1: Introduction; 4: Chapter 2: Types of potentially criminal fantasy material; 5: Chapter 3: Legislative frameworks dealing with fantasy material; 6: Chapter 4: Critiquing the law criminalising fantasy material; 7: Chapter 5: Perspectives on fantasy material; 8: Chapter 6: Overview of theories of criminalisation; 9: Chapter 7: Fantasy material as a matter of harm; 10: Chapter 8: Fantasy material as a matter of offensiveness and morality; 11: Chapter 9: Final insights on the criminalisation of fantasy material; 12: Index

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Book SynopsisThis title was first published in 2000:  Few areas of criminal activity have sustained such widely held attention as serial murder. This volume charts the complete progress of academic work in this field, detailing the development from the early domination of psychiatric enquiries to the later proliferation of criminal justice studies into the darkest of human behaviours.Trade Review'...a guide through the most important monographs which have appeared since the middle of the 1980s...an important aid in academic work...' Kriminologisches JournalTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: The Study of Serial Murder: Cultural Overview: Herostratus, Jean-Paul Sartre; Son of Cain or Son of Sam? The monster as serial killer in Beowulf, Brian Meehan; Towards an historical sociology of multiple murder, Elliott Leyton. Origins of the Impulse: A study of serial murder, Constance McKenzie; Serial Murderers: early proposed development model and typology, Nancy L. Ansevics and Harold E. Doweiko; Detective magazines: pornography for the sexual sadist, Park Elliott Dietz, Bruce Harry and Robert R. Hazelwood; Adolescents' motivations for viewing graphic horror, Deirdre D. Johnston; Ideological homicide, R.S. Ratner. Criminological Analysis: A murder 'wave': trends in American serial homicide 1940-1990, Philip Jenkins; Serial murder in England 1940-1985, Philip Jenkins; Are serial killers special?, David Canter, Christopher Missen and Samantha Hodge; Multiple murder: a review, David M. Gresswell and Clive R. Hollin; Assessment of PTSD symptoms in a community exposed to serial murder, Michael J. Herkov and Monica Biernat. Psychiatric Diagnosis and the Law: American psychiatry and the criminal: a historical review, Seymour Halleck; The insanity plea: a futile defense for serial killers, Anne C. Gresham; Contributions of psychiatric consultation in the investigation of serial murder, John A. Liebert; The sexually sadistic killer and his offenses, Park Elliott Dietz, Robert R. Hazelwood and Janet Warren. Psychological Perspectives: A study of William Heirens, Foster Kennedy, Harry R. Hoffman and William H. Haines; The Bianchi (L.A. Hillside Strangler) case: sociopath or multiple personality?, John G. Watkins; Difficulties diagnosing the multiple personality syndrome in a death penalty case, Ralph B. Allison; On the differential diagnosis of multiple personality in the forensic context, Martin T. Orne, David F. Dinges and Emily Carota Orne; Towards a new methodology for making sense of case material: an illustrative case involving attempted m

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Book SynopsisPractical Guide to Evidence provides a clear and readable account of the law of evidence, acknowledging the importance of arguments about facts and principles as well as rules. This fifth edition has been revised and updated to address recent changes in the law and debates on controversial topics such as surveillance and human rights. Coverage of expert evidence has also been expanded to include forensic evidence, bringing the text right up-to-date.Including enhanced pedagogical support such as chapter summaries, further reading advice and self-test exercises, this leading textbook can be used on both undergraduate and professional courses. Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Development and Current Objectives 3. Documentary and Real Evidence 4. Facts not Requiring Proof 5. Competence and Compellability 6. The Course of Testimony 7. Burden and Standard of Proof and Presumptions 8. The Rule against Hearsay 9. Hearsay Expectations 10. Hazardous Evidence 11. Confessions and Improperly Gained Evidence 12. Character Evidence 13. Opinion Evidence 14. Judicial Findings as Evidence 15. Privilege and Public Interest Immunity

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Book SynopsisThis selection of influential articles traces our evolving understanding of transnational organized crime - paradigm shifts - from the ''alien conspiracy'' focused research to the more nuanced focused scholarship on ''markets'' and ''networks'', culminating in a focus on ''enablers'' of transnational crimes and evaluations of ''harm'' from transnational crimes. The selected essays and articles reflect the way in which politics, economics and social factors have impacted on scholarly thinking and the introduction also highlights the many authors and professionals who have been influential in this field. This volume is an essential 'one-stop' resource for lecturers and students interested in all aspects of transnational organized crime.