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Book SynopsisDespite the increasing use of DNA evidence and other sophisticated forensic techniques in crime solving, fingerprints still serve as an indispensable tool of modern-day criminal investigation. This fascinating book, originally published in 1892, represents the first thorough investigation of this anatomical peculiarity and its application in establishing individual identity for use in law enforcement. Sir Francis Galton, a cousin of Charles Darwin and a member of the Royal Geographical Society, had already made a reputation for himself as an explorer of Africa and the founder of the new field of eugenics when he turned his attention to the subject of fingerprints. Through extensive research at his "anthropometric laboratory," Galton laid out an elementary system of classifying fingerprints based on observed patterns of arches, loops, and whorls. Using meticulous drawings as well as photographs of ink prints, he showed that "the numerous bifurcations, origins, islands, and enclosures in the ridges that compose the pattern, are proved to be almost beyond change." Thus, he established a sure method of individual identification. Galton's system was later modified by Sir Edward R. Henry, who became chief of police in London. In 1901, Scotland Yard officially adopted the Galton-Henry system of fingerprinting. Today, it is the most widely used system of fingerprint classification in the world. This classic work will make a welcome addition to the libraries of historians, criminologists, and fans of true crime and forensic science.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Previous Use of Finger Prints; Methods of Printing; The ridges and their Uses; Patterns; Their Outlines and Cores; Persistence; Evidential Value; Peculiarities of the Digits; Methods of Indexing; Personal Identification; Heredity; Races and Classes; Genera.

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Book SynopsisIn an era in which the EU's influence in criminal law matters has expanded rapidly, attention has recently turned to the possible creation of a European Public Prosecutor's Office. This two volume work presents the results of a study carried out by a group of European criminal law experts in 2010-2012, with the financial support of the EU Commission, whose aims were to examine in detail current public prosecution systems in the Member States and to scrutinise proposals for a new European office. Volume 1 begins with thorough descriptions of 20 different national legal systems of investigation and prosecution, addressing a range of evidential and procedural safeguards. These will serve as a point of reference for all future research on public prosecutors. Volume 1 also contains a series of cross-cutting studies of the key issues that will inform debates about the creation of a European Public Prosecutor's Office, including studies of vertical cooperation in administrative investigations in subsidy and competition cases, the accession of the EU to the ECHR, judicial control in cooperation in criminal matters, mutual recognition and decentralised enforcement of European competition law. Volume 2 (which will be published in 2013) presents a draft set of model rules for the procedure of the European Public Prosecutor's Office and continues with a set of comparative studies of the national legal systems that cover the gathering of evidence, seizure of assets, arrests, tracking and tracing, prosecution measures, procedural safeguards, the presumption of innocence and the right to silence, access to the file and victim reconciliation. Volume 2 concludes with the final report, written by Professor Ligeti, summarising the findings of the group and reporting on the prospects for the proposed reform.Table of ContentsI. Introduction Katalin Ligeti Part I Presentation of national systems of investigation, prosecution, evidence and procedural safeguards 1. The Austrian system Robert Kert / Andrea Lehner 2. The Belgian system Marie-Aude Beernaert 3. The Danish system Birgit Feldtmann / Sebastian Knop 4. The Dutch system Idlir Peçi 5. The English and Welsh system Tricia Howse 6. The Estonian system Jaan Ginter 7. The Finnish system Teemu Kastula 8. The French system Aurélie Binet-Grosclaude 9. The German system Bernd Hecker 10. The Hungarian system Miklos Hollán 11. The Irish system Andrea Ryan 12. The Italian system Francesca Ruggieri / Stefano Marcolini 13. The Latvian system Kristine Strada-Rozenberga 14. The Lithuanian system / Remigijus Merkevièius Gintaras Švedas 15. The Luxembourgish system Marc Schiltz 16. The Maltese system Stefano Filletti 17. The Polish system Celina Nowak / S³awomir Steinborn 18. The Portuguese system Pedro Caeiro / Miguel João Costa 19. The Romanian system Claudiu Dumitrescu / Augustin Lazãr / Anca Augusta Lazãr / Angela Nicolae 20. The Scottish system Lorna Harris 21. The Slovak system Anna Ondrejová 22. The Slovenian system Primož Gorkiè 23. The Spanish system Lorena Bachmaier 24. The Swedish system Christoffer Wong Part II Issues of interest for the creation of a European Public Prosecutor´s Office i. Federal Criminal Law and the European Public Prosecutor's Office Marta Muñoz de Morales / Adán Nieto Martín / Marianne Wade ii. The system of vertical cooperation in administrative investigations in EU subsidy cases Justyna £acny / Lech Paprzycki / Eleonora Zieliñska iii. The system of vertical and horizontal cooperation in administrative investigations in EU competition cases Martin Böse iv. The material scope of the European Public Prosecutor's Office Rosaria Sicurella v. The interaction between the ECJ and the ECTHR with respect to the protection of procedural safeguards: the accession of the EU to the ECHR. Silvia Allegrezza vi. Judicial control in cooperation in criminal matters. The evolution from judicial cooperation to mutual recognition Anne Weyembergh, Zlata Durdevic vii. Report on the protection of personal data in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters.Stefan Braum / Valentina Covolo viii. Mutual Recognition in the European Law of Civil Procedure Burkhard Hess ix. Decentralised enforcement of European Competition Law: powers, procedures and legal protection Heleen Koggink / Saskia Lavrijssen / Thomas Nauta

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Book SynopsisLinking past and present, John Hostettler conveys the unique nature of the jury, and its central role in the administration of justice — but above all its importance as ‘a thing of the people’ and a barrier to manipulation and abuse of power. The Criminal Jury Old and New will be of interest to practitioners, collectors, students, researchers, libraries, colleges and general readers alike.Trade Review'This book makes a valuable contribution to the subject of the jury and is recommended to any new law student. As for those already qualified, it presents the arguments well. However you may see it from your own personal point of view, are you Prosecution or Defence? The English jury over the centuries is an interesting subject and this book has brought it alive': Internet Law Book Reviews 'This book not only addresses the variation in the form and function of the jury, but also provides an insightful analysis of...criminal procedure and the trial system in general': Scolag Legal Journal 'This book is not only informative but uplifting. By the end one realises that we do not just live in a democracy, but largely thanks to the existence if independently-minded juries, we live in a liberal democracy': Justice of the PeaceTable of ContentsIntroduction; Origin and Early Growth of Jury Trial; Tudor and Stuart Political Control; The Jury in the Interregnum; Juries after the Restoration; Jury Influence at its Zenith - The 18th Century; Criminal Law Reform - The 19th Century; Attacks on the Jury - The 20th Century; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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