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WW Norton & Co In the Balance Law and Politics on the Roberts
Book SynopsisAn examination of the initial years of the Roberts Court and the intellectual battle between Roberts and Kagan for leadership.
£21.84
John Wiley & Sons Inc Forensic Science in Court
Book SynopsisForensic Science in Court: The Role of the Expert Witness is a practical handbook aimed at forensic science students, to help them prepare as an expert witness when presenting their evidence in court.Trade Review"In conclusion, the book is well written generally with captions quoting historical references, case studies etc. which support the points being raised in each chapter." (Fingerprint Whorld, 1 February 2011) Table of ContentsPreface. 1 Where The Law Comes From: You Don’t Mess About With The People. 2 The Legal System and How It Works. 2.1 A brief look at the court structure. 2.2 The adversarial system. 2.3 Criminal cases. 2.4 The expert. 2.5 Witnesses. 2.6 Judgments. 2.7 Justification of the expert. 2.8 Civil cases. 2.9 Magistrates’ Court. 2.10 The Crown Court. 2.11 The High Court. 2.12 The Courts of Appeal. 2.13 Small Claims Court. 2.14 Arbitration. 2.15 The Coroner’s Court. 2.16 Courts martial. 2.17 Contempt. 3 Rules of Evidence as They Apply to an Expert Witness. 4 Appointment of Experts and the Written Report. 5 The Expert Forensic Scientist in Court. 6 Statistics and Statistical Inferences. 7 Ethical and Scientific Considerations for the Forensic Scientist. Appendix: Methods of Quoting Published Law Reports in Various Jurisdictions. Glossary of Commonly Used Terms and Phrases. Index.
£110.15
The University of Michigan Press Oral Arguments and Coalition Formation on the
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The University of Michigan Press Constitutional Process
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The University of Michigan Press Crime in the Public Mind
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The University of Michigan Press The Federal Judiciary and Institutional Change
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The University of Michigan Press Legal Advocacy
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The University of Michigan Press Constitutional Judiciary in a New Democracy
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The University of Michigan Press Continuity and Change on the United States Courts
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The University of Michigan Press Inside Appellate Courts
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The University of Michigan Press The Consciousness of the Litigator
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The University of Michigan Press The Great Justices 194154
Book SynopsisPaints a picture of the relationship between ideas and reality, between the law and the men and women who must interpret it and create it. The author provides a glimpse into a Court in which titanic egos often clash. Pulling aside the veil of tradition and propriety, he reveals the personalities that shaped one of the greatest Courts of our time.
£999.99
The University of Michigan Press The Supreme Court on Trial
Book SynopsisPresents a range of historical, empirical, and documentary evidence to conclude that the American criminal justice system has its duty to protect the innocent. This book argues that the courts' efforts to protect privacy and autonomy result in thousands of wrongful convictions every year.
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The University of Michigan Press A Good Quarrel
Book SynopsisCourtroom proceedings offer the thrill of a sporting event and the drama of a stage production as lawyers match wits, grill witnesses, and introduce eleventh-hour elements that may upend the course of a trial. This title features the nation's best court reporters who discuss the most memorable cases over the years.