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I Introduction: The interdisciplinary dimensions of the study of organized crime, Klaus von Lampe. Part II Ethnicity, Illegal Enterprises and Upward Mobility: Crime as an American way of life: a queer ladder of social mobility, Daniel Bell; Strategic decision making in organized crime control: the need for a broadened perspective, Edwin H. Stier and Peter R. Richards. Part III Criminal Organizations as ’Alien Conspiracy’: Transnational organized crime: the strange career of an American concept, Michael Woodiwiss. Part IV Business Crime Versus Organized Crime or Business Crimes As Organized Crime: Paragons, pariahs, and pirates: a spectrum-based theory of enterprise, Dwight C. Smith. Part V RICO and Debates Pertaining to the Structure and Purpose of Criminal Groups: Symposium Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: debunking RICO’s myriad myths, G. Robert Blakey; A comparative analysis of organised crime conspiracy legislation and practice and their relevance to England and Wales, Michael Levi and Alaster Smith. Part VI Refinements: 'Less Organized' Criminal Operations and a Focus on Protection/Extortion: The economic consequences of product illegality, Peter Reuter; Research on upper level drug trafficking: a review, Frederick Desroches; Conspiracy among the many: the Mafia in legitimate industries, Diego Gambetta and Peter Reuter; New York City as organized crime fighter, James B. Jacobs and Alex Hortis; The paradoxes of organized crime, Letizia Paoli. Part VII Networks and Analysis: The Teamsters, the White House and the Labor Department, Alan A. Block and Sean Patrick Griffin; Assessing network patterns in illegal firearm markets, Carlo Morselli; Fixers, super fixers and shadow facilitators: how networks connect, Douglas Farah; Illuminating dark networks: a social network analysis of an Australian drug trafficking syndicate, David A. Bright, Caitlin E. Hughes and Jenny Chalmers. Part VIII Markets: The rise of two dru

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Book SynopsisFinancial crime affects virtually all areas of public policy and is increasingly transnational. The essays in this volume address both the theoretical and policy issues arising from financial crime and feature a wide variety of case studies, and cover topics such as state revenue collection, criminal enterprises, money laundering, the use of new technologies and methods in financial crime, corruption, terrorism, proliferation of WMD, sanctions, third-world debt, procurement, telecommunications, cyberspace, the defense industry and intellectual property. Taken together, these essays form a must-read collection for scholars and students in law, finance and criminology.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I Theoretical Frameworks: Globalization, criminogenic asymmetries and economic crime, Nikos Passas; Global anomie, dysnomie, and economic crime: hidden consequences of neliberalism and globalization in Russia and around the world, Nikos Passas; Enron et al: paradigmatic white collar crime cases for the new century, David Friedrichs; Criminogenic cyber-capitalism: Paul Virilio, simulation, and the global financial crisis, Eric Wilson; Counterfeiting as corporate externality: intellectual property crime and global insecurity, Simon Mackenzie. Part II Types of Transnational Financial Crime: A good century for tax? Globalisation, redistribution and tax avoidance, John Braithwaite; E-gaming and money laundering risks: a European overview, Michael Levi; Trade-based money laundering and terrorist financing, John S. Zdanowicz; Demystifying Hawala: a look into its social organization and mechanics, Nikos Passas; Financial crime, near crime, and chicanery in the Wall Street meltdown, Richard B. Freeman; Mortgage origination fraud and the global economicl crisis: a criminological analysis, Tomson H. Nguyen and Henry N. Pontell; Odious debt, odious credit, economic development and democratization,Tom Ginsberg and Thomas S. Ulen; Defence expenditures, arms procurement and corruption in sub-Saharan Africa, Susan Willett; Why do so many anti-corruption efforts fail?, Michael Johnston; The genesis of the BCCI scandal, Nikos Passas; Organized fraud and organizing frauds: unpacking research on networks and organization, Michael Levi; Crime on the line: telemarketing and the changing nature of professional crime, Neal Shover, Glenn S. Coffey and Dick Hobbs; The insurgent economy: black market operations of guerrilla organizations, R.T. Naylor; Addressing identity crime in crime management information systems: definitions, classification, and empirics, Rodger Jamieson, Lesley Pek Wee Land, Donald Winchester, Greg Stephens, Alex Steele, Alana Maurushat and Rick Sarre; Transnational organised cyber crime: distinguishing threat from reality, Rob McCusker; Intellectual capital and economic espionage: new crimes and new protections, Herbert Snyder and Anthony Crescenzi; Cross-border crime and the interface between legal and illegal actors, Nikos Passas. Part III Control Issues: Criminalizing consequences of sanctions: embargo busting and its legacy, Peter Andreas; Financial controls and counter-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, Nikos Passas; Balancing financial threats and legal interests in money-laundering policy, Petrus C. van Duyne, Marc S. Groenhuijsen and A.A.P. Schudelaro; Do European procurement rules generate or prevent crime?, Nicholas Dorn, Michael Levi and Simone White; Criminal profits, terror dollars, and nonsense, R.T. Naylor; Asset and money laundering in Bolivia, Colombia and Peru: a legal transplant in vulnerable environments?, Francisco E. Thoumi and Marcela Anzola; Testing the global financial transparency egime, J.C. Sharman; Name index.

