Victims in the War on Crime The Use and Abuse of Victims' Rights

Publisher's description: Two phenomena have shaped American criminal law for the past thirty years: the war on crime and the victims' rights movement. As incapacitation has replaced rehabilitation as the dominant ideology of punishment, reflecting a shift from an identification with defend...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Dubber, Markus Dirk, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press 2002.
Colección:Critical America.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009809028806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Victims in the War on Crime; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The War on Victimless Crime; Waging the War on Crime; Policing Possession; State Nuisance Control; Vindicating Victims' Rights; The Legitimate Core of Victims' Rights; Vindicating Victims; The Law of Victim- and Offenderhood; Conclusion; Notes; Index; About the Author.