This book, a contribution to general criminological theory, suggests that the key to why some societies have higher crime rates than others lies in the way different cultures go about the social process of shaming wrongdoers. Shaming can be counterproductive, making crime proble…
The legal context -- Forensic mental health concepts-- Empirical foundations and limits -- Preparation for the evaluation -- Data collection -- Interpretation -- Report writing and testimony.
Roxins Buch über "Täterschaft und Tatherrschaft", das nunmehr in der 9. Auflage vorliegt, ist seit seinem ersten Erscheinen (1963) zu einem Klassiker der strafrechtswissenschaftlichen Literatur geworden. Das Werk ist die umfangreichste Monographie über die Abgrenzung von Tätersc…
Grounded in the latest clinical and developmental knowledge, this book brings together leading authorities to examine the critical issues that arise when children and adolescents become involved in the justice system. Chapters explore young people's capacities, competencies, and…
Grounded in clinical and developmental knowledge, this book brings together leading authorities to examine the critical issues that arise when children and adolescents become involved in the justice system.
"Using modernism as a lens, Stephen Brauer examines Americans' understanding of criminality in the twentieth-century and how the powerful figure of the criminal is key to exploring cultures, social norms, and, ultimately, laws"--.