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Book SynopsisForensic science evidence and expert witness testimony play an increasingly prominent role in modern criminal proceedings. Science produces powerful evidence of criminal offending, but has also courted controversy and sometimes contributed towards miscarriages of justice. The twenty-six articles and essays reproduced in this volume explore the theoretical foundations of modern scientific proof and critically consider the practical issues to which expert evidence gives rise in contemporary criminal trials. The essays are prefaced by a substantial new introduction which provides an overview and incisive commentary contextualising the key debates. The volume begins by placing 'forensic science' in interdisciplinary focus, with contributions from historical, sociological, Science and Technology Studies (STS), philosophical and jurisprudential perspectives. This is followed by closer examination of the role of forensic science and other expert evidence in criminal proceedings, exposing enTable of ContentsContents: Introduction. Part I Interdisciplinary ‘Forensic Science’ - Theoretical Foundations: Historical and practical considerations regarding expert testimony, Learned Hand; A just measure of science, David Nelken; Science and technology studies on trial: dilemmas of expertise, Michael Lynch and Simon Cole; Of truth, in science and in law, Susan Haack; The irrelevance, and central relevance, of the boundary between science and non-science in the evaluation of expert witness reliability, D. Michael Risinger. Part II Expert Evidence in Criminal Proceedings: Fingerprint evidence in an age of DNA profiling, Jennifer L. Mnookin; Science in the criminal process, Paul Roberts; ‘Junk science’: the criminal cases, Paul C. Giannelli; Sounding out expert voice identification, David Ormerod; Atkins v The Emperor: the ‘cautious’ use of unreliable ‘expert’ opinion, Gary Edmond, Richard Kemp, Glenn Porter, David Hamer, Mike Burton, Katherine Biber and Mehera San Roque; Forensic science evidence in question, Mike Redmayne, Paul Roberts, Colin Aitken and Graham Jackson. Part III Interpreting Forensic Science Evidence: A framework for analysis, Erica Beecher-Monas; The vision in ‘blind’ justice: expert perception, judgment, and visual cognition in forensic pattern recognition, Itiel E. Dror and Simon A. Cole; Forensic identification: from a faith-based ‘science’ to a scientific science, Michael J. Saks; Interpretation of statistical evidence in criminal trials: the prosecutor’s fallacy and the defense attorney’s fallacy, William C. Thompson and Edward L. Schumann; Presenting probabilities in court: the DNA experience, Mike Redmayne; Communicating opinion evidence in the forensic identification sciences: accuracy and impact, Dawn McQuiston-Surrett and Michael J. Saks; She blinded me with science: wrongful convictions and the ‘reverse CSI-effect’, Mark A. Godsey and Marie Alou. Part IV Procedural Reform in Comparative Perspective: The psychiatric expert in court, Anthony Kenny; Expertise and the Daubert decision, Ronald J. Allen; Eyes wide shut: hidden problems and future consequences of the fact-based validity standard, Joëlle Anne Moreno; Daubert, Schmaubert: criminal defendants and the short end of the science stick, Susan D. Rozelle; The Law Commission’s report on expert evidence in criminal proceedings, Gary Edmond and Andrew Roberts; Expert evidence and the Law Commission: implementation without legislation?, Tony Ward; Court experts and expert witnesses: have we a lesson to learn from the French?, J.R. Spencer; Forensic science in inquisitorial systems of criminal justice, Bron McKillop. Name index.

