Nipping Crime In The Bud

Author : Muriel Whitten
Publisher : Waterside Press
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781904380658

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Nipping Crime in the Bud by Muriel Whitten Pdf

At a time when problems of crime and antisocial behaviour stimulate debate on big society solu-tions, this book provides an exceptional means of tracing a line of response which began at the end of the 18th century. Nipping Crime in the Bud explores the origins and development of the Philanthropic Society (and its influence on contemporary institutions) amid growing alarm about crime levels, Draconian sentences under England's Bloody Code and a paucity of effective crime prevention measures. Driven by Enlightenment zeal and ideals, this was the first voluntary sector charity devoted to 'nipping crime in the bud'. It did so through education, training, accom-modation, mentoring and support for young people. Uniquely, the book traces the first hard won policy networks and partnerships between government and the voluntary sector. It reveals how-sometimes against the odds, with funding on a knife edge but constantly striving for effective answers-influential philan-thropists rose to the challenge and changed approaches to young people involved in crime and delinquency, traces of which endure today within the great crime prevention charities which still rally to this cause. Muriel Whitten's book draws on previously neglected archival sources and other first-hand research to create a formidable and illuminating account about what, for many people, will be a missing chapter in English social and legal history. Review 'Describes in colourful detail the background to the founding of the Society and how its founders and their successors worked. It explains how their plans were put into practice, how they governed and how they acquired support. It skilfully deals with questions that are still asked today such as to what extent are children to be held responsible for wrongdoing? ... Dr Whitten is admirably suited to write such a book ... [and] her knowledge and experience are distilled in this comprehensive and well-written book': John Hostettler, legal historian. Read the full review Author Dr. Muriel Whitten has been a youth and fam-ily court magistrate and a member of West Sussex Probation Committee. She has lectured widely on criminal justice matters at Gold-smith's and Birkbeck (University of London), the University of Ulster and has presented for CENTREX (now the National Policing Improvement Agency). She has also contributed a weekly column to the Belfast News Letter.

Author : Sanford H. Kadish,Stephen J. Schulhofer,Rachel E. Barkow
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 1456 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781543851977

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Criminal Law and its Processes by Sanford H. Kadish,Stephen J. Schulhofer,Rachel E. Barkow Pdf

Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook with Study Center on CasebookConnect, including: lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities; practice questions from your favorite study aids; an outline tool and other helpful resources. Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes. Now in its 11th edition, Criminal Law and Its Processes: Cases and Materials covers all the doctrinal material and key criminal justice policy questions an instructor may want to explore for a either a one-semester or year-long course in criminal law. From a preeminent authorship team, Criminal Law and its Processes: Cases and Materials, Eleventh Edition, continues in the tradition of its best-selling predecessors by providing students not only with a cohesive policy framework through which they can understand and examine the use of criminal laws as a means for social control, but also analytic tools to understand and apply important criminal law doctrines. Criminal Law and its Processes: Cases and Materials focuses on having students develop a nuanced understanding of the underlying principles, rules, and policy rationales that inform all criminal laws. A cases-and-notes pedagogy along with scholarly excerpts, questions, and notes, provides students with a rich foundation for not only the academic examination of criminal laws but also the application of the law to real-world scenarios. New to the Eleventh Edition: Enhanced treatment of America’s long-overdue reckoning with over-criminalization, mass incarceration, and discriminatory law enforcement Discussion of abolitionist critiques of American penal law and consideration of restorative justice as a possible alternative to traditional punishment The chapter on rape makes more readily understandable the major split between states that still require proof of some kind of force and those that now make absence of consent sufficient. The material also contains more depth for discussion of the increasingly important question of what “consent” means, including several of the most recent cases and the new Model Penal Code provisions on rape approved by the ALI membership in June 2021. In-depth treatment of racial profiling and police use of excessive force, and a broader discussion of structural pressures and biases in the context of exploring the expansion of excuses Broader exploration of what society chooses to criminalize and prioritize for enforcement Updated notes to incorporate contemporary cases and recent news touching on criminal law Inclusion of additional preeminent cases in the field of criminal law, including: Kahler v. Kansas as a principal case in the material on the insanity defense Two new cases on the actus reus of conspiracy – the first in a drug distribution context and the second addressing Apple’s strategy for marketing ebooks on its iPad Professors and students will benefit from: Cohesive Intellectual Framework Grounds student understanding of criminal law as an instrument of social control?and provides analytical tools to interpret and understand doctrine Holistic approach encourages students to develop an understanding of principles and rules applicable to all crimes Cases-and-notes pedagogy Includes excerpted materials, questions, and problems useful for Socratic instruction and policy discussions Challenging Problems ? Places discussion of the law and policy in relevant, real-world scenarios Enhance students’ understanding of basic principles and test their application of these principles to particular offenses

