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Directions and Developments in Criminal Justice and Law


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The ways in which crime is constructed in society is of time-honored interest to criminologists across the globe. The ever-changing landscape of what is criminal and what is not affects scholars and policymakers in their approach to the body of law defining prohibited conduct, how that law evolves, and the modes by which it is administered. Rule of law cannot exist without a transparent legal system, strong enforcement structures, and an independent judiciary to protect against the arbitrary use of power. Critical consideration of the mechanisms through which societies attempt to make the rule of law a reality is essential to understanding and developing effectual criminal justice systems. The Directions and Developments in Criminal Justice and Law series offers the best research on criminal justice and law around the world, offering original insights on a broadly defined range of socio-legal topics in law, criminal procedure, courts, justice, legislation, and jurisprudence. With an eye toward using innovative and advanced methodologies, series monographs offer solid social science scholarship illuminating issues and trends in law, crime, and justice. Books in this series will appeal to criminologists, sociologists, and other social scientists, as well as policymakers, legal researchers, and practitioners.

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Biosecurity, Economic Collapse, the State to Come Political Power in the Pandemic and Beyond

Biosecurity, Economic Collapse, the State to Come: Political Power in the Pandemic and Beyond

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Forthcoming

By Christos Boukalas
May 27, 2024

What kind of state emerges from the pandemic? The pandemic caused two crises, in biosecurity and in the economy. The state was forced to tackle both; but subduing one inevitably exacerbated the other. Emerging from the impossible task of handling two conflicting crises is a new form of state, the ...

Black Iconography and Colonial (re)production at the ICC (In)dependence Cha Cha Cha?

Black Iconography and Colonial (re)production at the ICC: (In)dependence Cha Cha Cha?

1st Edition

Forthcoming

By Stanley Mwangi Wanjiru
May 27, 2024

This book explores the reproduction of colonialism at the International Criminal Court (ICC) and examines international criminal law (ICL) vs the black body through an immersive format of art, music, poetry, and architecture and post-colonial/critical race theory lens. Taking a multi-disciplinary ...

Criminal Justice Responses to Domestic Abuse in Northern Ireland

Criminal Justice Responses to Domestic Abuse in Northern Ireland

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By Ronagh J.A. McQuigg
May 27, 2024

This book provides a detailed exploration of the responses of the criminal justice system to domestic abuse in Northern Ireland. The book’s primary focus is on developments which have taken place since around 2010, and in particular since the restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly in January...

The Social and Legal Regulation of Domestic Violence in The Kesarwani Community Kolkata, India and Beyond

The Social and Legal Regulation of Domestic Violence in The Kesarwani Community: Kolkata, India and Beyond

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By Amrita Mukhopadhyay
May 27, 2024

This book examines the social and legal regulation of domestic violence (DV) within the Kesarwani business community following the enactment of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005. It analyses the existence of the formal law in Kolkata and the relevance of the law in the ...

Prisoners' Vote A Multidisciplinary and Comparative Perspective

Prisoners' Vote: A Multidisciplinary and Comparative Perspective

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Forthcoming

Edited By Martine Herzog-Evans, Jérôme Thomas
April 16, 2024

Through different legal and criminological angles and perspectives, this book addresses the controversial question of whether prisoners should have the right to vote, as well as the optimal modalities for such a vote. By adopting a comparative approach to explore the legal systems of very different...

Racial and Prejudicial Stereotyping by Police Its Impact on Investigative Interviewing and the Outcomes of Criminal Investigations

Racial and Prejudicial Stereotyping by Police: Its Impact on Investigative Interviewing and the Outcomes of Criminal Investigations

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By Rashid Minhas
April 01, 2024

This book uncovers the influence of racial and prejudicial stereotyping during police investigation of suspects from stigmatised communities. The book examines the under-researched aspect of whether and how negative stereotypes appear to influence the police interviews, investigative ...

Beyond Transitional Justice Transformative Justice and the State of the Field (or non-field)

Beyond Transitional Justice: Transformative Justice and the State of the Field (or non-field)

1st Edition

Edited By Matthew Evans
January 29, 2024

Beyond Transitional Justice reflects upon the state of the field (or non-field) of transitional justice in the current conjuncture, as well as identifying new possibilities and challenges in the fields with which transitional justice overlaps (such as human rights, peacebuilding, and development). ...

Revisiting Juvenile Justice in India A Study on Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015

Revisiting Juvenile Justice in India: A Study on Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015

1st Edition

By Atul Jaybhaye
November 17, 2023

Revisiting Juvenile Justice in India analyzes the challenges and issues involved in the study of juvenile justice in India. The book compares the juvenile justice systems of the United States, the United Kingdom and China with India to identify causes of juvenile delinquency and the measures to ...

Forced Mobility of EU Citizens Transnational Criminal Justice Instruments and the Management of 'Unwanted' EU Nationals

Forced Mobility of EU Citizens: Transnational Criminal Justice Instruments and the Management of 'Unwanted' EU Nationals

1st Edition

Edited By José A. Brandariz, Witold Klaus, Agnieszka Martynowicz
June 29, 2023

Forced Mobility of EU Citizens is a critical evaluation from an empirical perspective of existing practices of the use of transnational criminal justice instruments within the European Union. Such instruments include the European Arrest Warrant (EAW), prisoner transfer procedures and criminal ...

Domesticating International Criminal Law Reflections on the Italian and German Experiences

Domesticating International Criminal Law: Reflections on the Italian and German Experiences

1st Edition

Edited By Florian Jeßberger, Chantal Meloni, Maria Crippa
June 01, 2023

This book provides an essential and critical overview of the most significant issues concerning the domestication of international criminal law, in particular with regard to the implementation of the ICC Statute. It discusses the most recent proposals for reform of the German Code of Crimes under ...

Prison Segregation The Limits of Law

Prison Segregation: The Limits of Law

1st Edition

By Ellie Brown
April 21, 2023

Prison Segregation: The Limits of Law explores the use of segregation in English prisons by examining how law is used and experienced, and how human rights are upheld. It draws on empirical research, through interviews with staff and prisoners, to understand how law ‘works’ (or not) in a site of ...

Powers of the Prosecutor in Criminal Investigation A Comparative Perspective

Powers of the Prosecutor in Criminal Investigation: A Comparative Perspective

1st Edition

By Karolina Kremens
September 26, 2022

This comparative analysis examines the scope of prosecutorial powers at different phases of criminal investigation in four countries: the United States, Italy, Poland, and Germany. Since in all four the number of criminal cases decided without trial is constantly increasing, criminal investigation ...

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