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Book SynopsisThis landmark practical guide assists all those involved in monitoring detention conditions and investigating and preventing torture. The prestigious global author team identify the medical, legal and professional frameworks and international instruments applicable to those detained, and highlight how torture or other cruel and inhuman degrading treatments or punishments are identified, investigated and should be prevented. A comprehensive and wide range of detention settings and circumstances are covered including police stations, prisons, mental health, and social care civil conditions to prisoner of war, detention camps, military, and armed conflict. Advice, monitoring, and assessment is given for special groups, including the custody of women, children, vulnerable adults, and individuals on hunger strike Practical guidelines are given for the assessment of ill-treatment of individuals in custody including sexual abuse Online links to the latest legal,Table of ContentsTable of Contents International legal framework on torture Juan E. Méndez The role and responsibilities of health professionals involved in the care of those in detention Jørgen L. Thomsen Standards applicable in the prevention of torture in places of detention Jonathan Beynon Healthcare for those in detention Michael Levy Psychological assessment and documentation of torture in detention Nimisha Patel Assessment of physical evidence of torture or cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment during visits to places of detention Jason Payne-James, Jonathan Beynon and Duarte Nuno Vieira Radiology in the documentation of torture and ill-treatment Hermann Vogel Management of hunger strikes in detention Hernán Reyes Legal aspects of detention in military detention Kirsty Sutherland and Peter Glenser Sexual assault in detention Jason Payne-James Children in detention Peter Green Investigation of ill-treatment during detention Hernán Reyes Investigation of deaths in custody Marc Bollman, Morris Tidball-Binz, Bernice Elger and Patrice Mangin The Istanbul Protocol: development, practical application and future directions Vincent Iacopino Dilemmas for healthcare professionals involved in the care of detainees Máximo Alberto Duque Piedrahíta Solitary confinement: current concerns and proposed protections Sharon Shalev

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Book SynopsisThis up-to-date resource on restorative justice theory and practice is the literature's most comprehensive and authoritative review of original research in new and contested areas.Bringing together contributors from across a range of jurisdictions, disciplines and legal traditions, this edited collection provides a concise, but critical review of existing theory and practice in restorative justice. Authors identify key developments, theoretical arguments and new empirical evidence, evaluating their merits and demerits, before turning the reader's attention to further concerns informing and improving the future of restorative justice. Divided into four parts, the Handbook includes papers written by leading scholars on new theory, empirical evidence of implementation, critiques and the future of restorative justice.This companion is essential reading for scholars of restorative justice, criminology, social theory, psychology, law, human rights and criminal Trade Review'This international Handbook grounds itself in the present and past in order to look to the future. It sets for itself an important but challenging goal: to reflect the state of restorative justice in the early 21st century, including not only developments in theory and practice, but also its essential debates and challenges. This is an important collection for anyone who wants to understand and grapple with 21st century restorative justice.'Howard Zehr, Eastern Mennonite University, USA'This book is perhaps the most comprehensive and certainly the most up-to-date collection on restorative justice. It goes to some topics rarely addressed in earlier volumes … and embraces a wider range of critiques of restorative justice than most volumes on the subject … Furthermore, in its geographical coverage, this international Handbook is much broader than older collections … We are grateful to Theo Gavrielides for bringing so many voices into the conversation. Many inspiring restorative justice leaders in the past have mobilized convening power toward projects of listening, but none more widely nor in more diverse ways than Theo Gavrielides in recent years.'John Braithwaite, Australian National University'A decade after the first two "Handbooks of Restorative Justice", this successor comes timely. It is an update of developments in ideas and current debates, and of a great part of the relevant literature. A new generation of authors is emerging. Restorative justice researchers, advocates and critics should have it.'Lode Walgrave, University of Leuven, Belgium'In its breadth and depth, this impressive collection represents a new chapter in one of the most remarkable stories in criminal justice of the past century. Restorative justice has grown from the radical, abstract vision of 30 years ago into a fully fledged field of study and practice, worthy of this important international handbook.'Shadd Maruna, author of Making Good: How Ex-Convicts Reform and Rebuild Their Lives'This book offers thoughtful and varied approaches to reconciliation and community resilience. As readers, we see that inclusive approaches to justice--involving loved ones, community support systems, and cultural context--offer real hope for renewal and personal peace. This book challenges the punitive aspects of the current criminal justice system, to be sure, but also offers practical tools for transformative leaders to nurture restoration, reformation, and healing. A pathway forward is found through