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Book SynopsisThe ability of terrorist groups to inflict death and destruction has markedly increased with technological advances in the areas of communication, transportation, and weapon capability. Using these new tools and networks, terrorists now seek to inflict mass casualties worldwide. Given these realities, it is essential to research the factors that underlie a terrorist groupâs origins, grievances, and demands. Such insights might help others respond more effectively to insurgencies, especially when military campaigns to capture or kill every terrorist have proven unsuccessful.The Freedom Fighter: A Terroristâs Own Story explores why so many Kurdish peopleâespecially young adultsâjoin the Kurdistan Workersâ Party (PKK) and conduct terrorist acts. Inspired by the ground-breaking classic, The Jack-Roller: A Delinquent Boyâs Own Story, by Clifford R. Shaw, the author explores the issue of radicalization into terrorist organizations through the life-history method, enabling a PKK terroristâor âœfreedom fighterââto tell his story. Over a five-month period, the author interviewed âœDeniz,â a high-level PKK terrorist in a Turkish prison, who during his time in the PKK rose from the lowest level to near the top in terms of terrorist operations.This riveting life history, told in Denizâs own words, provides unique insights into why someone becomes a âœfreedom fighterâ and what such a life entails. The account provides extensive information on the PKK, including the groupâs recruitment, ideological and military training, armed strategies, internal structures and code of ethics, treatment of women, and goals for peace. Denizâs story not only explains why more Kurdish âœfreedom fightersâ will be recruited to engage in terrorist acts, but also facilitates understanding of how âœnormal peopleâ can become involved in conflict and organizations that are designated as âœterrorist groups.â A foreword by renowned criminologist Francis T. Cullen helps contextualize the material. This book will interest students of criminology, terrorism/counterterrorism, political violence, and security.Table of ContentsForeword by Francis T. CullenPrefacePART I. Terrorism in ContextChapter 1: Meeting DenizChapter 2: The History of Kurds and the PKKPART II. The Freedom Fighter’s Own StorySection A: Becoming a TerroristChapter 3: The Early YearsChapter 4: Joining the PKKChapter 5: Mission Trainings Section B: Being a TerroristChapter 6: Rangers and My First MissionChapter 7: Turkish Oppression Toward the Kurdish VillagersChapter 8: The PKK OrganizationChapter 9: On the Way to Damascus, SyriaChapter 10: War Against Barzani’s PeshmerghasChapter 11: Chaotic Situation at Central HeadquartersChapter 12: The Women Guerillas of the OrganizationChapter 13: The War Against the YNKChapter 14: The Invasion of Iraq by U.S. ForcesChapter 15: That’s All She Wrote! Chapter 16: The Trip to AmedChapter 17: Recruiting New GuerillasChapter 18: Decision to Keep My Hands OffSection C: Prison and BeyondChapter 19: Leaving the PKKChapter 20: The Prison and the GeneralChapter 21: Penitence (Second Thoughts)Chapter 22: The Turks, The Kurds and the Last ChancePART III: ConclusionChapter 23: Lessons from a Terrorist’s Own StoryAppendix IReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisIn recent times the question of private sector involvement in public affairs has become framed in altogether new terms. Across Europe, there has been a growth in various forms of public-private cooperation in building and maintaining (new) penal institutions and an increasing presence of private companies offering security services within penal institutions as well as delivering security goods such as electronic monitoring and other equipment to penal authorities. Such developments are part of a wider trend towards privatising and marketising security. Bringing together key scholars in criminology and penology from across Europe and beyond, this book maps and describes trends of privatising punishment throughout Europe, paying attention both to prisons and community sanctions. In doing so, it initiates a continent-wide dialogue among academics and key public and private actors on the future of privatisation in Europe. Debates on the privatisation of punishment in Europe are sTable of Contents1.Privatising punishment in Europe? An agenda for research and policy, Tom Daems and Tom Vander Beken 2.Privatizing criminal justice: An historical analysis of entrepreneurship and innovation, Malcolm M. Feeley 3.Privatization of punishment in Poland, Krzysztof Krajewski 4.Privatization of punishment in Belgium, Danique Gudders and Tom Daems 5. Privatising probation in England and Wales: Manufacturing a crisis to create a market? Lol Burke 6. French probation and prisoner resettlement: Involuntary ‘privatisation’ and corporatism, Martine Herzog-Evans 7. Electronically monitoring offenders as ‘coercive connectivity’: Commerce and penality in surveillance capitalism, Mike Nellis 8.Uneven business: Privatization of immigration detention in Europe, Michael Flynn, Matthew B. Flynn and Eryn Wagnon 9.What is lost when punishment is privatized? Lucia Zedner

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Book SynopsisThe language of duress and necessity is found in crime, tort and contract. This book explores those pleas, in both case law and theory, across the subject boundaries, and across jurisdictions. In doing so, it seeks to identify the lessons which each area of law can learn from the others, and to tease out common themes while demarcating important differences. The overall outcome is a law more coherent and understood in sharper detail.This book considers the law of England and Wales, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Canada, as well as the American tortious defence of necessity.Table of ContentsPROLOGUEComparative lawMethodologyCHAPTER 1 – TORT: INTIMIDATION AND DURESS BY THREATS1.1 Intimidation: English case law1.2 New Zealand case law1.3 Australian case law1.4 Canadian case law1.5 Hong Kong case law1.6 Intimidation and three-party cases1.7 The rationale for a tort of intimidation1.8 Unlawful acts1.9 Threatened breach of contract1.10 Threats of lawful action1.11 Defence of justification1.12 Duress by threats as a tortious defence1.13 ConclusionsCHAPTER 2 – CONTRACT: NECESSITY AND UNCONSCIONABLE BARGAIN2.1 English case law2.2 Australian case law2.3 New Zealand case law2.4 Hong Kong case law2.5 Canadian case law2.6 The rationale for unconscionable bargain2.7 The boundaries of unconscionable bargain2.8 ConclusionsCHAPTER 3 – CONTRACT: DURESS3.1 The test for contractual duress3.2 Threats to breach contract3.3 Lawful act duress3.4 Threats of prosecution and litigation3.5 Causation, and burden of proof3.6 Australian case law3.7 New Zealand case law3.8 Hong Kong case law3.9 Canadian case law3.10 The rationale for contractual duress3.11 The relationship with undue influence3.12 ConclusionsCHAPTER 4 – TORT AND CRIME: NECESSITY4.1 Private necessity in tort4.2 Private necessity in American tort law4.3 Public necessity in tort4.4 The rationale for tortious necessity4.5 Best interests intervention in crime and tort4.6 Lesser evil necessity in crime and tort4.7 ConclusionsCHAPTER 5 – CRIMINAL LAW: DURESS5.1 Types of threat5.2 Pain and internal causes5.3 Threats to whom?5.4 Perception and response5.5 Imminence and alternative action5.6 Laying oneself open to duress5.7 A defence to which crimes?5.8 Canadian law5.9 New Zealand law5.10 Australian law5.11 The rationale for criminal duress5.12 An objective standard?5.13 ConclusionsEPILOGUEThe language of duress and necessityAreas of overlapCase law and theory: the key detailsOverall conclusions

