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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780674184237Author John H LangbeinFormat HardbackPage Count 330Imprint Harvard University PressPublisher Harvard University PressWeight(grams) 644g

In the post-September 11th era, liberal democracies face the question of whether, and if so to what extent, they should change the relationship between liberty and security. This book explores how three major liberal democratic states - the United...

This historical annual is the major publication in the general area of the history of crime, the criminal courts, policing, and punishment in all geographical regions from ancient to modern times. In addition to analytical articles, the annual provides...

Marianne Wade and Almir Maljevi? Although the worries about terrorism paled in comparison to the economic crisis as a topic during the last US election, one can find plenty of grounds to assume that they remain issue number one in the minds of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013273216Author Thomas RichterFormat HardbackPage Count 386Imprint Saint Philip Street PressPublisher Saint Philip Street PressWeight(grams) 216g

This critical yet honest appraisal of our criminal justice system addresses its strengths and its flaws-and makes recommendations for improvement. The American Criminal Justice System: How It Works, How It Doesn't, and How to Fix It calls attention to a...

The death penalty is one of the country's most controversial issues. The fairness of its application is debated in coffeehouses, classrooms, political arenas, and the media. However, despite its representation in the media, most death cases receive...

In reviving the idea of an informal approach to conflict resolution, the Restorative Justice movement attempts to break out of the predominantly punitive thinking which shapes modern criminal justice. Its proponents claim that its guiding ideals -...

Since the Nuremberg Trials of top Nazi leaders following the Second World War, international law has affirmed that no-one, whatever their rank or office, is above accountability for their crimes. Yet the Cold War put geopolitical agendas ahead of...

This collection of 6 essays provides a definitive analysis of the doctrinal development of the law of treason in the U.S., beginning with its English origins and concluding with the present day. The author traces the materials available for studying the...

Mack explains criminal law in an easy-to-read format, complete with numerous examples that clarify some of the more difficult concepts. It is designed for anyone interested in exploring the basics of criminal law for personal, academic, or professional...

The federal courts are now heavily involved in the reform of prisons in the US. This collection of analyses by noted criminologists provides a much needed look at the consequences of such judicial intervention. In his introduction and conclusion, John...

This third edition provides thoroughly updated information on the status of women in all aspects of the U.S. criminal justice system, from incarcerated women to professionals in the legal, law enforcement, and correctional fields. While concentrating on...

This book answers two basic but under-appreciated questions: first, how does the American criminal justice system address a defendant's family status? And, second, how should a defendant's family status be recognized, if at all, in a criminal justice...

A model is developed for analyzing criminal procedure across nations and cultures, and applied to the U.S., France, the U.S.S.R. and China. The model envisions common functions of arrest and detention, screening, charging and defending, trial,...

Nine black teenagers were accused of raping two white women on a train in 1931 in northern Alabama. They were arrested, tried, convicted, and sentenced to death in the town of Scottsboro in little more than two weeks. The Scottsboro Boys case rapidly...

Accessible and portable, this Handbook provides all counter-terrorism practitioners with an authoritative, operational guide to anti-terrorism legislation. It also contains important contextual chapters on the counter-terrorism operational framework, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780894991059Author President's Commission on Organized CrimFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Books for BusinessPublisher Books for BusinessWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780837190686Author Leon RadzinowiczFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Greenwood PressPublisher ABC-CLIO

The legal system is often denounced as "Kafkaesque"-but what does this really mean? This is the question Douglas E. Litowitz tackles in his critical reading of Franz Kafka's writings about the law. Going far beyond Kafka's most familiar...

In the US, one out of every 138 residents is incarcerated. The size of the prison population has quadrupled since 1980. Approximately 2.4% of Americans are either on probation and parole. The US has the highest rate of criminal punishment in the Western...

In the late nineteenth century the United States oversaw a great increase in extraterritorial claims, boundary disputes, extradition controversies, and transborder abduction and interdiction. In this sweeping history of the underpinnings of American...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780788408168Author Abner GoodellFormat PaperbackPage Count 82Imprint Heritage BooksPublisher Heritage BooksWeight(grams) 104g

This book is a critique of the jury and a collection of statements about various aspects of the jury made by observers during the past 200 years. Its purpose is to help laymen think about and understand issues involving the jury.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313225987Author James HeathFormat HardbackPage Count 324Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

A study of juvenile delinquency and the treatment practice of the courts in different areas of England and Wales.Book InformationISBN 9780313201943Author Max GrunhutFormat HardbackPage Count 143Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

Drinking alcohol can, in rare instances, provoke a temporary psychotic often violent reaction called pathological intoxication. Although it was medically identified in 1869, pathological intoxication has been an enigma to the law for over a century,...

After fourteen years as a death row lawyer in Florida, Michael Mello has seen enough. Dead Wrong is a candid and compelling account of his decision to withdraw from "the machinery of death" - the American capital punishment system. Telling...

This historical annual is the major publication in the general area of the history of crime, the criminal courts, policing, and punishment in all geographical regions and from ancient to modern times. In addition to analytical articles, the annual...

Criminal Law Directions is written in an engaging and lively manner with an emphasis on explaining the key topics of Criminal Law courses with clarity. The book incorporates a wide range of learning features to offer students a high level of support...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780195197846Author Ray GingerFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Oxford University Press IncPublisher Oxford University Press IncWeight(grams) 360g

No area of criminal law has been the subject of more controversy than the insanity defense. The Insanity Defense is a clear assessment of this issue as it exists in the 1980s. It provides the reader with a basis for understanding and evaluating the...

This collection of original essays surveys the evolution of sentencing policies and practices in Western countries over the past twenty-five years. The volume consists of approximately ten essays. Six consider sentencing policy strategies and practices...

This is the definitive examination of adolescent violence in the United States as both a social phenomenon and a policy problem. Franklin Zimring, one of America's most esteemed scholars of law and crime, scrutinizes criminal statistics and demographic...

In the past decade, alarming reports of youth violence have appeared with increasing frequency in the news media. Legislators across the United States have responded to this sense of national emergency by changing many of the laws designed to cope with...

The late 1990s mark a turning point for correctional systems in the United States. For some time, there has been an intensive effort by corrections to gain the confidence of the public. With increased urbanization, more timely electronic news media...

This volume approaches the full spectrum of crime as an issue in American society today, describing trends in various types of crime and the more recent rise of computer- and technology-related crime. Crime in America presents different viewpoints on the...

The Story of One of the Most Remarkable Trials in All History! Sensational trials--the Menendez brothers, the Rodney King case, the Preppie Murder--are not unique to the age of television. The year 1900 saw one of the most dramatic criminal trials in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313235986Author Laura J. GrahamFormat HardbackPage Count 341Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

A comprehensive analysis into the lawfulness of state-sponsored targeted killings under international human rights and humanitarian law, this book examines treaties, custom and general principles of law to determine the normative paradigms which govern...