the wisdom of the scholars here, all of whom are committed to restorative justice and a more resilient future.'Maya Soetoro, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA'This international Handbook grounds itself in the present and past in order to look to the future. It sets for itself an important but challenging goal: to reflect the state of restorative justice in the early 21st century, including not only developments in theory and practice, but also its essential debates and challenges. This is an important collection for anyone who wants to understand and grapple with 21st century restorative justice.'Howard Zehr, Eastern Mennonite University, USA'This book is perhaps the most comprehensive and certainly the most up-to-date collection on restorative justice. It goes to some topics rarely addressed in earlier volumes … and embraces a wider range of critiques of restorative justice than most volumes on the subject … Furthermore, in its geographical coverage, this international Handbook is much broader than older collections … We are grateful to Theo Gavrielides for bringing so many voices into the conversation. Many inspiring restorative justice leaders in the past have mobilized convening power toward projects of listening, but none more widely nor in more diverse ways than Theo Gavrielides in recent years.'John Braithwaite, Australian National University'A decade after the first two "Handbooks of Restorative Justice", this successor comes timely. It is an update of developments in ideas and current debates, and of a great part of the relevant literature. A new generation of authors is emerging. Restorative justice researchers, advocates and critics should have it.'Lode Walgrave, University of Leuven, Belgium'In its breadth and depth, this impressive collection represents a new chapter in one of the most remarkable stories in criminal justice of the past century. Restorative justice has grown from the radical, abstract vision of 30 years ago into a fully fledged field of study and practice, worthy of this important international handbook.'Shadd Maruna, author of Making Good: How Ex-Convicts Reform and Rebuild Their Lives'This book offers thoughtful and varied approaches to reconciliation and community resilience. As readers, we see that inclusive approaches to justice--involving loved ones, community support systems, and cultural context--offer real hope for renewal and personal peace. This book challenges the punitive aspects of the current criminal justice system, to be sure, but also offers practical tools for transformative leaders to nurture restoration, reformation, and healing. A pathway forward is found through the wisdom of the scholars here, all of whom are committed to restorative justice and a more resilient future.'Maya Soetoro, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA`the Handbook is an excellent resource which will be useful to many restorative justice practitioners and researchers, as well as postgraduate students in criminology, forensic psychology, social work and beyond. Theo Gavrielides and the diverse contributors have produced a fascinating and dynamic book, sure to be widely read and used for years to come.' Jamie Buchan, The International Journal of Restorative Justice 2022 vol. 5(2) pp. 297-300doi: 10.5553/TIJRJ.000123Table of ContentsPART I: RESTORATIVE JUSTICE THEORY: THE NEXT STEPS; 1: Looking at the past of restorative justice: Normative reflections on its future; 2: Pushing the theoretical boundaries of restorative justice: Non- sovereign justice in radical political and social theories; 3: Human rights and restorative justice; 4: Beyond restorative justice: Social justice as a new objective for criminal justice; 5: Returning to indigenous traditions of peacemaking and peacekeeping: From Jirga (TDR) to restorative justice (ADR) in Pakistan; 6: Finding a normative place for a recast restorative principle of peacemaking; 7: Recovery and restorative justice: Systems for generating social justice; PART II: RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICE: THE EVIDENCE; 8: Victims and offenders' perceptions and experiences of restorative justice: The evidence from London, UK; 9: Victims and restorative justice: Bringing theory and evidence together; 10: Restorative justice and child sexual abuse; 11: Complex cases of restorative justice after serious crime: Creating and enabling spaces for those with disability; 12: Restorative policing for the 21st century: Historical lessons for future practice; 13: Restorative justice and gender differences in intimate partner violence: The evidence; 14: Evaluating the success of restorative justice conferencing: A values-based approach; 15: Introducing restorative practice in healthcare settings; 16: Traffic congestion and road rage: A restorative case study to road sharing; 17: Restorative justice in universities: Case studies of what works with restorative responses to student misconduct; 18: Restorative justice re-entry planning for the imprisoned: An evidence-based approach to recidivism reduction; 19: Architecture and restorative justice: Designing with values and well-being in mind; PART III: THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT RESTORATIVE JUSTICE; 20: Restorative interventions in Chinese communities: Cultural-specific skills and challenges; 21: Is changing lenses possible? The Chilean case study of integrating restorative justice into a hierarchical criminal justice system; 22: Is restorative justice possible through the eyes of lay people? A Polish evidence-based case study; 23: Restorative justice as a colonial project in the disempowerment of Indigenous peoples; 24: Does Restorative Justice Reduce Recidivism? Assessing Evidence and Claims about Restorative Justice and Reoffending; 25: Restorative justice compared to what?; PART IV: THE FUTURE OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE; 26: Restorative justice and the therapeutic tradition: Looking into the future; 27: True representation: The implications of restorative practices for the future of democracy; 28: The best is yet to come: Unlocking the true potential of restorative practice; 29: The new generation of restorative justice; 30: Transforming powers and restorative justice; 31: Extending the reach of restorative justice; Epilogue: Restorative justice with care and responsibility;

