Victimless Crime?
Author : Robert Frank Meier
Publisher : Roxbury Publishing Company
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,76 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Law
ISBN :
Author : Robert Frank Meier
Publisher : Roxbury Publishing Company
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,76 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Law
ISBN :
Author : Edwin M. Schur
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 23,64 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Law
ISBN :
Author : Edwin M. Schur
Publisher :
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 41,17 MB
Release : 1965
Category :
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Author : Ross Coomber
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 19,35 MB
Release : 2014-12-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1473925150
"A crucial text for whetting the academic appetite of those studying criminology at university. The comprehensive engagement with key crime and deviance debates and issues make this a perfect springboard for launching into the complex, diverse and exciting realm of researching criminology." - Dr Ruth Penfold-Mounce, University of York "Essential reading for those new to the discipline and an invaluable reference point for those well versed in criminology and the sociology of crime and deviance." - Dr Mark Monaghan, University of Leeds Key Concepts in Crime and Society offers an authoritative introduction to key issues in the area of crime as it connects to society. By providing critical insight into the key issues within each concept as well as highlighted cross-references to other key concepts, students will be helped to grasp a clear understanding of each of the topics covered and how they relate to broader areas of crime and criminality. The book is divided into three parts: Understanding Crime and Criminality: introduces topics such as the social construction of crime and deviance, social control, the fear of crime, poverty and exclusion, white collar crime, victims of crime, race/gender and crime. Types of Crime and Criminality: explores examples including human trafficking, sex work, drug crime, environmental crime, cyber crime, war crime, terrorism, and interpersonal violence. Responses to Crime: looks at areas such as crime and the media, policing, moral panics, deterrence, prisons and rehabilitation. The book provides an up-to-date, critical understanding on a wide range of crime related topics covering the major concepts students are likely to encounter within the fields of sociology, criminology and across the social sciences.
Author : Robert M. Hardaway
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 25,95 MB
Release : 2003-10-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 0313056781
Hardaway argues the criminalization of victimless crimes violates the Ninth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and creates enormous public policy problems in the society. He contends that the Ninth Amendment adjudication model and the concepts of self-determination and the harm principle are the standards to which privacy issues should be litigated. Hardaway contends that privacy issues should be litigated under the standards of the Ninth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution adjudication model, concepts of self-determination, and the harm principle. The Ninth Amendment follows the true beliefs of the founding fathers and their adherence to Natural Law, autonomy, liberty, and the right to privacy. This model needs to replace the substantive due process analysis in the realm of personal autonomy issues used by the courts. The recognition of self-determination and the harm principle will provide individuals with the constitutional protection of rights the founding fathers thought to be imperative to an ordered liberty. By seeking to explain American policy on victimless crimes of which drug use is one, Hardaway seeks to stir a vigorous constitutional debate. As he shows, prostitution and gambling raise similar issues, and he questions whether criminalization serves the interests of society. In examining drug use, prostitution, and gambling, Hardaway compares the policy rationales for each of these societal problems with a view towards creating a general theory of decriminalization. An important analysis for scholars, students, researchers, and public policy makers involved with constitutional law and contemporary criminal law concerns.
Author : Peter McWilliams
Publisher :
Page : 724 pages
File Size : 29,61 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780931580581
McWilliams derides laws against "victimless crimes" like gambling, drug use, prostitution, homosexuality, and seat belt laws.
Author : Brent E. Turvey
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 24,1 MB
Release : 2013-08-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 0124079202
Published in 2009, the first edition of Forensic Victimology introduced criminologists and criminal investigators to the idea of systematically gathering and examining victim information for the purposes of addressing investigative and forensic issues. The concepts presented within immediately proved vital to social scientists researching victims-offender relationships; investigators and forensic scientists seeking to reconstruct events and establish the elements of a crime; and criminal profilers seeking to link pattern crimes. This is because the principles and guidelines in Forensic Victimology were written to serve criminal investigation and anticipate courtroom testimony. As with the first, this second edition of Forensic Victimology is an applied presentation of a traditionally theoretical subject written by criminal justice practitioners with years of experience-both in the field and in the classroom. It distinguishes the investigative and forensic aspects of applied victim study as necessary adjuncts to what has often been considered a theoretical field. It then identifies the benefits of forensic victimology to casework, providing clearly defined methods and those standards of practice necessary for effectively serving the criminal justice system. - 30% new content, with new chapters on Emergency Services, False Confessions, and Human Trafficking - Use of up-to-date references and case examples to demonstrate the application of forensic victimology - Provides context and scope for both the investigative and forensic aspects of case examination and evidence interpretation - Approaches the study of victimology from a realistic standpoint, moving away from stereotypes and archetypes - Useful for students and professionals working in relation to behavioral science, criminology, criminal justice, forensic science, and criminal investigation
Author : Laura Dolci
Publisher : Wolf Legal Publishers
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 30,20 MB
Release : 2018-02-07
Category :
ISBN : 9789462404601
"A courageous victim lending her story to advance the cause of an ever-growing number of victims of terrorism. A must-read for policymakers and for anyone who wants to learn about the consequences of terrorism. A passionate one-of-a-kind human rights book."--Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights *** On August 19, 2003, Laura Dolci lost her husband, Jean-Selim Kanaan, in the terrorist attack against the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. They were a couple of young humanitarians who had met in war-torn Bosnia. On the day of the blast, he was 33, she was 33. Their son was 28 days old. "A Victimless Crime?" juxtaposes the author's personal story with thorough research on victims of terrorism, whom she calls "the silent protagonists of our times." Today, victims of terrorism are in all continents and belong to all communities, races, genders, ages, professional backgrounds, and creeds. Yet, in most countries they are not recognized or assisted. At the international level, little has been achieved for their acknowledgment and assistance. In a problem 'without passports,' as is global terrorism today, the author argues that victims fall increasingly between the cracks as if they were everybody's and, paradoxically, nobody's responsibility. This book brings them to the fore, taking the reader through the experience of victims of terrorism. It convincingly makes the case for greater understanding and action by states, civil society, and the UN. [Subject: Criminal Law, Security Studies, Terrorism]
Author : Justin Fernandez
Publisher : Chelsea House
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 25,46 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780791042786
Discusses crimes that do not harm anyone other than the offender, and the costs generated from arresting and incarcerating these individulas.
Author : J.C. Boutellier
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 46,33 MB
Release : 2013-12-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9400900139
Over the last twenty-five years the significance of criminal justice has dramatically changed. In a "post-modern" culture, criminal law serves more and more as a focal point in public morality. The "discovery" of the victim of crime can be seen as the marking point by which criminal justice got its central position in the maintenance of social order. It is the result of a general "victimalization" of today's morality. This ingenious book - according to Michael Tonry - combines insights from criminology, sociology and moral philosophy. It is especially inspired by the work of Richard Rorty, who stresses the sensibility for suffering as the major source of morality in post-modern times. It describes the arousal of attention for victims and the development of crime prevention. More specifically, it analyzes child sexual abuse and prostitution. This "illuminating" book will be an eye-opener for theorists in criminology and moral philosophy, but will also be an inspiring work for policy makers in the area of criminal justice.