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Penguin Random House India Discordant Notes Volume 2
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Surviving Your Deposition
Book SynopsisNext to a tax audit, one of the most daunting events in life has to be a legal deposition. The nervousness you felt when you learned you were to be called to testify, turns to absolute panic when you walk into a room full of lawyers, court stenographers, and opponents in the legal proceedings. You know that anything and everything you say will be examined under a microscope and that any inconsistencies or misstatements may lead to costly consequencies. Yes, there is a reason for that quiver in your voice. Finally, there is some help. Fred Friedberg, a noted lawyer in a corporate practice, offers an easy to read, concise, and helpful handbook for those who are facing a legal deposition. It takes them step by step through the process, from the basic ground rules to the follow-up. It covers the many dos and don''ts in plain language, and with the aid of humor explores the pitfalls and mistakes that you will face and how to avoid them. When you are finished reading it you will be able to f
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Selling of Supreme Court Nominees
Book SynopsisIn this paperback edition, he includes a discussion of the recent nomination of Stephen Breyer, addressing various reform proposals made by critics of the current process and crediting President Clinton's protracted selection process with restoring some decorum to the proceedings.Trade ReviewA careful and concise history, description, and analysis of the modern Supreme Court appointment process... A model of concese and careful scholarship, and I highly recommend it. -- Michael Comiskey Journal of Politics Stands out in its scholarly thoroughness and innovative theory... one of the best books currently available for understanding the contemporary politics of Supreme Court nominations. -- John B. Gates The Law and Politics Book Review A highly informative study of presidential appointments and senatorial confirmation-or rejection-of those nominees to the Supreme Court throughout our history... This book is clearly written, fast paced, and very well documented. It is recommended to all interested to the political gateway to the federal appellate judiciary. Appellate Practice Journal and Update A model of concise and careful scholarship. Journal of PoliticsTable of ContentsSeries Editor's ForwardPreface and AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1. The President Versus the SenateChapter 2. In the BeginningChapter 3. The Rise of Organized InterestsChapter 4. Interests Versus Nominees: The Defeat of John J. ParkerChapter 5. Interests Versus Nominees: The Defeat of Clement HaynsworthChapter 6. Speaking Out: Interest Groups, Nominees, and Presidents Chapter 7. The Institutional Presidency: Strategic Resources and the Supreme Court Selection ProcessChapter 8. The Clinton Appointments and Proposals for ReformAfterword, 1998NotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Presidential Secrecy and the Law
Book SynopsisPresidential Secrecy and the Law will be the standard in presidential powers studies for years to come.Trade ReviewThe well-organized and clearly written book illustrates the way the president's use of document classification and state-secrets privilege to solidify presidential control are reinforced by legal decisions sympathetic to presidential power. Chronicle of Higher Education 2007 Robert Pallitto and William Weaver provide a well-written discussion of a controversial issue related to American governance... Given the comprehensive scope and depth of analysis throughout the book, the authors are successful in providing a thoughtful and challenging approach to an evolving governmental matter. -- Amanda Harmon Cooley Political Studies Review 2010Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Secret Presidency1. The Secret Presidency in Historical-Theoretical Perspective2. The Classified President3. State Secrets and Executive Power4. The Shadow President: The Attorney General, Executive Power, and the New Anti-Terror Laws5. The President and National Security Surveillance6. The New Executive PrivilegeConclusion: A Secret Presidency for the New Millennium?NotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Madisonian Constitution The Johns Hopkins
Book SynopsisEngagingly written and soundly argued, this study clarifies and highlights the political origins of the nation's foundational document and argues that American constitutionalism is primarily about countervailing power not legal limits enforced by courts.Trade ReviewIn this ambitious, densely written and thought provoking work, Thomas proposes a perspective on constitutional interpretation that is at once a normative theory of constitutional practice and a redescription of constitutional history informed by that practice. -- Douglas C. Dow Law and Politics Book Review 2009 By departing from traditional perspectives on judicial review, Professor Thomas provides an unconventional, yet refreshing and historically grounded, view of how historical constitutional conflicts have fallen squarely within Madison's vision. Harvard Law Review 2009 Thomas's book paves an important new path for the rest of us in our study of the Constitution and its effect on politics. His account of Madison's principle of constitutional contestation might well be the best account that yet exists of the reigning