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative volume explores different perspectives on economic and social justice and the challenges presented by and within the criminal justice system. It critically discusses key concerns involved in realizing economic and social justice, including systemic issues in economic and social justice, issues related to organizations and social institutions, special issues regarding specific populations, and a review of national and international organizations that promote economic justice. Addressing more than just the ideology and theory underlying economic and social justice, the book presents chapters with practical examples and research on how economic and social justice might be achieved within the criminal justice systems of the world. With contributions from leading scholars around the globe, this book is an essential reference for scholars with an interest in economic and social justice from a wide range of disciplines, including criminal justice and criminology aTable of ContentsPart I: Introduction to Criminal and Economic Justice 1. Violence Against Women as a Social Justice Issue 2. Decriminalizing Poverty 3. Key Theories of Justice 4. Can Justice Reinvestment Deliver Social Justice? Part II: Justice in Specific Situations 5. Equal Pay, the Wage Gap, and Sexual Harassment 6. Death Penalty and the Poor 7. Education Inequality in America 8. Police Power and Human Rights 9. Bias-Based Policing and Racial Profiling 10. Police Performance Management and Social Justice 11. Sexual Assault at the Margins: Recognizing the Experiences of Male Survivors 12. Importance of Language and Communication for Social Justice Part III: International and Transnational Issues 13. National Status/Immigration and Social Justice 14. Juveniles and Social Justice in the United Kingdom 15. LGBQ People and Social Justice 16. American Indian Rights/Justice 17. Social Justice and Security Crisis in Mexico 18. Punishment and Social Justice in Slovenia Part IV: Criminal Justice and Social Status 19. Effective Assistance of Counsel 20. Age and Social Justice 21. Transitioning to Social Justice: Transgender and Non-Binary Individuals 22. Migrant Workers in Crop Agriculture and Meatpacking Industry 23. National and International Organizations That Promote and Protect Social Justice 24. Systemic Effects of Privatization on Human Service Agencies Part V: Government and Social Justice 25. 10 Key Elements to Enhance Procedural Justice in the Criminal Justice System 26. Data Protection and the Right to Privacy Involved in Gathering and International Intelligence Exchange 27. Social Justice Contextualized 28. Waiving Juveniles to Criminal Court 29. Mass Incarceration 30. Social Security Fraud Verses White-Collar Crime 31. No Hope: Life Without the Possibility of Parole

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Punishment is a topic of increasing importance for citizens and policymakers. Why should we punish criminals? Which theory of punishment is most compelling? Is the death penalty ever justified? These questions and many more are examined in this highly engaging and accessible guide.Punishment is a critical introduction to the philosophy of punishment, offering a new and refreshing approach that will benefit readers of all backgrounds and interests. The first comprehensive critical guide to examine all leading contemporary theories of punishments, this book explores among others retribution, the communicative theory of punishment, restorative justice and the unified theory of punishment. Thom Brooks applies these theories to several case studies in detail, including capital punishment, juvenile offending and domestic violence. Punishment highlights the problems and prospects of different approaches in order to argue for a more pluralistic and compelling perspect

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Book SynopsisThe ability of law enforcement agencies to manage and act upon intelligence is the key to countering terrorism. Likewise, a critical foundation of intelligence-led policing is the proper analysis of all information gained. Terrorism and Organized Hate Crime: Intelligence Gathering, Analysis, and Investigations, Fourth Edition demonstrates how to recognize the indicators of an impending act of terrorism or mass violence, how to deter an attack, and how to transform information into intelligence to meet community demands for safety and security.The Fourth Edition has been completely updated and expanded to cover numerous topics facing those tasked with investigating and thwarting terrorism and the terrorist acts throughout the world today. Many investigators have sought to understand the growth of the radical extremist and terrorist organization ranks. The Fourth Edition dedicates an expanded new chapter to the concerns and processes centering on radicalization anTrade Review"Terrorism and organized a crime is a seminal and groundbreaking book that clearly shows the connection between the various terrorist movements around the world and the support provided to them by the criminal community. The fourth edition continues to provide the support that law enforcement and the intelligence and security communities need to better fight the evolving threats."– Jeffrey C. Price, Metropolitan State University of Denver, USATable of ContentsChapter 1: A Need for Understanding and AnalysisChapter 2: Understanding and Defining TerrorismChapter 3: Homeland Security and AnalysisChapter 4: Behavioral Traits and Suspicious ActivityChapter 5: Radicalization and RecruitmentChapter 6: Gathering Information, The Key to the ProcessChapter 7: Enhancing Investigations: Going Beyond the TraditionalChapter 8: Working the Puzzle One Piece at a Time: Learning to Anticipate BehaviorChapter 9: Enhanced Analysis: Transforming Information into IntelligenceChapter 10: The Threat: The Future is Here Today – Learning from the PastChapter 11: What the Future May HoldChapter 12: ConclusionAppendix A: Domestic-Based Terrorist OrganizationsAppendix B: "Patriot" Groups in the United StatesAppendix C: Symbols of HateAppendix D: Foreign-Based Terrorist OrganizationsAppendix E: Explosive MaterialsAppendix F: Homeland Security State Contact ListAppendix G: Publication ReferencesAppendix H: Government Legislative ReferencesAppendix I: Glossary of TerminologyAppendix J: Department of Homeland Security Recognized Fusion CentersAppendix K: Guide to Sources of Information for Investigators

