Exploring the intricate dynamics surrounding rape complainants within the South African criminal justice system, this book proposes reforms in the approach to participation of victims with the aim of mitigating the structural barriers imposed by the...Loe edasi...
Now in its third edition, Cybercrime: Key Issues and Debates provides a valuable overview of this fast-paced and growing area of law. New chapters dedicated to cyberbullying and cyberstalking and online sexual abuse have also been incorporated....Loe edasi...
Offering a new perspective on intimate partner abuse and homicide, this book recognises the families of victims as legitimate agents of knowledge in terms of the harm experienced by their family members, and considers how this harm is extended to th...Loe edasi...
Adopting a multidisciplinary perspective, this volume explores contemporary knowledge regarding the online sexual exploitation of children and adolescents, and challenges prevailing myths perpetuated by society and the media concerning this form of...Loe edasi...
First published in 2001, The Criminalisation of Stalking fills a much-needed gap by drawing upon a range of methodologies to present a thorough examination of the way in which stalking became perceived as a pressing and prevalent social problem in n...Loe edasi...
This book provides detailed critical analysis of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights on domestic abuse. It analyses how conceptualisations of domestic abuse in the Courts jurisprudence have evolved. It discusses the Courts appr...Loe edasi...
This book engages legal and literary texts in order to examine acquaintance crimes, such as rape, sexual harassment, stalking, and domestic abuse, and to challenge how the victims physical or psychological freeze response is commonly and inaccuratel...Loe edasi...
Written by a team of experts from legal, forensic and policy backgrounds, this first of its kind initiative presents new research into sexual harassment across Africa....Loe edasi...
This book amplifies the different voices and experiences of those facing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the Global South.The book will interest academics in the fields of Development Studies, Gender Studies, Womens Studies, Violence and Abuse Studie...Loe edasi...
Child Sexual Abuse Reported by Adult Survivors is a wide-ranging and timely critical history and analysis of legal responses to historical or non-recent child sexual abuse (NRCSA) in England and Wales, Ireland and Australia, each of which represents...Loe edasi...
The Routledge International Handbook of Homicide Investigation brings together research and personal insights from detectives, practitioners, academics and experts internationally on investigation of homicides....Loe edasi...
This book presents a novel and insightful examination of gender-based violence, considering this topic from various perspectives. It encompasses various conceptual discussions and international regulations and trends, while emphasising the legal reg...Loe edasi...
This book maps the problems and possibilities of the policies and practices designed to tackle violence against women in the domestic sphere over the last 40 years....Loe edasi...
A practical guide for police, death investigators, and prosecutors, No-Body Homicide Cases: A Practical Guide to Investigating, Prosecuting, and Winning Cases When the Victim is Missing, Second Edition takes an expansive look at both the history of...Loe edasi...
This book focuses on the transnational nature of much of the crime of human trafficking, and the need for practitioners to operate across borders to combat it. Further action in legal and operational frameworks is clearly needed and the book advocat...Loe edasi...
This book presents an informed, coherent and stimulating analysis of UK legal defences of homicide by victims of domestic abuse. It combines the experiences of those in practice with academic expertise, pointing to potential sites of injustice and o...Loe edasi...
This edited volume represents a joint effort by international experts to analyze the prevalence and nature of gender-based domestic violence across the globe and how it is dealt with at both national and international levels....Loe edasi...
This book provides a detailed exploration of the responses of the criminal justice system to domestic abuse in Northern Ireland. The books primary focus is on developments which have taken place since 2010, and in particular since the restoration of...Loe edasi...
This book provides the reader with a thorough understanding of the remedies available to victims of domestic abuse in the civil, family and criminal law....Loe edasi...
Consent is used in many different social and legal contexts with the pervasive understanding that it is, and has always been, about autonomy - but has it?...Loe edasi...
In contrast to much of the contemporary discussion of the case of Karla Homolka, this book offers a comprehensive and detailed academic examination of the legal, public and media understandings and explanations of Homolkas criminality. The authors u...Loe edasi...
This revised and updated edition of Violence and Gender in the Globalized World expands the critical picture of gender and violence in the age of globalization by introducing a variety of uncommonly discussed geo-political sites and dynamics. The vo...Loe edasi...
This book presents legislation addressing global workplace sexual harassment, and indicates present and future trends in regulation. Written in clear, plain English this book is essential reading for employment and business attorneys, global employe...Loe edasi...
This book brings rhetorical, legal, and professional communication perspectives to the discourse surrounding policy-making efforts within the United States around two types of violent crimes against women: domestic violence and sexual assault....Loe edasi...
This handbook combines the latest theory on a high-profile, complex subject in criminology, exploring the legal and ethical dimensions of society s response to sex offenders in jurisdictions from the USA to Japan....Loe edasi...
This book explores the ambiguities of the French law of genocide by exposing the inexplicable dichotomy between a progressive theory and a disinclined practice. Observing that the crime of genocide has remained absent from French courtrooms to the b...Loe edasi...
This book looks at the legal nature of murder and at the current operation of the mandatory life sentence. The book adopts a critical approach, by assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the status quo, and also draws upon comparative material fro...Loe edasi...
This book analyses the social composition of the different repeal and reform movements against the Contagious Diseases Acts. This is a fascinating study of ideals and principles in action, of pressure-group strategy, and of individual leaders in the...Loe edasi...
Dealing with the complex case law concerning the use of the provocation defence in cases of intimate killings, Sex, Culpability and the Defence of Provocation considers the construction and representation of subjectivity and sexual difference in leg...Loe edasi...
Genocide, State Crime and the Law argues that genocide and other forms of state crime must be located in relation to cultural, political and legal processes if they are to be properly understood and addressed....Loe edasi...
Argues that the many disparate facets of the Duke University lacrosse controversy are best understood in the context of the three major socio-legal institutions in which this drama played out....Loe edasi...
This book brings together chapters by academics, researchers and practitioners to analyse how crimes such as sex work, domestic violence and rape and sexual assault have risen up the Government agenda in recent years....Loe edasi...
This book considers changes to homicide law in various jurisdictions worldwide to provide a lively and informative resource for scholars and students....Loe edasi...
Police response to incidents of intimate partner violence can be critical. This volume investigates the elements in the institutional, legal and organizational context that are relevant for police response to incidents in the realm of the private sp...Loe edasi...
This book aims to explore some of the social and moral censures, contours and controversies that shape and mark the boundaries of sexuality....Loe edasi...
This book explores the argument for the current distinctions between murder, manslaughter and other crimes to be replaced by culpable homicide....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 06-Feb-2003, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780199259427)
Based upon observation of murder squads at work, interviews with detectives and detailed analysis of police case files, this is an account of the practices and processes involved in the investigation of serious violent crimes, as well as some of the...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-Dec-2002, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780198763550)
In the 21st century the legal process still fails to provide an adequate response to sexual violation and abuse. This text examines some of the difficulties which this crime presents and analyses in detail how the legal system could and should be ad...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 10-Jan-2002, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780198299097)
This important new book demonstrates the significant limitations of the prevailing approach to the problems faced by vulnerable witnesses within the adversarial criminal process. Drawing upon modern psychological, socio-linguistic, and victimologica...Loe edasi...
This book examines legal responses to euthanasia and whether legal reform is an appropriate response to calls for it to be more readily available....Loe edasi...