principle of our founder's political thought. -- Benjamin Kleinerman Review of Politics 2009 In The Madisonian Constitution, Thomas charts a philosophically grounded and historically informed course... showing that James Madison and most others responsible for framing the Constitution, as well as major statesmen who followed, had a more prudent approach in mind. -- Stanley C. Brubaker Law and Society Review 2009 The Madisonian Constitution reminds readers of that moment when, as Justice Story said, the meaning of the fundamental law was something far more important than the mere lawyers' 'extraordinary gloss' it has become. -- Gary L. McDowell Journal of American History 2009 Thomas's Madison points the way to salvation from forms of constitutionalism that either place inordinate power in a small body of elite judges and lawyers, or give up on constitutional government altogether. -- Michael P. Zuckert Claremont Review of Books 2009Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. Madison's Complex Constitutionalism2. Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Meaning of the Civil War Amendments3. The Progressive Reconstruction of American Constitutionalism4. Discontinuities in the "Constitutional Revolution of 1937"5. Unsettling the New Deal and the Return of OriginalismConclusionNotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Politics of Judicial Independence
Book SynopsisInstructors of judicial process and judicial policymaking will find the book, along with the materials and resources on its accompanying website, readily adaptable for classroom use.Trade Review"A sophisticated approach to judicial independence that takes constitutional politics seriously. Peabody and his fellow authors provide vital information on the political foundations of contemporary judicial criticism and the threat (or non-threat) those criticisms raise to constitutional government in the United States." - Mark A. Graber, University of Maryland "A timely and important book, featuring insightful explorations into the scope and limits of judicial independence. Deserves attention from anybody who cares about courts." - Keith E. Whittington, Princeton University"Table of ContentsForeword, by H. Thomas Wells Jr.AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1. The Choreography of Courts-Congress ConflictsChapter 2. Congress and Judicial SupremacyChapter 3. Presidential Manipulations of Judicial PowerChapter 4. Institutional Interdependence and the Separation of PowersChapter 5. The Public and Judicial IndependenceChapter 6. Judicial Elections and Public Perception of the CourtsChapter 7. Conflicts with Courts in Common Law NationsChapter 8. The Siege on the Israeli Supreme CourtChapter 9. Self-Regulation and an Independent JudiciaryChapter 10. Judicial CredibilityConclusionAppendix: Timeline of Important Events, 1968–2010List of ContributorsNotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Politics of Judicial Independence
Book SynopsisInstructors of judicial process and judicial policymaking will find the book, along with the materials and resources on its accompanying website, readily adaptable for classroom use.Trade ReviewRecommended. ChoiceTable of ContentsForeword, by H. Thomas Wells Jr.AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1. The Choreography of Courts-Congress ConflictsChapter 2. Congress and Judicial SupremacyChapter 3. Presidential Manipulations of Judicial PowerChapter 4. Institutional Interdependence and the Separation of PowersChapter 5. The Public and Judicial IndependenceChapter 6. Judicial Elections and Public Perception of the CourtsChapter 7. Conflicts with Courts in Common Law NationsChapter 8. The Siege on the Israeli Supreme CourtChapter 9. Self-Regulation and an Independent JudiciaryChapter 10. Judicial CredibilityConclusionAppendix: Timeline of Important Events, 1968–2010List of ContributorsNotesIndex
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Northwestern University Press An Appealing Act Why People Appeal in Civil Cases
Book SynopsisWhat makes people sue? Why do individuals who have lost their cases decide to appeal? In this book, the author offers a comprehensive description of the motives and concerns underlying an individual's decision to appeal in civil litigation.
£999.99
Northwestern University Press Evidence and Inference in History and Law
Book SynopsisA discussion of methodological problems relating to evidence, inference and interpretation. By pursuing these interests across divergent topics and fields, this work explores how such truth-seeking, proof-finding methods work, and of what it means to prove something in a range of contexts.
£999.99
Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies,US Reports of Cases in the Court of Chancery in the
Book SynopsisThis book is a part of an ongoing project to publish the earlymodern manuscript law reports from the Court of Chancery during the reign of Queen Anne (17021714).This new edition triples the number of case reportscurrentlyin print, making themaccessible to scholarsfor the first time. The previously existing printed reports are not veryreliable, and they paintthe then-Lord Chancellor, Lord Harcourt,in averypoor light. This new material gives a better, unbiased,understanding of the Court of Chanceryduring this period. There are three major manuscriptcollections printed here,themost notablewrittenby WilliamMelmoth. This volume is the predecessor volume to the recently publishedChancery Reports in the Time of King George I.