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Book SynopsisCriminology has focused mainly on problems of crime and violence in the large population centres of the Global North to the exclusion of the global countryside, peripheries and antipodes. Southern criminology is an innovative new approach that seeks to correct this bias.This book turns the origin stories of criminology, which simply assumed a global universality, on their head. It draws on a range of case studies to illustrate this point: tracing criminology's long fascination with dangerous masculinities back to Lombroso's theory of atavism, itself based on an orientalist interpretation of men of colour from the Global South; uncovering criminology's colonial legacy, perhaps best exemplified by the over-representation of Indigenous peoples in settler societies drawn into the criminal justice system; analysing the ways in which the sociology of punishment literature has also been based on Northern theories, which assume that forms of penalty roll out from the Global North to Trade Review"A thought provoking book! Written by the leaders of Southern Criminology, it is a most important contribution that addresses the issue of North-South imbalance in the production of criminological knowledge. The book powerfully challenges the assumed universality of dominant criminology theories and explains how contemporary criminology knowledge has been highly limited by Western experiences."- Professor Jianhong Liu, Department of Sociology, University of Macau"Southern Criminology takes the reader on a journey of critical imagination to offer a future landscape for the discipline of criminology. This journey is challenging and profound. The authors chart a route from the discipline's past to the promise of a dawn for its future that anyone willing to travel with them will find intellectually valuable and hugely rewarding. Take a risk. Take this journey. You will not be disappointed."- Professor Sandra Walklate, Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology, University of Liverpool and Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Criminology"For most of its existence, criminology has been moulded by the intellectual perspectives and ideological reflexes of the global North—a region that contains only a fraction of the world’s population and only a fraction of its experience of violence and social harm. Southern Criminology promises to be a foundational document in a growing movement to bring the rest of the world into the centre of criminological dialogue and action."- Professor Elliott Currie, Department of Criminology, Law and Society, University of California Irvine"This book is an inspiring project of retrieval of wisdom bubbling up from marginality and domination in global structures of social relations. The ideas retrieved bridge global divides rather than essentialize ‘North’ or ‘South’. Dialogue across diverse divides helps build new intercultural and interscalar understandings in a pathbreaking volume."- Professor John Braithwaite, RegNet, ANU"This book presents a convincing argument about the need to develop a Southern Criminology to overcome the monopolization of criminology by the Northern part of the world. It leaves us well informed on important issues, especially on the richness and pertinence of incorporating Southern perspectives into the Global understanding of crime and violence. Far from trying to discredit the knowledge produced by Northern Criminology, this book proves a simple fact: that we can learn from each other, and that knowledge can travel from Global South to North, South to South, East to West and vice versa."- Professor Elena Azaola, Mexican Criminologist, del Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social, CIESASTable of Contents1. Southern criminology and cognitive justice, 2. Violence, gender, and the Global South, 3. Rethinking race and crime from the Global South, 4. Southern penalities, 5. Environmental injustice and the Global South, 6. Southernising criminology: a journey

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This second edition of the Handbook of Crime Prevention and Community Safety provides a completely revised and updated collection of essays focusing on the theory and practice of crime prevention and the creation of safer communities. This book is divided into five comprehensive parts: Part I, brand new to this edition, is concerned with theoretical perspectives on crime prevention and community safety. Part II considers general approaches to preventing crime, including a new chapter on the theory and practice of deterrence. Part III focuses on specific crime prevention strategies, including a new chapter on regulation for crime prevention. Part IV focuses on the prevention of specific categories of crime and the fear they generate, including new chapters on organised crime and cybercrime. Part V considers the preventative process: the methods through which presenting problems can be analyse

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Book SynopsisWhat is intelligence-led policing? Who came up with the idea? Where did it come from? How does it relate to other policing paradigms? What distinguishes an intelligence-led approach to crime reduction? How is it designed to have an impact on crime? Does it prevent crime? These are just a few of the questions that this book seeks to answer.This revised and updated second edition includes new case studies and viewpoints, a revised crime funnel based on new data, and a new chapter examining the expanding role of technology and big data in intelligence-led policing. Most importantly, the author builds upon an updated definition of intelligence-led policing as it has evolved into a framework capable of encompassing more operational police activity than simply organized crime and recidivist offenders.Topics covered in this book include:â The origins and aims of intelligence-led policingâ A comparison of intelligence-led policing with other conceptual models of Trade Review"Jerry Ratcliffe has updated and reinvigorated his comprehensive analysis of ’intelligence-led policing’ – a primary innovation in contemporary policing. Ratcliffe is a thoroughly accessible writer and this new edition will be core reading for policing scholars, students and practitioners around the world."Professor Karen Bullock, University of Surrey, UK"Jerry Ratcliffe has captured the cutting edge evolution of Intelligence-Led Policing demonstrating its analytic and quantitative applications to an operational environment. The book is a comprehensive resource on ILP for decision-makers and researchers alike."Professor David L. Carter, Michigan State University, USA"This updated edition of ILP builds on Jerry Ratcliffe’s original work – which has informed a generation of police leaders, operational practitioners and students. This latest version revisits what ILP ‘is’, and includes a range of new material, including important observations around technology, smarter policing and future opportunities. This outstanding book sets the benchmark for all those with an interest in understanding how ILP really works."R. Mark Evans OBE, Deputy Chief Executive: Strategy, New Zealand Police and Visiting Professor, University College London, UK"This new edition of Intelligence-Led Policing is a welcome update that is not only academically thorough and well researched, but is also written for the practitioner. It is full of practical insights for modern policing practice and should be essential reading for today’s thinking police officer."Renée J. Mitchell J.D., Sergeant, Sacramento Police Department, USA"Ratcliffe’s book is a must read for police and policing scholars around the world. This new, second edition carefully unpacks the key principles of intelligence-led policing, considers the digital explosion and rapid changes in high speed data mining techniques, and makes the case why police across the globe need to adopt intelligence-led policing as an organizational process approach to crime reduction, disruption and prevention. Bringing together the rigor of science and policing craft insights, Ratcliffe’s book Intelligence-Led Policing offers a genuine pathway for effectively managing risky people and places and dealing with both routine and complex, transnational crime problems in a rapidly changing world."Lorraine Mazerolle, Professor of Criminology, University of Queensland, Australia"This important and clearly written book will be essential reading for police officers and police researchers across the globe. Professor Ratcliffe writes with the benefit of experience as a police officer, close familiarity with intelligence-led policing in many different jurisdictions, and a comprehensive knowledge of the relevant literature."Professor Nick Tilley, Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science, UCL, UKTable of Contents1. Introduction2. Origins of intelligence-led policing3. The magnitude of the crime challenge4. Defining intelligence-led policing 5. Police decision-making 6. Interpreting the criminal environment7. Influencing decision-makers8. Having an impact on crime9. Technology and ILP10. Evaluating intelligence-led policing 11. Challenges for the future

