This chapter analyses the life-stories told by Dan and Anthony who appeared to be desisting
from crime. At the time of their respective interviews, both men had reduced the frequency …

All social movements that engage matters of law and intimate relationships confront the
challenge of sustaining theoretical coherence. Time passes; circumstances change. Theory …

This book seeks to unravel the issues associated with the crime of murder, providing a
highly accessible account of the subject for people coming to it for the first time. It uses …

Capital punishment for murder was abolished in Britain in 1965. At this time, the way people
in Britain perceived and understood the death penalty had changed–it was an issue that had …

Inspired by Australian efforts, legislatures in the US should implement comprehensive
reform of homicide law and sentencing. Yet, even if American states retain rigid sentencing …

This Article proceeds from two premises. First, experts in law and criminology maintain that,
in the second half of the twentieth century, police approached domestic violence cases in an …

Although criminal justice systems in developed Western countries are much alike in form,
structure, and function, the American system is unique. While it is structurally similar to those …

This article contributes to the debates on gender and punishment by providing an analysis of
women who were sentenced to death during the first half of the 20th century after having …

Kadına yönelik şiddet edimi bio-psikososyal süreçlerle açıklanmaya çalışılsa da, hala
çözümü bulunamamış en önemli evrensel sorunlardan biri olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır …

Reformers in much of the common law world have recently turned their attentions to laws
pertaining to murder and manslaughter; however, perceptions of the past maintain a hold. In …