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Russell Sage Foundation The Process is the Punishment Handling Cases in a
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St Martin's Press Why the Innocent Plead Guilty and the Guilty Go
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Practising Law Institute Depositions Answer Book
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Random House USA Inc The Most Dangerous Branch: Inside the Supreme
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Basic Books Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a
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Aspen Publishing Aspen Treatise for Federal Jurisdiction
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Fulcrum Inc.,US Rebuilding Justice: Civil Courts in Jeopardy and
Book SynopsisOver the past several decades, the civil justice process has become alarmingly expensive, politicized, and lengthy. Though the court system lies at the heart of American democracy, it often does not meet the legitimate needs of the people, resulting in a rift between citizens and their own legal system. With a system that hasn't seen major reform since 1938, it's inevitable that there are shortcomings and misunderstandings. The situation is precarious, but not hopeless. In Rebuilding Justice, Rebecca Love Kourlis and Dirk Olin illuminate why the courts are critical and how they are being eroded, defaced, and undermined. While covering complex issues such as civil justice reform, judicial selection and performance evaluation, and domestic relations, Kourlis and Olin propose practical solutions to improve the efficiency, accessibility, and integrity of America's civil courts. An important portrait of the American judicial system, Rebuilding Justice is a call to action for all Americans to take the steps necessary to fix, support, and protect this crucial cornerstone of our democracy.Trade Review"There is, in my experience, an increasing mistrust of the judiciary and courts... I think this really is fixable. I think the civil justice process could be fixed to somesignificant extent in the next five to 10 years, says Kourlis." — "Author believes American justice system is broken but fixable," December 22, 2011, by Bill Mears, CNN Supreme Court Producer.
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Chicago Review Press Our Supreme Court: A History with 14 Activities
Book SynopsisThis lively and comprehensive activity book teaches young readers everything they need to know about the nation's highest court. Organized around keystones of the Constitution—including free speech, freedom of religion, civil rights, criminal justice, and property rights—the book juxtaposes historical cases with similar current cases. Presented with opinions from both sides of the court cases, readers can make up their own minds on where they stand on the important issues that have evolved in the Court over the past 200 years. Interviews with prominent politicians, high-court lawyers, and those involved with landmark decisions—including Ralph Nader, Rudolph Giuliani, Mario Cuomo, and Arlen Specter—show the personal impact and far-reaching consequences of the decisions. Fourteen engaging classroom-oriented activities involving violations of civil rights, exercises of free speech, and selecting a classroom Supreme Court bring the issues and cases to life. The first 15 amendments to the Constitution and a glossary of legal terms are also included.Trade Review"An outstanding foray into the workings of the Supreme Court." -- Nashville Parent"Shares fascinating details about the early court." -- Positive Parenting
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Seven Stories Press,U.S. The Sun Climbs Slow: The International Criminal
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Michigan State University Press Michigan Supreme Court Historical Reference Guide
Book SynopsisThis second edition of the Michigan Supreme Court Historical Reference Guide contains the biographies of Michigan Supreme Court’s justices from its territorial beginnings in 1803 through 2015. It includes summaries of twenty top cases of the Michigan Supreme Court, which contextualize the eras in which the justices were on the bench, giving a greater depth of understanding to both who the justices were and the historical significance of the cases they decided.A rich reference for historians and attorneys, this book also includes valuable charts detailing election dates and candidates as well as court compositions (who served with whom); lists of chief justices and the ten longest - and shortest - serving justices with dates of service; and a history of the structural evolution of the Michigan Supreme Court.
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Graymalkin Media Hung Jury: The Diary of a Menendez Juror
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West Academic Publishing A Short & Happy Guide to Evidence
Book SynopsisThis Second Edition to A Short & Happy Guide to Evidence takes a challenging subject and breaks it into manageable pieces that are easy to understand and digest. It has been completely updated with new and revised graphics and charts and all current rules as of December 2020. Using practical examples and humor, this book takes the reader through the most difficult, and most often tested, rules. After reading this book the reader will finally understand the Hearsay Rule (it's true!). Flowcharts and graphics will assist the reader in a comprehensive understanding of the Federal Rules of Evidence and how they interact with each other.
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Michigan Legal Publishing Ltd. Federal Rules of Evidence; 2023 Edition: With
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West Academic Publishing Cases and Materials on Federal Courts
Book SynopsisThe distinctive feature of this Federal Courts casebook, and the main difference between it and other Federal Courts books, is its systematic focus on remedial issues, especially the problems that arise when a litigant tries to enforce federal constitutional or statutory rights against state or federal governments and officers in the federal courts. Departing from the traditional approach of Federal Courts books, we begin with a chapter on section 1983 litigation. The book stresses economy of means, clarity of presentation, and attention to the real-world Federal Courts issues that students need to understand and anticipate. This edition covers the major cases decided by the Supreme Court over the past four years. New main cases include Rucho v. Common Cause, Lexmark v. Static Control Components, and Spokeo v. Robins (all in chapter 4). In chapter 5, Lapides v. Board of Regents is now a main case. In the notes we discuss Ziglar v. Abbasi (chapters 1 and 2), Knick v. Township of Scott (chapters 1 and 2), Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center (chapters 1 and 5), Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Corp. (chapter 3), Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill (chapter 4), Franchise Tax Board v. Hyatt (chapter 5), Davila v. Davis, Johnson v. Lee, Wilson v. Sellers, Shoop v. Hill, and Montgomery v. Louisiana (all in chapter 9), Wellness International Network v Sarif, Oil States Energy Services v. Greene's Energy Group, and Ortiz v. United States (all in chapter 10.)
