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Criminal Procedure: The Constitution And The Police (Seventh Edition), Mark Brodin, Robert Bloom Oct 2013

Criminal Procedure: The Constitution And The Police (Seventh Edition), Mark Brodin, Robert Bloom

Robert Bloom

No abstract provided.


Victim Impact Statements And Sentencing, Sam Garkawe Nov 2012

Victim Impact Statements And Sentencing, Sam Garkawe

Associate Professor Sam Garkawe

Legislation allowing for victim impact statements ('VIS') to be presented during sentencing hearings has been introduced into the criminal justice systems of most common law nations, notwithstanding many reservations from defence lawyers and civil libertarians. Despite such legislation being widespread throughout the common law world, the use of VIS remains controversial. The main purpose of this article is to utilise basic sentencing principles in order to critically analyse the question of whether, and if so, to what extent, VIS are relevant to an offender's sentence. In such cases adequate procedural safeguards need to be instituted to ensure that offender's rights …


When Good Prosectuors Go Bad: From Prosecutorial Discretion To Prosecutorial Misconduct, Angela Davis Oct 2012

When Good Prosectuors Go Bad: From Prosecutorial Discretion To Prosecutorial Misconduct, Angela Davis

Angela J Davis

No abstract provided.


Integrating Professional And Personal Values, R. Michael Cassidy Sep 2012

Integrating Professional And Personal Values, R. Michael Cassidy

R. Michael Cassidy

No abstract provided.


Panelist, Cyber-Crime - The Expanding Use Of Digital Evidence In Criminal Cases, Margaret Lawton Jul 2012

Panelist, Cyber-Crime - The Expanding Use Of Digital Evidence In Criminal Cases, Margaret Lawton

Margaret M. Lawton

No abstract provided.


Virtue And Criminal Punishment, R. Michael Cassidy Feb 2012

Virtue And Criminal Punishment, R. Michael Cassidy

R. Michael Cassidy

No abstract provided.


Presenter, Smartphones And The Fourth Amendment: Privacy In The Palm Of Your Hands?, Margaret Lawton Feb 2012

Presenter, Smartphones And The Fourth Amendment: Privacy In The Palm Of Your Hands?, Margaret Lawton

Margaret M. Lawton

No abstract provided.


Foundations Of American Criminal Due Process, Frank Herrmann, Brownlow Speer Dec 2011

Foundations Of American Criminal Due Process, Frank Herrmann, Brownlow Speer

Frank R. Herrmann, S.J.

No abstract provided.