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"A society's response to young offenders conveys important messages about its attitude to youth and has a significant implications for its futue. This book is intended to give an introduction to the laws governing young people who come into conflict with the law. It has a particular focus on Canada's Youth Criminal Justice Act." "While the primary focus of this book is on the legal issues that arise in the youth justice system, the book is premised on the belief that youth justice issues must be understood in a broader context. This book includes some discussion of constitutional, evidentiary, and procedural issues that are relevant to youth justice; it also explores some of the ethical and practical issues that confront lawyers and other professionals working in the youth justice system. The book considers the broader social and political context for issues of adolescent offending and youth justice."--BOOK JACKET

Intro -- YOUTH IN THE ADULT CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM -- YOUTH IN THE ADULT CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 YOU'RE AN ADULT NOW: YOUTH IN ADULT CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE ISSUE OF JUVENILES IN THE ADULT CORRECTIONS SYSTEMS, AND WHERE ARE THERE GAPS IN DATA COLLECTION AND INFORMATION? -- III. WHAT ARE THE ISSUES, IMPACTS AND OPTIONS FACING PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEMS WHEN YOUTH ARE AWAITING TRIAL ON ADULT CHARGES? -- IV. WHAT ARE THE ISSUES, IMPACTS AND OPTIONS FACING PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEMS WHEN YOUTH ARE CONVICTED, AND COMMITTED TO THE ADULT SYSTEM? -- V. WHAT ARE THE ISSUES, IMPACTS AND OPTIONS FACING PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEMS WHEN YOUTH WHO CONVICTED IN ADULT COURT ARE ON PROBATION OR PAROLE? -- Community Supervision - Corrections' Stepchild? -- Options for Corrections Systems, and Federal, State and Local Policymakers -- VI. CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX I: SUMMARY OF POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS -- APPENDIX II: ATTENDEES AND CONTRIBUTORS -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 TRYING JUVENILES AS ADULTS: AN ANALYSIS OF STATE TRANSFER LAWS AND REPORTING -- A MESSAGE FROM OJJDP -- ALL STATES SET BOUNDARIES WHERE CHILDHOOD ENDS AND ADULT CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY BEGINS -- Transfer Laws Alter the Usual Jurisdictional Age Boundaries for Exceptional Cases -- Most States Have Multiple Transfer Mechanisms -- Nearly All States Give Courts Discretion to Waive Jurisdiction Over Individual Cases -- In Presumptive Waiver Cases, the Burden of Proof Shifts to the Juvenile -- State Laws May Require Juvenile Court Judges to Waive Jurisdiction in Certain Cases -- Nonjudicial Transfer Cases Bypass Juvenile Courts Altogether -- Prosecutors' Discretion to Opt for Criminal Handling Is Often Unfettered -- Statutory Exclusion Laws Restrict Juvenile Courts' Delinquency Jurisdiction

Struggling for companionate justice -- Crimes of justice -- The notion of international legal personality -- Traditional recognition of Palestine -- Violations of international peremptory criminal law -- The mens rea of political laundering crucifying Al-Quds/Jerusalem -- Actus reus of the declaration implying the guilty mind -- Characterising dignity through the exploitation of legal personality -- Conclusion.

Intro; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1; Gun Control, Mental Incompetency, and Social Security Administration Final Rule*; Summary; Introduction; Brady Act, NICS, and Firearms Ineligibility; Mental Incompetency and Firearms Ineligibility; NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007; Federal Department and Agency Requirements Under NIAA; Attorney General's Authority to Secure Records; Record Accuracy and Confidentiality; Records Prohibited from Inclusion in NICS; Relief from Mental Defective Disability; Notice of Firearms Eligibility Loss and Disability Relief; Senate Action in the 114th Congress.

"Criminal Law for Criminologists uses theoretical and practical research to bridge the gap between 'the law in the books' (criminal law doctrine) and 'the law in action' (criminal justice process). It introduces the key policies and principles that drive criminal law in England, and then explains the law itself in terms of relevant statute and case law. Starting with an outline of the basic principles and theories of criminal law and criminal justice, the author goes on to discuss: Criminal law and criminal justice in historical perspective, General principles of criminal law, including actus reus and mens rea, Specific types of criminal offence, including property, homicide, sexual, public order and drug offences, An overview of defences to crime, An appendix outlining essential legal skills. In examining the links between the worlds of criminal law and criminal justice, Criminal Law for Criminologists brings a fresh perspective to this field of research. Written in a clear and direct style, this book will be essential reading for students of criminology, criminal justice, law, cultural studies, social theory, and those interested in gaining an introduction to criminal law"--