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Book SynopsisThis second edition of the Handbook of Victims and Victimology presents a comprehensively revised and updated set of essays, bringing together internationally recognised scholars and practitioners to offer substantial research informed overviews within their specialist fields of investigation. This handbook is divided into five parts, with each part addressing a different theme within victimology: Part I offers a scene-setting exploration of new developments in the field, enduring issues that remain relatively unchanged and the gaps and traps within the contemporary victimological agenda Part II examines of the complex dimensions to victim experiences as structured by gender, age, ethnicity, sexuality and intersectionality Part III reflects on the problems and possibilities of formulating policy responses in the light of the changing appreciation of the nature and extent of victimhood Part IV focused on the vTrade Review"This anthology is essential reading for anyone seeking a contemporary critical understanding of victimology. Edited by one of the world's leading experts in the field, the Handbook covers a broad range of important topics and it is directly relevant to policy and practice." - Walter S. DeKeseredy, Anna Deane Carlson Endowed Chair of Social Sciences, Director of the Research Center on Violence, and Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, West Virginia University, USA "This broad-ranging volume is a significant contribution to victimological scholarship, building on the success of the first edition to extend its reach and scope and raising fundamental questions about how we view and treat victims of crime, and other social harms as an international community. It is a must read for scholars, students and policy makers interested in all aspects of society’s response to harm and risk." - Matthew Hall, Professor of Law & Criminal Justice, Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Lincoln Law School, University of Lincoln, UK "The Handbook of Victims and Victimology is a collection of essays that offer comprehensive, comparative and critical analyses of complex dimensions of victim experiences as structured by gender, age, ethnicity, sexuality and intersectionality. Looking back into history, together with reflecting on contemporary victimisation and victim policy developments, the new edition offers a fresh and inspiring look at both old and new victimological issues and challenges. Moreover, it offers a valuable and much needed vision of the future of victimological theory and practice, which is well-structured and shaped in the form of an agenda for a (critical) victimology." - Vesna Nikolić-Ristanović, Director of the Victimology Society of Serbia and Professor at the Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation, University of Belgrade, Serbia "A few decades ago Victimology was described unflatteringly as a ‘hotchpotch’ of ideas, concepts and theories. Contrary, this second edition of the widely respected Handbook confirms that Victimology is now a unifying social science. Sandra Walklate and an array of authors stimulate thinking about victims of conventional and non-conventional crime, criminal victimisation, consequences of victimisation and responses (individual and collective) to crime and victimisation. The thorough and comprehensive analysis features debate on the role of the victim in modern criminal justice and on emerging issues and policy on victims’ rights and victim assistance. It focuses on the plight of vulnerable and disenfranchised victims of domestic and transnational crimes. Further, it draws attention to current developments in law, policy and procedure. The Handbook is ideal to challenge undergraduate and post-graduate students with fresh research and new concepts. It is also an excellent resource for researchers, lecturers, criminal justice practitioners, victims’ rights advocates and victim assistance workers, as well as informative for law and policy makers. In fact, it is an engaging read for anyone with an interest in criminal victimisation." - Michael O’Connell APM, Commissioner for Victims’ Rights, South Australia "Researchers, policy-makers, social service practitioners, instructors, and engaged students surely will find specific chapters in this handbook to be valuable resources for reference purposes. The numerous contributors share their insights about the suffering as well as the steps toward recovery of a wide variety of crime victims in a great many different societies. Taken collectively, the broad scope of these readings provides useful coverage of emerging concerns, enduring issues, theoretical matters, opposing views, policy alternatives, and proposed solutions to practical problems." - Andrew Karmen, Professor of Sociology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, USA Table of ContentsIntroduction and Overview (Sandra Walklate) Part I: Perspectives on Victims and Victimisation Introduction to Part I (Sandra Walklate) 1. A Question of History (Barry Godfrey) 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Victimisation (Paul Rock) 3. The social epidemiology of crime victimization: The paradox of prevention (Tim Hope) 4. The Impact of Crime: Victimisation, Harm and Resilience (Simon Green and Anthony Pemberton) Part II: Victims, Victimology and ‘Difference’ Introduction to Part II (Sandra Walklate) 5. Feminist Voices, Gender and Victimisation (Pamela Davies) 6. Child Victims of Human Rights Violation (Elizabeth Stanley) 7. Victims of Hate Crime (Neil Chakraborti) 8. Sexuality and victimisation (Leslie J Moran) 9. Intersectionality and Victimisation (Patrina Duhaney) Part III: Policy Directions and Service Delivery Introduction to Part III (Sandra Walklate) 10. Interventions and services for victims of crime (Joanna Shapland) 11. The victim in court (Samantha Fairclough and Imogen Jones) 12. Restorative Justice and Victims of Crime: Directions and developments (Meredith Rossner) 13. Theorising victimisation through the individual and collective reparations programs for Indian Residential School abuse (Konstantin Petroukhov) Part IV: Comparative Perspectives Introduction to Part IV (Sandra Walklate) 14. A glass half full, or half empty? On the implementation of the EU’s Victims Directive regarding police reception and specialized support (Jan Van Dijk and Marc Groenhuijsen) 15. Victims support in policy and legal process in Australia: Still an ambivalent and contested space (Tracey Booth and Kerry Carrington) 16. Looking into Asia: Managing crime through victim policy? (Susyan Jou and Bill Hebenton) Part V: Other Visions of Victims and Victimology Introduction to Part V (Sandra Walklate) 17. Crime as a Social Relation of Power: Reframing the ‘Ideal Victim’ of Corporate Crimes (David Whyte) 18. We Are All Complicit: Victimization and Crimes of the Powerful (Dawn L. Rothe and David Kauzlarich) 19. Cultural Victimology Revisited: Synergies of Risk, Fear and Resilience (Gabe Mythen and Will McGowan) Conclusion: Developing an agenda for a (critical) victimology (Sandra Walklate)

