"In Punishment and the History of Political Philosophy, Arthur Shuster offers an insightful study of punishment in the works of Plato, Hobbes, Montesquieu, Beccaria, Kant, and Foucault. Through careful interpretation of their key texts, he argues that continuing tensions over re…
"In Punishment and the History of Political Philosophy, Arthur Shuster offers an insightful study of punishment in the works of Plato, Hobbes, Montesquieu, Beccaria, Kant, and Foucault. Through careful interpretation of their key texts, he argues that continuing tensions over re…
"In Punishment and the History of Political Philosophy, Arthur Shuster offers an insightful study of punishment in the works of Plato, Hobbes, Montesquieu, Beccaria, Kant, and Foucault. Through careful interpretation of their key texts, he argues that continuing tensions over re…
Brings together some of the world's leading writers to engage with the most profound question in penology: why prison""
Prison studies has experienced a period of great creativity in recent years, and this collection draws together some of the field's most exciting and innovative contemporary critical writers in order to engage directly with one of the most profound questions in penology - why pr…
"How do we find out about what is happening in relation to crime, policing and the punishment of offenders? One of the most significant, but largely neglected, sources of this knowledge is the official inquiry. In this book a distinguished team of contributors investigate the st…
The Oxford handbook of criminal process
Examining various aspects of the criminal process, this handbook covers topics ranging from criminal process in the dual penal state to interrogation law, and trial procedure in response to terrorism. There eight sections, with chapters on the role of prosecutors in common law a…
Examining various aspects of the criminal process, this handbook covers topics ranging from criminal process in the dual penal state to interrogation law, and trial procedure in response to terrorism. There eight sections, with chapters on the role of prosecutors in common law a…
The Oxford handbook of criminal process
by Brown, Darryl K., Turner, Jenia I., Weisser, Bettina
fromOxford Handbooks
"The Oxford Handbook of Criminal Process surveys the topics and issues in the field of criminal process, including the laws, institutions, and practices of the criminal justice administration. The process begins with arrests or with crime investigation such as searches for evide…
The contributors to this book explore the changing role of the Parole Board across the range of its responsibilities, including the prediction of risk and deciding on the release or continued detention of the growing number of recalled prisoners. In doing so it aims to rectify t…
Throughout much of the western world more and more people are being sent to prison, one of a number of changes inspired by a 'new punitiveness' in penal and political affairs. This book seeks to understand these developments, bringing together leading authorities in the field to…
Throughout much of the western world more and more people are being sent to prison, one of a number of changes inspired by a 'new punitiveness' in penal and political affairs. This book seeks to understand these developments, bringing together leading authorities in the field to…