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West Academic Publishing Federal Rules of Evidence 2020-21 Statutory and
Book SynopsisThis statutory and case supplement incorporates the latest statutory changes and proposed revisions and the most recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions bearing on evidence law.The statutory component incorporates a 2019 amendment of Rule 807, together with a new Advisory Committee Note. Also included is a proposed amendment of Rule 404(b)'s notice requirement, revised after public comments and on course to become law on December 1, 2020. The Advisory Committee's Note to the proposed change appears along with explanatory editor's notes.The statutory component presents a side-by-side reprinting of the older (pre-2011), unrestyled Federal Rules of Evidence and the newly restyled rules to allow for ready comparison. Editor's notes point out those areas where the restyling project, contrary to its authors' claimed intentions, worked substantive changes to the rules.The case supplement analyzes the Supreme Court's 2017 decision in Peña-Rodriguez v. Colorado, in which the Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of an impartial jury overcomes Rule 606(b) and its state-law analogues and permits defendants to present juror testimony about certain expressions of ethnic or racial bias in the jury room. The supplement addresses the Court's related 2014 ruling in Warger v. Shauers as well as its 2015 decision in Ohio v. Clark and 2013 ruling in Salinas v. Texas. Clark addressed whether the admission against the defendant of a young child's allegation of abuse, made out of court and offered in lieu of the child's testimony at trial, violated the defendant's confrontation right. And Salinas examined the prosecution's use in its case-in-chief of a suspect's silence in response to noncustodial police questioning.Throughout the supplement, those who teach with Fisher's Evidence (3d ed. 2013) will benefit from paginated cross-references between the casebook and the supplement.
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West Academic Publishing Federal Rules of Evidence 2022-23 Statutory and
Book SynopsisThis statutory supplement incorporates the latest changes to the Federal Rules of Evidence as well as proposed revisions likely to take effect in 2023 or 2024.Among these recent changes is a 2020 amendment to Rule 404's notice requirement. Also included are proposed amendments to Rules 106, 615, and 702, revised after public comments and likely to become law on December 1, 2023. Five other proposed amendments—to Rules 611, 613(b), 801(d)(2), 804(b)(3), and 1006—have been released for public comment and are on course to become law on December 1, 2024. The most significant of these proposals would add a new subdivision, Rule 611(d), governing courtroom use of illustrative aids. All these proposed changes appear together with accompanying Advisory Committee's Notes, selected public comments, and explanatory editor's notes.The supplement also includes a side-by-side reprinting of the older (pre-2011), unrestyled Federal Rules of Evidence and the newly restyled rules to allow for ready comparison. Editor's notes point out those areas where the restyling project, contrary to its authors' claimed intentions, worked substantive changes to the rules.Throughout the supplement, instructors and students who use Fisher's Evidence (4th ed. 2022) will benefit from paginated cross-references between the casebook and the supplement.
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West Academic Publishing Federal Courts and the Law of Federal-State
Book SynopsisThis casebook provides detailed coverage of federal courts and the law of federal-state relations. The authors have completely reorganized the chapter on the law of habeas corpus (Chapter VII) to take account of recent developments in the field and to provide more manageable coverage of this difficult subject. Additionally, important new decisions are noted throughout. The 9th edition is up-to-date through December 2017.
£224.25
Nimbus Publishing (CN) First Degree: From Med School to Murder: The
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Irish Academic Press Ltd Retreat from Revolution: The Dáil Courts, 1920–25
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Four Courts Press Ltd Juries in Ireland: Laypersons and Law in the Long
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£69.88
V&R unipress GmbH Subjektivierungen und Kriminalitätsdiskurse im
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