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Book SynopsisDespite a voluminous literature detailing the procedures of research ethics boards and institutional ethical review processes, there are few texts that explore the realpolitik of conducting criminal research in practice. This book explores the unique lived experiences of scholars engaging with ethics during their criminological research, and focuses on the ethical dilemmas that researchers encounter both in the field and while writing up results for publication. Who benefits from criminological research? What are the roles and impacts of ethics review boards? How do methodological and theoretical decisions factor in to questions of ethical conduct and research ethics governance?This book is divided into four parts: Part I, Institutional arrangements and positionality, explores the ongoing and expanding process of ethics protocol and procedures, principles of confidentiality, and the positionality of the researcher. Part II, TruTrade Review"Engaging with Ethics in International Criminological Research brings the ethical issues and challenges confronted by the criminological researcher to life. Rather than provide dry guidance on how to navigate institutional ethics review, it contains a wealth of insights – from international scholars at the forefront to contemporary criminology – into the ethical thinking and decision-making involved in all serious criminology. These contributions are full of interesting and thought-provoking discussion of profound moral issues. It will be of interest to anyone researching, studying, or teaching criminology." Gerry Johnstone, Professor of Law, University of Hull, UK "Drawing on scholars studying myriad international sites, Engaging with Ethics goes beyond other books that merely criticize the power structure providing a blockade for research, instead offering programmatic statements and examples of how to navigate through these barriers to produce empirically rich, theoretically driven, yet ethical research that honors both those we study and those who write about criminals and criminal justice settings." Patricia A. Adler, Professor Emeritus, University of Colorado, and Peter Adler, Professor Emeritus, University of Denver, USA "Universities have defined ‘ethics up’. In doing so they have fundamentally reshaped, and are actively reshaping, how research is done. Nowhere is this more evident than in Criminology. Engaging with Ethics offers insightful reflections on this ‘ethical creep’ – its history and its implication across geographically dispersed research areas. It calls for an ‘ethical imagination’ grounded in the ‘lived experiences’ of active, experienced and sensitive researchers." Clifford Shearing, Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University, Australia "Adorjan and Ricciardelli and the contributors have assembled a valuable set of materials on a critical, yet understudied topic. They take the reader inside the dynamics of field research to explore areas not covered in traditional methods texts. A must-read for both experienced and novice field researchers." Curt Taylor Griffiths, Professor and Director of thePolice Studies Centre, Simon Fraser University, Canada Table of Contents1. Introduction (Michael Adorjan and Rose Ricciardelli) Part I: Institutional Arrangements & Positionality 2. Ethics Creep: Governing Social Science Research in the Name of Ethics (Kevin Haggerty) 3. The Ethical Imagination - Reflections on conducting research in Hong Kong (Michael Adorjan) 4. Ethics, Politics and the Limits to Knowledge (Pat Carlen) Part II: Trust and Research with Vulnerable Populations 5. A History of Coercive Practices: The Abuse of Consent in Research involving Prisoners and Prisons in the United States (Mark Israel) 6. Indigenous Peoples, Research and Ethics (Maggie Walter) 7. Ethics as Witnessing: ‘Science’, Research Ethics, and Victimization (Dale Spencer) Part III: Research on and with Police 8. Navigating Research Relationships: Academia and Criminal Justice Agencies (Erin Gibbs Van Brunschot) 9. Commanding Officer, faculty member, and student: Auto-ethnographic experiences of academic-police collaborative partnerships (Rose Ricciardelli, Laura Huey, Hayley Crichton, and Tracy Hardy) 10. Criminologizing Everyday Life and Doing Policing Ethnography in China (Jianhua Xu) Part IV: Emerging Areas 11. Carceral Tours and Missed Opportunities: Revisiting conceptual, ethical and pedagogical dilemmas (Justin Piché, Kevin Walby and Craig Minogue) 12. Illuminating the Dark Net: Methods and Ethics in Cryptomarket Research (James Martin) 13. Conclusion (Rose Ricciardelli and Michael Adorjan)

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Book SynopsisPartnerships in policing are used worldwide to reduce crime and disorder problems. Police forge partnerships with businesses, government agencies, and communities to co-produce public safety. Third-party policing (TPP) is a particular type of partnership that involves the police addressing crime and disorder by working through (and with) third-party partners. This Element focuses on the nature and effectiveness of TPP partnerships. Using systematic review and meta-analytic techniques, it shows that TPP interventions are effective in efforts to reduce crime and disorder, without displacement of these problems. Cooperative partnerships are associated with considerably larger crime control effects than interventions relying on coercive engagement styles. Dyad partnerships ? twosome partnerships between police and one third-party partner ? are likely to offer the ?sweet spot? in TPP. The Element concludes that partnership policing using non-criminal justice legal levers is a promising approach to crime control. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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Book SynopsisFor centuries, most people believed the criminal justice system worked - that only guilty defendants were convicted. DNA technology shattered that belief. DNA has now freed more than three hundred innocent prisoners in the United States. This book examines the lessons learned from twenty-five years of DNA exonerations and identifies lingering challenges.Trade Review'This thoughtful collection of essays on one of the most important scientific and legal advances of the past century is a must read for anyone who wants to understand American criminal justice. Exonerations have so much to teach us about what goes wrong in police encounters, prosecutors' offices, and courtrooms around the country, and this book serves as a much needed guide.' Rachel E. Barkow, Segal Family Professor of Regulatory Law and Policy and Faculty Director, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law, New York University School of Law'This excellent and timely collection examines the revolutionary impact of DNA identification on American criminal justice. It explores the major changes triggered by DNA exonerations, starting in 1989 - in criminal investigation, trial procedure, the use of the death penalty - and it discusses the challenges we still face and reforms that may yet happen.' Samuel R. Gross, Thomas and Mabel Long Professor of Law, University of Michigan'Wrongful Convictions and the DNA Revolution should be required reading for prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and jurors alike. The book magnificently lays bare the painful but critical lessons from twenty-five years of struggle for exoneration of the innocent.' Jeannie Suk Gersen, John H. Watson, Jr Professor of Law, Harvard Law School'The chapters of Wrongful Convictions and the DNA Revolution summarize remarkable strides achieved by the Innocence Movement, provide insight into the movement's legal and institutional elements, and point to future challenges. Every criminal law scholar in law schools and criminal justice departments would benefit by reading the volume. It is an excellent high-level entry point for criminologists new to wrongful conviction research. Instructors could assign individual chapters in advanced wrongful conviction courses. In sum, Daniel S. Medwed's volume deserves a central place in the growing library of wrongful conviction scholarship.' Marvin Zalman, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books (www.clcjbooks.rutgers.edu)Table of ContentsForeword Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld; Introduction. Talking about a revolution: a quarter century of DNA exonerations Daniel S. Medwed; Innocence before DNA Michael Meltsner; Part I. A Look Back - What Have We Learned from 25 Years of DNA Exonerations?; Section 1. The Big Picture: 1. Convicting the innocent redux Brandon L. Garrett; 2. Has the innocence movement become an exoneration movement? The risks and rewards of redefining innocence Richard A. Leo; Section 2. A Closer Look at Specific Lessons: 3. Negotiating accuracy - DNA in the age of plea bargaining Alexandra Natapoff; 4. Reacting to recantations Rob Warden; 5. A tale of two innocence clinics - client representation and legislative advocacy Jacqueline McMurtrie; Section 3. The DNA Era and Changing Views of the Death Penalty: 6. How DNA has changed contemporary death penalty debates Michael L. Radelet; 7. What does innocence have to do with cruel and unusual punishment? Robert J. Smith, G. Ben Cohen and Zoe Robinson; Part II. A Glance Ahead - What Can Be Done to Avoid Wrongful Convictions in the Future?; Section 4. Substantive Reforms: 8. Flawed science and the new wave of innocents Keith A. Findley; 9. Prosecutors - the thin last line protecting the innocent George C. Thomas, III; 10. Ineffective assistance of counsel and the innocence revolution - a standards-based approach Adele Bernhard; Section 5. Procedural Changes: 11. Post-conviction procedure - the next frontier in innocence reform Stephanie Roberts Hartung; 12. Can we protect the innocent without freeing the guilty? Thoughts on innocence reforms that avoid harmful tradeoffs Paul G. Cassell; 13. Retrospective justice in the age of innocence - the hard case of rape executions Margaret Burnham; 14. Outbreaks of injustice - responding to systemic irregularities in the criminal justice system Sandra Guerra Thompson and Robert Wicoff; 15. Exonerating the innocent - habeas for nonhuman animals Justin F. Marceau and Steven Wise; Section 6. The International Arena: 16. The global innocence movement Mark Godsey; 17. Innocence at war Erik Luna.

