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Introduction To Criminal Justice, Sindee Kerker

Lynn University Digital Press Books

This iBook, replete with innovative learning tools, explores the three components of the American criminal justice system: police, courts, and corrections. Divided into ten chapters, the highly interactive text discusses a wide range of topics. Subjects like what constitutes a crime, constitutional rights, contemporary lawn enforcement issue, administration of justice, the court system, and various forms of corrections: jails, prisons, intermediate sanctions, and the juvenile justice system are explored. Recurring components of the iBook include: introductory high-profile media cases which, YouTube videos detailing various criminal justice career options (over 20), a Fact vs. Fiction section highlighting common myths and misperceptions …

Crime Victimisation In India, Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Renuka Sane, Ajay Shah, Varsha Aithala

Books

This edited volume is a pioneering and comprehensive study of crime victimisation in India. Relying on the findings of four crime victimisation surveys conducted in India, it provides a unique basis for understanding crime in society. It considers the public’s fear of crime and perceptions of safety and security, focusing on their access to the police and how they view police effectiveness. This study provides critical data on the level of crime within particular spatial and temporal conditions which can supplement official statistics on crime published by the state, help systematically diagnose law and order issues and develop solutions for …

Legal Regulation Of International Cooperation In Criminal Matters On The Legislation Of The East Asian Countries, Dildora Umarkhanova

Review of law sciences

This article analyzes the legal framework and the mechanism of regulation of international cooperation in criminal matters on the legislation of the East Asian countries. In particular, studied the national legislation of the Japan, China and South Korea. Moreover, the author also put forward proposals of necessity and importance of the regional mechanism in the implementation of international cooperation in criminal matters. In addition, based on the experience of East Asian countries, it is proposed to adopt a special law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “International cooperation in criminal matters”.

International Experience In Regulating And Organizing Investigations By International Investigative Teams., Dilshod Egamberdiyev

Review of law sciences

In recent years, the international community has developed and opened for signature a number of international agreements regulating international cooperation in the fight against crime. Along with the legal regulation of traditional legal institutions, such as mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, these instruments provide an international legal framework for new areas of cooperation in this field. One of them is the operational-investigative group or the international investigation team. The organization of such types of investigations and joint activities of States is one of the most effective forms of interaction between investigators, investigative bodies and law enforcement agencies, as well …

Sentencing Length Disparities: Assessing Why Race And Gender Influence Judges’ Decisions, Janna Akers

Scripps Senior Theses

The purpose of this study is to assess why the race and gender of defendants influence judges’ decisions using the focal concern theory. This study will require around 84 participants. Participants will be federal judges who will be recruited via email. In an online survey, participants will be randomly assigned to one of four conditions . Participants will all read a vignette which an individual was convicted for in trafficking of Xanax. The vignette will be manipulated by the name and accompanying a mugshot based on the race (Black/White) and gender (male/female) of the defendant. The expected result is that …

Practical Equality, Robert L. Tsai

Robert L Tsai

National Criminal Justice Caucus Presentation 09-22-2017_11-11-33-184.Zip, Jennifer Levy-Tatum

Jennifer W. Levy-Tatum

Health Care And Human Trafficking, Jonathan Todres

Jonathan Todres

No abstract provided.

Comparing Human Rights Practice, Jonathan Todres

Jonathan Todres

No abstract provided.

Human Rights And Justice For Juveniles, Jonathan Todres

Jonathan Todres

No abstract provided.

Same-Sex Marriage, Political Backlash And The Case For Going Slow, Eric Segall

Eric J. Segall

No abstract provided.

Crime And The Distribution Of Security, Victor Tadros, Susan Dimock, François Tanguay-Renaud

François Tanguay-Renaud

Victor Tadros, University of Warwick, speaks about a theory of criminalization and constraints on conduct. He considers the application of the harm principle and suggests that in addition to this harm constraint a wrongfulness constraint and a punishment constraint could also be considered. He also investigates the principles that govern decisions around the criminalization of conduct.

Discussion Of Antony Duff's 'Or 'Emet Lecture: Legal Philosophy Between State And Transnationalism, Antony Duff, François Tanguay-Renaud, Michael Giudice

François Tanguay-Renaud

Follow-up seminar on Antony Duff’s ‘Or ‘Emet Lecture, delivered on Thursday, March 14, 2013. Part of the Legal Philosophy Between State and Transnationalism Seminar Series. Respondents: Michael Giudice, York Philosophy and François Tanguay-Renaud, Osgoode Hall Law School.

International Criminal Law And The Inner Morality Of Law, Larry May, Margaret Martin, Craig Scott

Craig M. Scott

Larry May, W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy and Professor Law Vanderbilt University, investigates what Fuller called “procedural natural law” in contemporary international criminal law.

Respondent: Margaret Martin, University of Western Ontario

Combating-Domestic-Sex-Trafficking-Time-For-A-New, Nancy Kubasek

Nancy K Kubasek

Is There No Redemption For Children?, Jonathan Todres

Jonathan Todres

No abstract provided.

Sovereignty In Theory And Practice, Winston P. Nagan, Aitza M. Haddad

San Diego International Law Journal

This Article deals with the theory and practice of sovereignty from the perspective of a trend in theoretical perspectives as well as the relevant trend in practice. The Article provides a survey of the leading thinkers’ and philosophers’ views on the nature and importance of sovereignty. The concept of sovereignty is exceedingly complex. Unpacking its meanings and uses over time is challenging. An aspect of this challenge is that the discourse about sovereignty is vibrant among diverse policy, academic, and political constituencies. At times, its narratives are relatively discrete and at other times, the narratives overlap with the discourses from …

Sexual Orientation And The Law: A Research Bibliography Selectively Annotating Legal Literature Through 2005, James M. Donovan, Ronald E. Wheeler, Ronald E. Wheeler, Stephanie Wilson

Faculty Publications By Year

No abstract provided.

White Collar Crime Prof Blog, Ellen S. Podgor

Faculty Publications By Year

No abstract provided.

European Criminal Law, Mareike Persson

Mareike Persson

There is little doubt that Europeanization is making headway now in the field of criminal justice. Some provisions of the Union Treaty (like Art.29, 31, 34 TEU) are at least an indication of the forces which are likely to shape future developments. There exist different possible lines of development: more intensive co-operation, assimilation and harmonisation, for example in the form of a model penal code or in form of the proposed Corpus Juris. They all have their weaknesses.

Airing The Dirty Laundry: The Application Of The United States Sentencing Guidelines To White Collar Money Laundering Offenses, Jonathan H. Hecht

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.