This book addresses the theoretical underpinnings of the field of transitional justice, something that has hitherto been lacking both in study and practice. With the common goal of clarifying some of the theoretical profiles of transitional justice strategies, the study is organized along crucial intersections evaluating aspects connected to the genealogy, the nature, the scope and the most appropriate methodology for the study of transitional justice. The chapters also take up normative and po...
Transitional Justice and the Arab Spring
This book presents a varied and critical picture of how the Arab Spring demands a re-examination and re-conceptualization of issues of transitional justice. It demonstrates how unique features of this wave of revolutions and popular protests that have swept the Arab world since December 2010 give rise to distinctive concerns and problems relative to transitional justice. The contributors explore how these issues in turn add fresh perspective and nuance to the field more generally. In so doing, i...
Sentencing is the process through which the legitimacy of punishment is declared and justified. However, it is increasingly portrayed as a social activity which should be more responsive to the pluralistic needs and values of individuals and communities in contemporary society. It will therefore have to adapt to an array of different perceptions of what justice is and how it should be delivered, as well as different sensitivities and emotional responses to sentencing processes and outcomes. At...
Mike Pressler walked into the bottomfloor meeting room of the Murray Building and, as he had done hundreds of times over a sixteen-year career at Duke University, prepared to address his men's lacrosse team. Forty-six players sat in theater-style chairs, all eyes riveted forward. It was 4:35 P.M. on Wednesday, April 5, 2006. The program's darkest hour had arrived in an unexpected and explosive announcement. Pressler, a three-time ACC Coach of the Year, informed his team that its season w...
Today's Police Sheriff Recruits
by Laura Werber Castaneda and Greg Ridgeway
The exponential increase in cybercrimes in the past decade has raised new issues and challenges for law and law enforcement. Based on case studies drawn from her work as a lawyer, Susan W. Brenner identifies a diverse range of cybercrimes, including crimes that target computers (viruses, worms, Trojan horse programs, malware and DDoS attacks) and crimes in which the computer itself is used as a tool (cyberstalking, cyberextortion, cybertheft, and embezzlement). Illuminating legal issues unique t...
Professional Issues in Forensic Science (International Forensic Science and Investigation)
by Brian Gestring
Covering the mandated topics required by the Forensic Science Educational Program Accreditation Commission (FEPAC) to ensure accreditation, this text examines ethics, professional practice and professional responsibilities, quality assurance, and the law-science interface. In a no-nonsense, single-source reference, this book brings together these and other issues encountered by practicing forensic scientists on a daily basis. Each chapter concludes with specific, though-provoking questions desig...
For courses in Police Patrol Operations, Community Policing, Problem-Oriented Policing, and Introduction to Law Enforcement in both police academies and colleges. This global, yet concise, text presents a view of uniformed police patrol operations from the standpoint of law enforcement services provided in the field. It focuses on the importance of professionalism, leadership, ethics, and effective communications in a proactive community, while also looking at critical issues and problems facin...
Principles of Forensic Audio Analysis (Modern Acoustics and Signal Processing)
by Robert C. Maher
This book provides an expert introduction to audio forensics, an essential specialty in modern forensic science, equipping readers with the fundamental background necessary to understand and participate in this exciting and important field of study. Modern audio forensic analysis combines skills in digital signal processing, the physics of sound propagation, acoustical phonetics, audio engineering, and many other fields. Scientists and engineers who work in the field of audio forensics are calle...
Meine Damen Und Herren Seine Exzellenz Der Designer Betritt Das Gebaude
by Burospass Geschenke
Comparative Capital Punishment offers a set of in-depth, critical and comparative contributions addressing death practices around the world. Despite the dramatic decline of the death penalty in the last half of the twentieth century, capital punishment remains in force in a substantial number of countries around the globe. This research handbook explores both the forces behind the stunning recent rejection of the death penalty, as well as the changing shape of capital practices where it is ret...
Using Human Rights to Counter Terrorism uses practical examples to argue that a State's lack of respect for human rights is counter-productive and hinders its fight against terrorism. Through analysing legislative developments since 2001, this book examines how and why many counter terrorism measures have so far been unsuccessful; arguing that longer term, a human rights-centric approach is required. The book's expert contributors have a wide breadth of experience at a national and internation...
Vergewaltigung Von Frauen in Suedafrika (Wurzburger Schriften Zur Kriminalwissenschaft, #21) (Wuerzburger Schriften Zur Kriminalwissenschaft, #21)
by Stefanie Roehrs
Diese Arbeit untersucht anhand der Vergewaltigungshauptstadt der Welt Sudafrika die Ursachen und Folgen von Vergewaltigungen. Insbesondere das Zusammentreffen von historischen und aktuellen gesellschaftlichen Missstanden wie der Integration von Gewalt in das tagliche Leben fuhrt zu einem Klima, das die Begehung von Vergewaltigungen foerdert. Ein Blick auf die individuell-psychischen Wurzeln erklart daruber hinaus, warum einige Manner vergewaltigen, andere dagegen nicht. Im Mittelpunkt dieser Unt...
Straftatfolgen Im Deutschen Und Koreanischen Strafrecht (Schriften Zum Strafrecht Und Strafprozessrecht, #81)
by Misuk Son
Die Arbeit vergleicht die Straftatfolgen im deutschen und koreanischen Strafrecht. Ein solcher Vergleich bietet sich deswegen an, weil das koreanische Strafrecht stark unter deutschem Einfluss steht. Der in der Arbeit vorgenommene Vergleich beschrankt sich aber nicht darauf, in schematischer Weise die Rechtsfolgen nur zu beschreiben und gegenuber zu stellen. Vielmehr unternimmt sie den Versuch, von einem fundamentalen Verstandnis des Rechts aus eine Basis zu schaffen, auf die die Rechtsfolgen al...
When a Killer Calls (Files of the Fbi's Original Mindhunter, #2)
by John E Douglas and Mark Olshaker
In this timely and important book, Andrew Lynch and George Williams provide a clear and accessible guide to the major components of Australias anti-terrorism laws and their effects. They show readers: what constitutes a crime of terrorism in Australia what powers our main intelligence agency has to question and detain members of the community what happens when the authorities seek a control order or an order of preventative detention over an individual what speech risks making a person liable fo...