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Book SynopsisA pioneer in forensic anthropology, Dr. Bill Bass created the world''s first laboratory dedicated to the study of human decomposition—three acres on a hillside in Tennessee where human bodies are left to the elements. His research has revolutionized forensic science, but during a career that has spanned half a century, Bass and his work have ranged far beyond the gates of the Body Farm.In this riveting book, the renowned bone sleuth explores the rise of modern forensic science and takes readers deep into the real world of crime scene investigation. Beyond the Body Farm is an extraordinary journey through some of the most fascinating investigations of Dr. Bass''s career—and a remarkable look at the high-tech science used to crack the most perplexing cases.

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Book SynopsisMore than 8 million adults and juveniles are under correctional supervision in the United States, and even those who are confined will eventually be supervised by professionals in the field of community-based corrections. The first scholars to do so, Gerald Bayens and John Smykla explain in this first edition of Probation, Parole, and Community-Based Corrections, that community-based corrections is more than just programs in the community.Utilizing the latest data, up-to-the-minute news, profiles of professionals working in the field, policy discussions, pedagogical tools, and international perspectives, the authors have created an exciting book for students learning about community-based corrections.Table of ContentsPrefaceCHAPTER 1: Why Study Community-Based Corrections?: Using Evidence-Based Practices, Risk Assessment, andIntermediate Sanctions to Reduce Crime and Protect theCommunity CHAPTER 2: Legislation, Apprehension, Adjudication, and Corrections: The Four Filters Affecting Community-BasedCorrections CHAPTER 3: Theories of Offender Treatment: Reasons to Have a Theoretical Roadmap CHAPTER 4: Assessing Risk: The Importance of ClassificationCHAPTER 5: Pretrial Release and Diversion: Suspending Progression through the Formal Justice ProcessCHAPTER 6: Economic Sanctions: Fines, Restitution to Victims, and Community Service CHAPTER 7: Probation and ISP: The Most Common Methods of Correctional Supervision in America CHAPTER 8: Parole: The Crucial Phase of ReentryCHAPTER 9: Boot Camps and Jail-Based Community Supervision: Unique Alternatives to Traditional Community-Based Corrections PracticesCHAPTER 10: Residential, Day Reporting, and Drug Courts: Offenders Living Among Us CHAPTER 11: Special Populations: Offenders with Mental Health Problems, Sex Offenders, and Women OffendersCHAPTER 12: Community-Based Corrections for Juveniles: Giving Kids the Chance They NeedGlossaryCreditsCase IndexSubject Index

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Book SynopsisCriminal Evidence is a respected and trusted introduction to the rules of criminal evidence for criminal justice students and professionals. The first half of this book follows the Federal Rules of Evidence in its explanation of how evidence is collected, preserved, and presented in criminal court. The second half provides a selection of relevant criminal court cases that reinforce these basics and contextualize how these rules are currently practiced. This text offers readers a practical understanding of how concepts of evidence operate to convict the guilty and acquit the innocent. Part of the John C. Klotter Justice Administration Legal Series, this thirteenth edition provides many updates, including new references to recent Supreme Court cases, such as the decision on same-sex marriage, and a current version of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Student aids include chapter outlines, key terms and concepts lists, a table of cases cited, and online case study questions and glossary. Teacher resources include an instructorâs guide, test bank, and PowerPoint slides.

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Book SynopsisSince formed in 2002, DHS has been at the forefront of determining and furthering some of the most hotly debated security issues facing the U.S. and global community in the 21st century. Nearly 200 university programs with undergrad and graduate majors have cropped up in the last dozen-plus years with limited resources available to teach from. Homeland Security, Third Edition will continue to serve as the core textbook covering the fundamental history, formation, oversight, and reach of DHS currently. The book is fully updated with new laws, regulations and strategies across intelligence, transportation sectors, emergency management, border security, public utilities and public health.

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Book SynopsisDas zwischenstaatliche Amts- und Rechtshilferecht in Steuersachen hat in den letzten Jahrzehnten nicht nur enorm an Bedeutung gewonnen, sondern unterlag insbesondere unter dem Einfluss der Europäischen Union einem wesentlichen Wandel. Während die grenzüberschreitende Zusammenarbeit ursprünglich eher von politischen Maßstäben geprägt war, tritt zunehmend der Charakter einer Verrechtlichung hervor, der als Konsequenz vormals noch vernachlässigte Fragen des Grundrechtsschutzes deutlicher in den Vordergrund der Betrachtung rückt. In diesem Kontext verdient unter anderem der "nemo tenetur"-Grundsatz besondere Beachtung. Der steuerliche Auskunftsverkehr ist meist auf Informationen ausgerichtet, die zwangsweise von dem Steuerpflichtigen erlangt werden. Diese Informationen können auch in einem gegen ihn gerichteten Strafverfahren von Bedeutung sein. Hierbei stellt sich insbesondere die Frage, inwiefern ein europäisch verstandener "nemo tenetur"-Grundsatz den steuerlichen Informationshilfeverkehr begrenzend beeinflusst.

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Book SynopsisMit der Festschrift zum 70. Geburtstag von Hans-Jürgen Kerner wird ein Jurist und Kriminologe gewürdigt, dessen Werk und Wirken bei hohem wissenschaftlichem Anspruch nie den Praxisbezug vermissen ließ. Die Interdisziplinarität seiner Arbeiten und das Bestreben, Kriminalpolitik aktiv mitzugestalten, waren und sind wichtige Aspekte seiner Arbeiten. Hans-Jürgen Kerners Schaffenskraft und die Weite seines wissenschaftlichen Œuvre spiegeln sich in rund 700 Veröffentlichungen wider, darunter 40 Monographien und 34 Sammel- bzw. Herausgeberwerke. Zu einem Zeitpunkt, zu dem sich die deutsche Kriminologie wieder intensiv und kritisch mit ihrer Geschichte und ihrer kriminalpolitischen wie wissenschaftlichen Bedeutung beschäftigt, trägt die Festschrift mit Beiträgen zu den Bereichen Kriminologie, Kriminalprävention und Kriminalpolitik, Strafrecht und Jugendstrafrecht sowie Strafverfahren und Strafvollzug auch dazu bei, das wissenschaftliche Profil der Kriminologie zu schärfen.