Author : John Muncie
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781473911307

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Youth and Crime by John Muncie Pdf

This book provides you with the most comprehensive and authoritative overview of youth crime and youth justice available. Keeping you abreast of contemporary debates, this fourth edition of Youth and Crime : Includes updated chapters on youth crime discourse and data, youth victimology, youth and social policy, youth justice strategies and comparative and international youth justice, providing a critical analysis of issues such as institutional abuse, child poverty, cyberbullying, child trafficking, international children′s rights and transnational policy transfer. Covers numerous issues raised by the UK coalition government’s law and order and austerity policies including ages of criminal responsibility, the ‘rehabilitation revolution’, ‘troubled families’, abolition of antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs), initiatives in gangs, gun and knife crime, responses to the August 2011 riots, prospects for restorative justice and reductions in child imprisonment. Keeps you up to date with contemporary research into explanations of youth crime, youth and media, youth cultures, youth unemployment and training programmes, and youth justice policies and takes into account recent legislative reform. Features a new companion website, featuring links to journal articles, relevant websites, blogs and government reports. Complete with chapter outlines, summary boxes, key terms, study questions, further reading lists, web-based resources and a glossary, this is the textbook to take you through your studies in youth and crime.

Author : Justin Rollins
Publisher : Waterside Press
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781904380672

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The Lost Boyz by Justin Rollins Pdf

At age 14, author Justin Rollins went from being a bullied child to the leader of The Warriorz, a group of London street kids involved in graffiti tagging and other crimes, including a series of violent encounters. Eventually given a substantial custodial sentence for an attack with a meat cleaver in the London Underground, Rollins became determined to steer other young people away from such a life. The Lost Boyz tells the story of Rollins' descent into a form of madness, in which self-destruction, anger, wanton behavior, and fear reside at the core. Never has a book taken the reader so far inside the minds of troubled youths who gradually realize that there is no easy escape from their chaotic lifestyle. Their need - to gain respect from and stay credible with each other - stems from offending, alienation, living on the margins of society, and crazy behavior, all of which serve as barriers to rejoining the normal world and going straight. The book contains countless lessons for young people who might be attracted to crime. It will also interest students and researchers of youth offending, gang culture, criminology, mental health issues, or modern social history where graffiti became a telling symbol of disaffected youth.

Author : Stephen Case
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000399981

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Youth Justice by Stephen Case Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive, student-friendly and critical introduction to youth justice in England and Wales, offering a balanced evaluation of its development, rationale, nature and evidence base. It explores the evolution of definitions and explanations of youth offending and examines the responses to it that constitute youth justice. Bringing together theory, policy and practice, this book provides a balanced exposition of contemporary youth justice debates, including detailed discussions of governmental rationales, policy developments, practical issues and an extensive evaluation of critical academic positions. It includes a range of features designed to engage and inspire students: ‘Stop and think’: Activities challenging students to reflect on important issues. ‘Conversations’: Discussions of key themes and issues from the perspectives and experiences of relevant stakeholders, including policy makers and activists. ‘Telling it like it is’: Testimonies giving voice to the personalised, subjective and contentious viewpoints of youth justice influencers. ‘Controversies and debates’: Prompts to stimulate students to question and critique established knowledge and understanding by considering alternative angles. ‘Recurring theme alerts’: Boxes flagging recurring themes in the developing construction of youth offending and youth justice. The new edition has been fully revised and updated and includes discussion of revised National Standards in Youth Justice, the new ‘Child First’ strategic objective for youth justice, the ‘trauma informed practice’ movement, the impact of coronavirus on children in the Youth Justice System and the continued impact of austerity on policy and practice. This book is essential reading for students taking courses in youth justice, youth offending, youth crime, youth work and social policy.

