The Victim in Criminal Law and Justice

The Victim in Criminal Law and Justice

by Kirchengast, T.

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Utilizing Foucault's genealogical method, this book traces the development of the victim from feudal law, arguing that the historical power of the victim to police, prosecute and punish offenders informed the modern criminal law and justice system. This book advocates the victim as an agent of change, a new perspective for today's justice system.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The Victim in Criminal Law and Justice / by T. Kirchengast.

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Utilizing Foucault's genealogical method, this book traces the development of the victim from feudal law, arguing that the historical power of the victim to police, prosecute and punish offenders informed the modern criminal law and justice system. This book advocates the victim as an agent of change, a new perspective for today's justice system.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2006.
  • Edition:1st ed. 2006

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Description based upon print version of record.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:1280826134, 9781280826139, 9786610826131, 6610826137, 0230625770, 9780230625778
  • DOI:10.1057/9780230625778
  • oclc:on1316303913
  • LC Classification:HV6001-HV7220.5
  • Dewey Decimal:345.4105

Table of Contents

Cover; Contents; 1 The Victim as Concept; 2 Private Prosecution; 3 Public Prosecution; 4 Police; 5 Prisons, Penalty and Punishment; 6 The Erosion of the Victim and the Rise of State Power from 1600; 7 Emergence of the Victim Rights Movement; 8 Relocating the Victim in Common Law and Statute; 9 The Victim as an Agent of Criminal Law and Justice; Notes; References; Index

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Subjects

Crime -- Sociological aspects Crime and Society Criminal law Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law Criminology Criminology and Criminal Justice, gener… social history

Writers

Kirchengast, T.

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