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Book SynopsisBénédict Winiger geht der Frage nach, unter welchen Bedingungen von jemandem gesagt werden kann, er handle verantwortlich oder unverantwortlich. Diese Frage beschäftigt die Menschheit seit jeher und stellt sich jedem von uns bei allen Entscheidungen. Eine historische Analyse zeigt eingangs verschiedene Antworten in alten mesopotamischen, kleinasiatischen, griechischen und römischen Texten, die die moderne Rechtsphilosophie entscheidend geprägt haben. Der Autor vertritt sodann folgende zwei Thesen: Jemand verhält sich dann verantwortlich, wenn er durch sein Handeln einem möglichen Opfer jene Lebensperspektive zurückgeben kann - und im Schadensfalle tatsächlich zurückgibt, die es ohne das schädigende Ereignis haben würde (Kriterium der Reversibilität). Zudem verhält sich derjenige verantwortlich, den bei der Handlungsbestimmung und der tatsächlichen Handlung kein Verschulden trifft (Kriterium des Verschuldens).

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Book SynopsisDer Gesetzgeber bemüht sich seit einiger Zeit um eine Verbesserung des strafrechtlichen Schutzes der Psyche. Die Strafrechtswissenschaft hat diese Entwicklung bislang kaum zur Kenntnis genommen. Florian Knauer analysiert erstmals systematisch die Grundprobleme eines Schutzes der Psyche durch das Strafrecht. Ein Überblick über die historische Entwicklung und eine strukturierte Darstellung des geltenden Rechts schaffen die notwendigen Grundlagen für die weitere Untersuchung. Die anschließende kritische Würdigung bezieht unter anderem verfassungsrechtliche, rechtsvergleichende, strafrechtshistorische, allgemeine zeithistorische, kriminologische und psychowissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse ein. Der Autor schließt seine Arbeit mit Reformüberlegungen zu vier modernen Angriffsformen auf die Psyche ab: Stalking, Mobbing, psychische Folter und Zersetzung.

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Book SynopsisObwohl in der Praxis von überragender Bedeutung, enthält das Strafprozessrecht keine konkreten Vorgaben zum Umgang mit einem Geständnis des Beschuldigten. Die Rechtsnatur des Geständnisses bestimmt Jens Andreas Sickor deshalb ausgehend von rechtshistorischen und rechtsvergleichenden Betrachtungen sowie unter Rückgriff auf die Prozessstruktur und das Beweisrecht der StPO. Zugleich unterzieht er den Umgang der Strafverfahrenspraxis mit dem Geständnis einer kritischen Betrachtung. Dazu zählen z.B. die Tauglichkeit des Geständnisses als "Wahrheitsgewinnungsmittel", die - auch durch Strafverfolgungsorgane gesetzten - Ursachen für Falschgeständnisse sowie die Legitimierbarkeit und die Gefahren der strafmildernden Berücksichtigung eines Geständnisses. Besonderes Augenmerk wird auf die Folgen des Verständigungsverfahrens (§ 257c StPO) sowie auf die Bedeutung des Geständnisses in Kronzeugenregelungen gelegt.

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Book SynopsisDer vorliegende Sammelband geht auf ein Kolloquium zurück, das aus Anlass des 70. Geburtstages von Professor Dr. Helmut Goerlich stattgefunden hat. Der Titel des Bandes verweist auf zwei zentrale Interessenfelder des Geehrten: die Auseinandersetzung mit den Grundlagen des modernen Rechtsstaates und die Begründung individueller Freiheitsrechte in Zeiten des gesellschaftlichen Wandels. Dieses Forschungsfeld reflektieren auch die Beiträge des Bandes. Im Mittelpunkt stehen daher Fragen zur Staatsrechtslehre als Gegenstand der Wissenschaft, zu den Grundlagen von Staat und Verfassung, Fragen der Religionsfreiheit jenseits nationaler Grenzen sowie aktuelle Entwicklungen des Datenschutzes und der Medien. Entstanden ist damit ein wissenschaftliches Werk, das in seiner thematischen Ausrichtung die grundlagentheoretische Diskussion weiterführt und gleichzeitig neue Akzente setzt.

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Book SynopsisDie Verletzung schuldrechtlicher Verpflichtungen, insbesondere die Nichterfüllung von Verträgen, ist nach heutigem Verständnis grundsätzlich kein strafwürdiges Unrecht. Ein "Schuldnerstrafrecht" gab und gibt es freilich dennoch. Sein Terrain beschränkt sich auch keineswegs auf das Arbeits- und Insolvenzstrafrecht, sondern reicht möglicherweise noch weiter - von der Verletzung der Unterhaltspflicht über das unerlaubte Entfernen vom Unfallort bis hin zum Betrug. Auf der Grundlage einer Normentheorie, die subjektive Gläubigerrechte und Straftatbestände unmittelbar miteinander verknüpft, untersucht Andreas Popp die Erfassung gläubigerschädigenden Verhaltens durch das deutsche Strafrecht seit dem RStGB 1871 und die dogmatischen und rechtstheoretischen Problemstellungen, die sich damit verbinden.

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Book SynopsisDas Phänomen menschlicher Organisation stellt die Individualperspektive des Strafrechts nicht selten vor Herausforderungen. Schwierigkeiten resultieren überwiegend daraus, dass selbst dem modernen Strafrecht die Perspektive des Kollektivismus noch weitestgehend fremd ist. Lutz Eidam nimmt sich zunächst dem Phänomen der "Organisation im Strafrecht" an und zeigt anhand einer kritischen Rekonstruktion alle Stellen auf, an denen Organisationen heutzutage eine Rolle spielen. Der zumeist kritischen Bewertung der einzelnen Phänomene schließt sich der Versuch an, eine zaghafte Öffnung des strafrechtsanalytischen Blicks hin zur Ebene des Kollektivismus zu begründen. Neuere philosophische Erkenntnisse zu kollektiven Handlungen werden hierbei mit einbezogen. Daneben wird aber auch der allgemeine Versuch unternommen, das Denken in Organisationssachverhalten in ein theoretisches Fundament einzubetten.

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Book SynopsisDie Eigentumsordnung einer jeden Privatrechtsgesellschaft ist Ausdruck ihres Freiheitsverständnisses, ihr Zentralbegriff der privatrechtliche Eigentumsbegriff. Das übergeordnete Ziel der Arbeit ist, die Reichweite dieser Ordnung über das Zivilrecht hinaus auszuloten. Dazu nähert sich Robert Korves in einem allgemeinen Teil dem privatrechtlichen Eigentumsbegriff von seiner Kehrseite - der Eigentumsunfähigkeit - und geht im Kern den Fragen nach, unter welchen Voraussetzungen Sachen als eigentumsunfähig gelten und welche Folgen dies für die Rechtsanwendung hat. Mit den dabei gewonnenen Erkenntnissen führt der Autor im besonderen Teil der Arbeit in drei Grenzgebiete privatrechtlicher Sachherrschaft: in das Recht der öffentlichen Sachen, des toten Körpers und der verbotenen Sachen. Dort steht jeweils die Leistungsfähigkeit der privatrechtlichen Eigentumsordnung zur Diskussion.

