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  • The Killer of Little Shepherdsby Douglas Starr

    Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2010; US$ 11.99

    A riveting true crime story that vividly recounts the birth of modern forensics. At the end of the nineteenth century, serial murderer Joseph Vacher, known and feared as “The Killer of Little Shepherds,” terrorized the French countryside. He eluded authorities for years—until he ran up against prosecutor Emile Fourquet and Dr. Alexandre Lacassagne, the era’s most renowned criminologist. The two men—intelligent and bold—typified the Belle Époque, a period of immense scientific achievement and fascination with science’s promise to reveal the secrets of the human condition. With high drama and stunning detail, Douglas Starr revisits Vacher’s infamous crime wave, interweaving the story of... more...

  • Criminal Justiceby Dennis Hoffman

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2000; US$ 9.99

    CliffsQuickReview course guides cover the essentials of your toughest subjects. Get a firm grip on core concepts and key material, and test your newfound knowledge with review questions. Whether you need a course supplement, help preparing for an exam, or a concise reference for the subject, CliffsQuickReview Criminal Justice can help. This guide covers the criminal justice system in the United States, with coverage on police powers, citizens' rights, and criminal law. In no time, you'll be tackling topics such as Rights consciousness and civil liberties Legal defenses and justifications for crimes Theories of punishment The causes and costs of police corruption Sentencing statutes and guidelines CliffsQuickReview Criminal Justice acts... more...

  • Gender and Crime in Modern Europeby Meg Arnot; Cornelie Usborne

    Routledge 1999; US$ 38.95

    This volume explores the construction of gender norms and examines how they were reflected and reinforced by legal institutional practices in modern Europe. more...

  • Modern Criminal Lawby Professor Duncan Bloy; Denis Lanser; Mr Mike Molan

    Routledge-Cavendish 2003; US$ 49.95

    Building on "Principles of Criminal Law", this book provides an overview of the key aspects of criminal law doctrine as it applies in England and Wales. This fifth edition includes analysis of important case law and the impact of legislative reform of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000. more...

  • Offences Against The Personby R T H Stone

    Routledge-Cavendish 1999; US$ 112.00

    Within the criminal law, the area of offences against the person is an important and sometimes controversial subject. This book deals with both homicide, and non-fatal offences (including sex offences). The theoretical bases, and practical operation, of the main offences in all areas are discussed. more...

  • Bloy & Parry's Principles of Criminal Lawby Duncan Bloy; Mike Molan; Denis Lanser

    Routledge-Cavendish 2000; US$ 53.00

    This book is primarily intended for use by undergraduate law students,and those on CPE/postgraduate diploma courses, who need to study criminal law as part of the academic stage of training for qualification into the legal profession. Students studying on mixed law degrees, for the Open University, or on non-law modular courses where criminal law is offered as an element of the course programme, will also find the book an invaluable study aid. The content is accessible, concise and up to date, providing an overview of the key aspects of criminal law doctrine as it applies in England and Wales. In addition to providing an explanation of the substantive law, the text draws on a variety of sources, such as case law, statute law, Law Commission... more...

  • Sentencing and Sanctions in Western Countriesby Michael Tonry; Richard S. Frase

    Oxford University Press 2001; US$ 60.00

    This collection of original essays surveys the evolution of sentencing policies and practices in Western countries over the past twenty-five years. Contributors address plea-bargaining, community service, electronic monitoring, standards of use of incarceration, and legal perspectives on sentencing policy developments, among other topics. Sentencing and Sanctions in Western Countries provides a range of scholars and students excellent cross-national knowledge of sentencing laws and practices, when and why they have changed over time, and with what effects. more...

  • Restorative Justice & Responsive Regulationby John Braithwaite

    Oxford University Press 2001; US$ 40.00

    Getting tough on crime has been one of the favorite rallying cries of American politicians in the last two decades, and "getting tough" on repeat offenders has been particularly popular. "Three strikes and you're out" laws, which effectively impose a 25-years-to-life sentence at the moment of a third felony conviction, have been passed in 26 states. California's version of the "three strikes" law, enacted in 1994, was broader and more severe than measures considered or passed in any other state. Punishment and Democracy is the first examination of the actual impact this law has had. Franklin Zimring, Sam Kamin, and Gordon Hawkins look at the origins of the law in California, compare it to other crackdown laws, and analyze the data collected... more...

  • The Language of Police Interviewingby Georgina Heydon

    Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2004; US$ 100.00

    Police interviewing is a critical part of the justice process, and more attention is now being paid to training in interview techniques. This new study uses tools drawn from interactional sociolinguistics and conversation analysis for a detailed study of some police questioning of adult suspects and interviewing of children. more...

  • Defendant Rightsby Hamid R. Kusha

    ABC-CLIO 2004; US$ 50.00

    A comparative analysis of defendant rights in criminal courts under the four major international systems of law (Common Law, Civil Law, Islamic Law, and Socialist Law) from Islam to America. It examines the history of the Anglo-American legal tradition, and discusses the Koran. more...