Author : Daniel Gilling
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135990060

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Crime Reduction and Community Safety by Daniel Gilling Pdf

This book analyses Labour's policies of local crime control from 1997 through to 2006. Picking up on the Conservative legacy, it follows the establishment of local crime and disorder reduction partnerships and tracks developments from Labour's attempts to subject them to a centrally-imposed performance management regime, through to the emergence of a strong neighbourhoods agenda, combined with the imposition of a largely enforcement-oriented attack on anti-social behaviour. It also explores Labour's attempts to address the causes of crime through a policy agenda that has crystallised around themes of social exclusion, social capital, community cohesion and civil renewal; and that operates through an architecture that aspires to be joined up centrally and locally, and neighbourhood-based. The main focus of the book is upon the unfolding of Labour's 'third way' political project from the centre downwards, but the limitations of this project are exposed through an exploration of a number of key themes. These include Labour's dependence upon the different translations of local practitioners, with whom it engages in a discursive politics of crime reduction versus community safety, and through whom the conceptual and practical weaknesses of evidence-based practice, performance management and joined-up government are revealed.

Author : D. Leonardsen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230290310

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Crime in Japan by D. Leonardsen Pdf

Japan is often described as an inclusive society, and yet the media reports record highs in crime and suicide figures. This book examines criminal justice in Japan, and questions whether Japan really is facing social malaise, or if the media are simply creating a 'moral panic'.

Author : E. Bell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230299504

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Criminal Justice and Neoliberalism by E. Bell Pdf

This book explores the origins of the so-called 'punitive turn' in penal policy across Western nations over the past two decades. It demonstrates how the context of neoliberalism has informed penal policy-making and argues that it is ultimately neoliberalism which has led to the recent intensification of punishment.

Author : Colin King
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780198824251

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Civil Recovery of Criminal Property by Colin King Pdf

'Follow-the-money' approaches are increasingly being adopted to tackle organised crime, corruption, and terrorist activities. The rationale behind such an approach is oft stated: to show that crime does not pay, to reinforce confidence in a fair and effective criminal justice system, and to deter criminal activity. Civil Recovery of Criminal Property is an in-depth analysis of the confiscation of the proceeds of crime in the absence of criminal conviction in Ireland and England & Wales, more than two decades since the introduction of this civil/criminal hybrid procedure. This book considers the development of civil recovery in both jurisdictions, providing a comprehensive comparative account and critical examination of its legislative context and framework, judicial reception, and case law development. It leads the argument that civil recovery -- like other civil/criminal hybrids -- straddles civil and criminal procedure in a manner that takes advantage of the resultant legal ambiguity, to the detriment of due process, civil liberties, and human rights. Through interviews with practitioners professionally engaged with civil recovery proceedings, both in defence and in enforcement, King and Hendry remedy what has until now been a lack of empirical engagement with the operation of civil recovery in practice. The authors provide a wide-ranging analysis of civil recovery in terms of its procedural hybridity, its 'follow-the-money' approach, its questionable compliance with the requirements of due process, its property-specific character, and its supposed pragmatism in tackling the problem of serious and organised crime. Blending doctrinal, socio-legal, and theoretical perspectives, Civil Recovery of Criminal Property will appeal both to academics and practitioners engaged with civil recovery.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
ISBN : PURD:32754078046491

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Federal Role in Criminal Justice Matters by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime Pdf

Author : The City The City Law School
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Criminal procedure
ISBN : 9780198735700

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Criminal Litigation and Sentencing by The City The City Law School Pdf

This manual looks at how the lawyer conducts a criminal case in practice. It covers the relevant statutory rules and case law and provides guidance on how the actual tasks are carried out.

Author : The City Law School
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780198714408

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Criminal Litigation and Sentencing by The City Law School Pdf

Criminal Litigation & Sentencing gives the reader a detailed understanding of the key laws, rules, and procedures underpinning the criminal justice system from arrest and charge of a suspect, to trial, sentencing, and appeal. Prosecution cases in the magistrates', Crown, youth, and appellant courts are each fully covered.

Author : The City Law School
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199688043

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Criminal Litigation & Sentencing by The City Law School Pdf

This manual looks at how the lawyer conducts a criminal case in practice. It covers the relevant statutory rules and case law and provides guidance on how the actual tasks are carried out.

Author : Robert McPeake
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Criminal procedure
ISBN : 9780199696109

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Criminal Litigation and Sentencing by Robert McPeake Pdf

This manual looks at how the lawyer conducts a criminal case in practice. It covers the relevant statutory rules and case law and provides guidance on how the actual tasks are carried out.

Author : Martin J. Wiener
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : 0521478820

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Reconstructing the Criminal by Martin J. Wiener Pdf

An account of changing conceptions and treatments of criminality in Victorian and Edwardian Britain.