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Book SynopsisDie Freiheitsstrafe ist im Hinblick auf die Resozialisierung der Sanktionierten kontraproduktiv. Auch ihre Erforderlichkeit für die übrigen Zwecke des Strafrechts konnte bisher nicht belegt werden. Ihre Zurückdrängung war daher das zentrale Anliegen zahlreicher Reformen. Allerdings ist sie im Kernbereich des Strafrechts - der Reaktion auf mittlere und schwere Kriminalität - die unangefochtene Hauptsanktion geblieben und erfährt in diesem Bereich sogar Ausweitungen. Dabei ist ein Strafrecht ohne Freiheitsstrafen keine absurde Utopie. Vielmehr ist die Abschaffung der jeweils härtesten Sanktion - also eine fortwährende Bemühung um Humanisierung - die konstitutive Aufgabe des Strafrechts. Auch Aspekte des gerechten Schuldausgleichs und die vermeintlich ansteigenden Strafbedürfnisse der Bevölkerung stehen einer Abschaffung der Freiheitsstrafe nicht entgegen. Denn entscheidend für die vom Strafrecht angestrebte symbolische Verdeutlichung der Tat- und Schuldschwere ist vorrangig, dass das Sanktionensystem verschiedene Schweregrade von Unrecht unterscheidet und diese zueinander in ein angemessenes Verhältnis setzt. Der Autor legt dar, dass ein Strafrecht ohne Freiheitsstrafen diesem Erfordernis besser gerecht werden kann als das derzeitige Sanktionensystem. Die von ihm entwickelte modifizierte Laufzeitleistungsstrafe stellt eine funktional äquivalente aber weniger desintegrierende Alternative zur Freiheitsstrafe dar. Zugleich beinhaltet sie empfindliche Strafübel, um den auf dem Weg der Humanisierung nicht zu vernachlässigenden Funktionserhalt des Strafrechts zu gewährleisten.

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Book SynopsisDie Patientenautonomie hat sowohl im Strafrecht als auch in der medizinischen Praxis eine existenzielle Bedeutung. An ihr bemisst sich, ob ein ärztlicher Eingriff erlaubt oder rechtswidrig ist. Die Patientenautonomie entscheidet bei ärztlichen Heileingriffen, in Situationen am Ende des Lebens, in Fällen der Zwangsbehandlungen, der nichttherapeutischen Behandlungen und anderen Bereichen über die Strafbarkeit des Arztes und das weitere Schicksal des Patienten. Dabei zeigt sich, dass die bisherige Legitimationsfigur der Einwilligung nach Aufklärung, die stellvertretend für die Selbstbestimmung verwendet wird, der Vielgestaltigkeit der Situationen nicht ausreichend Rechnung trägt. Dorothea Magnus entwickelt daher ein eigenes Konzept zur Patientenautonomie, das aus ethischer Sicht tragfähig, für die medizinische Praxis brauchbar und für das Strafrecht einsetzbar ist.

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Book SynopsisDas Oeuvre Walter Gropps ist von Überlegungen zu Grundfragen des Lebensschutzes und zum Allgemeinen Teil des StGB geprägt. Sein Interesse galt und gilt aber ebenso der organisierten Kriminalität, dem Besonderen Teil, dem Medizinstrafrecht, der Wirtschaftskriminalität, dem Strafprozessrecht, insbesondere der Strafrechtsvergleichung und nicht zuletzt der Kriminalpolitik. Dementsprechend universal sind auch die Beiträge, die ihm in diesem Band von seinen Weggefährten gewidmet wurden. Sie sind verbunden mit der hochaktuellen und über die nationalen Grenzen hinweg zu beantwortenden Frage, welche Bedeutung das Strafrecht und die Strafrechtswissenschaft angesichts zunehmend populistischer Strömungen haben. Der Band enthält Beiträge von Persönlichkeiten, die mit Walter Gropp an den vielen Stationen seines wissenschaftlichen Wirkens zusammengearbeitet haben und die anlässlich eines Abschiedskolloquiums im Frühjahr 2018 gemeinsam in Gießen diskutiert wurden.

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Book SynopsisKarl Binding (1841-1920) zählt zu den bedeutendsten und gleichzeitig umstrittensten Denkern der deutschen Strafrechtswissenschaft. Sein mehrbändiges Werk Die Normen und ihre Übertretung war ein entscheidender Impuls für die Etablierung der Rechtstheorie als eigenständige wissenschaftliche Disziplin. Zudem hat die normentheoretische Fundierung der dogmatischen Arbeiten Bindings diesen zu einer eindrucksvollen systematischen Geschlossenheit verholfen. Die lange als Ausfluss eines etatistischen und positivistischen Denkens abgelehnte Normentheorie ist seit einiger Zeit wieder in den Fokus der Strafrechtswissenschaft gerückt. Auch viele von Bindings dogmatischen Positionen werden heute, wenn auch teils in anderer Einkleidung, wieder mit Gewinn diskutiert. Der Band analysiert das monumentale Werk Bindings sowie seine ideengeschichtlichen Hintergründe und fragt nach der Bedeutung von Bindings Denken für die Gegenwart.

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Book SynopsisMan entnehme der Eizelle einer Kinderwunschpatientin in vitro den Zellkern, transferiere ihn in die ebenfalls zuvor entkernte Eizellhülle einer fremden Frau und verwende die modifizierte Eizelle im Anschluss zur Befruchtung - so der Ansatz der Mitochondrienersatztherapie. Verhindert werden soll auf diese Weise eine über das mütterliche Eizellzytoplasma erfolgende Vererbung defekter Mitochondrien, die andernfalls eine u.U. schwere Erkrankung des Abkömmlings zur Folge haben könnte.Das 1991 als Strafgesetz in Kraft getretene Embryonenschutzgesetz verbietet den Austausch dieser Zellbestandteile dennoch - wenn auch nicht lückenlos. Maja Caroline Lehmann analysiert die bestehenden Strafbarkeitsrisiken und erarbeitet einen Reformvorschlag, der die aufgedeckte Inkonsistenz des geltenden Rechts beseitigt und eine einzelfallbezogene begrenzte Zulassung der Methode ermöglicht. Abschließend überprüft sie die sich dabei ergebenden grundrechtlichen Beschränkungen auf ihre verfassungsrechtliche Legitimation.

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