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Book SynopsisHow do we make sense of complex evidence? What are the cognitive principles that allow detectives to solve crimes, and lay people to puzzle out everyday problems? To address these questions, David Lagnado presents a novel perspective on human reasoning. At heart, we are causal thinkers driven to explain the myriad ways in which people behave and interact. We build mental models of the world, enabling us to infer patterns of cause and effect, linking words to deeds, actions to effects, and crimes to evidence. But building models is not enough; we need to evaluate these models against evidence, and we often struggle with this task. We have a knack for explaining, but less skill at evaluating. Fortunately, we can improve our reasoning by reflecting on inferential practices and using formal tools. This book presents a system of rational inference that helps us evaluate our models and make sounder judgments.Trade Review'This book is fun to read and easy to understand. It teaches us how we evaluate evidence and how we can evaluate it better. Ordinary people, without scientific training, on a jury or a city council or considering a big move to a new job can deploy these causal modelling techniques to manage evidence effectively.' Nancy Cartwright, Professor of Philosophy, Durham University, UK'This is a remarkable achievement. Explaining the Evidence provides a wonderfully clear, entertaining and erudite introduction to one of humanity's most important, yet unreliable, abilities: building explanations of the world, and the people, around us.' Nick Chater, Professor of Behavioural Science, University of Warwick, UK'Entertainingly illustrated with examples of legal cases, Lagnado's impressive book brings together insights from experimental psychology with modern tools for formal causal reasoning. We use causal stories to try to make sense of evidence, but these can all too easily mislead; this book should help us to overcome these cognitive biases.' A. P. Dawid, Emeritus Professor of Statistics, University of Cambridge, UK'Using causal models and psychology, this work presents a systematic approach to modelling and evaluating evidence. The real criminal cases make for fascinating reading and help to ground the material. This book should be of interest to those in psychology, law and law enforcement, or those wanting to better understand and apply reasoning about evidence.' Joseph Y. Halpern, Professor of Computer Science, Cornell University, USA'In this fascinating book, one of the world's leading experts in causal cognition uses criminal cases and their legal context to show how people seek explanations of the evidence by building causal mental models of the world. So clearly articulated in this book, these ideas are at the forefront of current thinking in this area. It will be of inestimable value to undergraduate and postgraduate students and researchers alike. I also would highly recommend it to psychologists, legal scholars and computer scientists.' Mike Oaksford, Professor of Psychology and Head of the Department of Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck College, UK'This book provides a flowing, compelling and lucid account of how computational models of mental states are changing the face of cognitive psychology and decision-making sciences. It is a must for students of mind, cognition, behavioural sciences and law, especially data scientists who labour to emulate human behaviour on digital machines.' Judea Pearl, Professor of Computer Science, UCLA, USA'How people respond to evidence (and how they don't) is one of the burning questions of our time. Yet one hardly expects a book on the psychology of evidence to be a page-turner. But that's exactly what Dave Lagnado has produced in this authoritative text on the cognition of crime, investigation and verdict.' Steven A. Sloman, Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences, Brown University, USA'Explaining the Evidence is especially compelling reading for anyone involved in law. Through crime investigations, it explores our human capacity for reasoning and exposes the challenges in evaluating evidence that confront decision-makers in criminal cases. Most excitingly, it provides new tools that could ensure sounder judgments and prevent miscarriages of justice.' Cheryl Thomas, Professor of Judicial Studies and Director of the Jury Project and Judicial Institute, UCL, UK'This very readable book will help to make evidence, as a subject, an important focus of cross-disciplinary attention.' William Twining, Emeritus Quain Professor of Jurisprudence, UCL, UK'This book is a terrific read. It is engaging on every level. Using examples of reasoning about crimes, Lagnado skilfully applies theories from empirical psychology. The result is a highly readable introduction to statistical reasoning, Bayes nets representations of causal relationships, heuristically useful reasoning strategies and much more. I strongly recommend it.' James F. Woodward, Distinguished Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, USATable of Contents1. The Cliff Death; 2. Models in Mind; 3. Causal Modelling; 4. Thinking Beyond Biases; 5. Expert Reasoning in Crime Investigation; 6. Questions of Evidence; 7. Competing Causes; 8. Confirmation Bias: Good, Bad and Ugly; 9. Telling Stories; 10. Idioms for Legal Reasoning; 11. Causal Reasoning in a Time of Crisis; References.

