Law : Criminal Law

Neonaticide is practiced on every continent and by every level of cultural complexity; from governments that legislate population limits to families who let a sickly infant die rather than expend the resources. This book examines neonaticide in its historical, cultural, psychological, and legal aspects. It details neonaticide's many forms, including Munchausen-by-Proxy, and investigates the role of the father--responsible in roughly 75 percent of these cases. The authors study media influence on public opinion, copycat crime, and legal bias, and explain the legal defenses, including insanity, and differential post-partum diagnosis. They suggest possible new policies, punishments, and preventive measures. more...

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Examines the civil and criminal forfeiture systems in Australia, Canada, China, Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. This book analyzes the appeal the forfeiture and confiscation laws have for governments for their potential to disrupt criminal organizations and for their quantifiable benefits to the state. more...

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Most people believe that criminal justice in Colombia is rife with impunity and corruption. Elvira María Restrepo delves beneath such beliefs to reveal a system driven at a fundamental level by fear and distrust from outside the system itself. With the present difficulties in the country tantamount to a state of irregular war, the judiciary is in crisis. It has to contribute to the construction of peace and the reconstruction of trust, or perish. more...

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This book aims to meet the need for an accessible introductory text on comparative criminal justice, examining the ways different countries and jurisdictions deal with the main stages and elements in the criminal justice process, from policing through to sentencing. Examples are taken from all over the world, with a particular focus on Europe, the UK, the United States and Australasia. The main aims of the book are to provide the reader with; a comparative perspective on criminal justice and its main components; an understanding of the increasing globalisation of justice and standards of the administration of justice; a knowledge of methodology for comparative research and analysis; an understanding of the most important concepts in criminal justice (such as inquisitorial and adversarial trial systems, policing styles and principles, crime control versus due process, retribution versus rehabilitation etc); an insight into what the essential ingredients of doing justice might be. more...

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Written by experts in the fields of mental disability law and forensic psychology, Competence in the Law prepares mental health professionals to understand the law, consider questions of civil and criminal competence, and knowledgeably counsel lawyers and judges in cases in which mental competency issues are germane. The first single-volume resource of its kind, Competence in the Law :.:.; Examines the landmark cases that have set precedents in this area.; Presents in-depth discussion of criminal competencies, such as competency to stand trial, plead guilty, or waive counsel.; Explores questions of competency in civil law matters, such as custody and estates.; Considers the relationship between competency and the institutionalization of persons with mental disabilities.; Identifies commonalities between court decisions in discrete areas of the law. A landmark contribution to forensic practice, Competence in the Law presents the most relevant and accurate information and equips mental health professionals to expertly address critical issues faced in conducting assessments within the legal system. more...

Price: $75.00