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Book SynopsisProfessor Bellamy traces the English law of treason to Roman and Germanic origins, and discusses the development of royal attitudes towards rebellion, the judicial procedures used to try and condemn suspected traitors, and the interaction of the law of treason and constitutional ideas.Table of ContentsEditor's preface; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. The medieval concept of treason; 2. The treatise writers and the English law of treason at the end of the thirteenth century; 3. The origins of the English state trial; 4. The great statute of treasons; 5. The scope of treason, 1352–1485; 6. Treason before the courts, 1352–1485; 7. The origins and the early history of the Act of Attainder; 8. Treason and the constitution; Appendixes; Select bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis 2003 collection of essays is based on five lectures organized jointly by Matrix Chambers of human rights lawyers and the Wiener Library between April and June 2002. Presented by leading experts in the field, this fascinating collection of papers examines the evolution of international criminal justice from its post World War II origins at Nuremberg through to the concrete proliferation of courts and tribunals with international criminal law jurisdictions based at The Hague today. Original and provocative, the lectures provide various stimulating perspectives on the subject of international criminal law. Topics include its corporate and historical dimension as well as a discussion of the International Criminal Court Statute and the role of the national courts. The volume offers a challenging insight into the future of international criminal legal system. This is an intelligent and thought-provoking book, accessible to anyone interested in international criminal law, from specialistTrade Review'From Nuremberg to The Hague is notable for its content, but also for the crucial function it can serve within legal education … In terms of content, the book covers an impressive array of issues in a concise fashion … the content is engaging, informative and generally cohesive … strongly recommended as an excellent introductory text in international criminal law …'. German Law Journal'The well-known authors and experts in the area provide a readable selection of essays on different aspects of international criminal justice … It is written in an accessible manner and achieves the difficult task of both appealing to a non-academic audience and providing a useful text for students and those interested in this field in a university environment.' Common Law World ReviewTable of ContentsNotes on the contributors; Preface; 1. The Nuremberg trials: international law in the making Richard Overy; 2. Issues of complexity, complicity and complementarity: from the Nuremberg Trials to the dawn of the new International Criminal Court Andrew Clapham; 3. After Pinochet: the role of national courts Philippe Sands; 4. The drafting of the Rome Statute James Crawford; 5. Prospects and issues for the International Criminal Court: lessons from Yugoslavia and Rwanda Cherie Booth.

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Book SynopsisThrough a close examination of legal, historical, and theological sources, this book considers a largely neglected area of Islamic law, calling into question a controversial popular notion about Islamic law today, which is that Islamic law is a divine legal tradition that has little room for discretion or doubt, particularly in Islamic criminal law.Trade Review'In her extremely detailed book, Intisar A. Rabb traces the formation of the legal maxim of doubt in Islamic criminal law from the seventh until the eleventh century (CE) within both the Sunni and Shi'i legal traditions … Rabb's book offers an important contribution to the study of Islamic law. She has shown how the Muslim legal elite, even the eponymous Sunni jurists and their immediate successors, were individual human agents with a pragmatic bent, and as such their juridical thinking was shaped by complex and diverse goals such that they never arrived at a uniform definition of doubt. Neither did they limit themselves to a specific canon of 'texts' in order to develop an increasingly sophisticated jurisprudence of doubt by the eleventh century.' Nurfadzilah Yahaya, Society for Contemporary Thought and the Islamicate World Review'Even for aficionados of progressive legal interpretation who only dabble in Islamic legal theory, among whom this reviewer is most certainly included, the 'closing of the gates of ijtihād' is a concept that is known and, for the most part, feared - but Rabb puts a new spin on that understanding.' M. Christian Green, Journal of Law and ReligionTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Institutional Structures and Doubt, Seventh–Sixteenth Century CE: 1. The God of severity and lenity; 2. The rise of doubt; Part II. Morality and Social Context, Eighth–Eleventh Century CE: 3. Hierarchy and hudud laws, eighth–ninth century CE; 4. Doubt as moral discomfort, tenth–eleventh century CE; Part III. The Jurisprudence of Doubt, Eighth–Sixteenth Century CE: 5. Doubt as an element of Islamic criminal law, eighth–eleventh century CE; 6. Substantive, procedural, and interpretive doubt, eleventh–sixteenth century CE; 7. Strict textualism as a limitation on doubt: Sunni opponents, eighth–eleventh century CE; 8. Dueling theories of delegation and interpretation: Shi'i doubt, tenth–sixteenth century CE; Conclusion: doubt in comparative and contemporary context.

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive introduction to international criminal law addresses the big issues in the subject from an interdisciplinary perspective. Expert contributors include international lawyers, judges, prosecutors, criminologists and historians, as well as the last surviving prosecutor of the Nuremberg Trials. Serving as a foundation for deeper study, each chapter explores key academic debates and provides guidelines for further reading. The book is organised around several themes, including institutions, crimes and trials. Purposes and principles place the discipline within a broader context, covering the relationship with human rights law, transitional justice, punishment and the imperatives of peace. Several tribunals are explored in depth, as are many emblematic trials. The book concludes with perspectives on the future.Table of ContentsIntroduction William A. Schabas; Part I. Purposes and Principles: 1. Human rights and international criminal law Andrew Clapham; 2. Truth and justice in atrocity trials Lawrence Douglas; 3. Transitional justice Stephan Parmentier; 4. Punishment and sentencing Mark Drumbl; 5. Peace Alfred de Zayas; Part II. Institutions: 6. Ad hoc international criminal tribunals (Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone) Göran Sluiter; 7. The International Criminal Court Leila Sadat; 8. National jurisdictions Fannie Lafontaine; 9. The United Nations Security Council and international criminal justice David Scheffer; Part III. Crimes: 10. Atrocity crimes William A. Schabas; 11. Treaty crimes Roger S. Clark; 12. Criminalising the illegal use of force Benjamin B. Ferencz and Donald M. Ferencz; 13. Children Diane Marie Amann; Part IV. Trials: 14. Adolf Eichmann Kai Ambos; 15. Slobodan Milošević Michael Scharf; 16. Charles Taylor Chernor Jalloh; Part V. The Future: 17. The International Criminal Court of the future Hans-Peter Kaul; 18. Challenges to international criminal justice and international criminal law M. Cherif Bassiouni.

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Book SynopsisA powerful and humane exploration of the history of the "insanity defense," through the story of one poignant case.Trade Review"A deeply moving tale of what happens when we ‘treat’ severe poverty and mental illness through the criminal justice system. Drawing on her firsthand experience and expertise with a modern-day insanity defense trial, Susan Vinocour writes like a novelist, showing us in riveting detail just how injustice operates." -- David Cole, national legal director, ACLU, and author of Engines of Liberty"As passionate as she is knowledgeable, Susan Vinocour brings humanity and dignity to telling the story of a woman whose voice we would otherwise never hear. Nobody's Child wraps a powerful narrative, a thought-provoking reflection on truth and evidence, and a wake-up call about the law's misunderstandings of mental illness into one unforgettable book." -- Susan Cheever, author of Drinking in America"In the age of the accelerated news cycle, the weaponization of outrage, and the easy rush to judgment, Nobody's Child is a harrowing journey through our broken judicial system. Susan Vinocour's expertise as a forensic psychologist—along with her humanity and literary talent—makes for a galvanizing read and, ultimately, a much-needed call for compassion." -- Jessica Bruder, author of Nomadland"In this moving, well-researched account of the insanity defense…Vinocour does a fine job explaining the defense in layman's terms. Sterling prose helps make this a page-turner." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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Book Synopsis“Fans of the forensics-oriented novels of such mystery writers as Kathy Reichs and Patricia Cornwell...not to mention television series like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, will make an eager audience for this one.”—BooklistOn a patch of land in the Tennessee hills, human corpses decompose in the open air, aided by insects, bacteria, and birds, unhindered by coffins or mausoleums. This is Bill Bass’s “Body Farm,” where nature takes its course as bodies buried in shallow graves, submerged in water, or locked in car trunks serve the needs of science and the cause of justice. In Death’s Acre, Bass invites readers on an unprecedented journey behind the gates of the Body Farm where he revolutionized forensic anthropology. A master scientist and an engaging storyteller, Bass reveals his most intriguing cases for the first time. He revisits the Lindbergh kidnapping and murder, explores the mystery of a headless corpse whose identity astonished police, divulges how the telltale traces of an insect sent a murderous grandfather to death row—and much more.INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHSTable of ContentsDeath's AcreForeword by Patricia Cornwall1. The Bones of the Eaglet2. Dead Indians and Dam Engineers3. Bare Bones: Forensics 1014. The Unsavory Uncle5. The Case of the Headless Corpse6. The Scene of the Crime7. Death's Acre: The Body Farm Is Born8. A Bug for Research9. Progress and Protest10. Fat Sam and Cadillac Joe11. Grounded in Science12. The Zoo Man Murders13. Parts Unknown14. Art Imitates Death15. More Progress, More Protest16. The Backyard Barbeque17. The Not-So-Accidental Tourist18. the Bloody Beneficiary19. Ashes to Ashes20. And When I DieAppendix I: Bones of the Human SkeletonAppendix II: Glossary of Forensic and Anthropological TermsAcknowledgmentsIndex

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