Crime and Punishment: A Rethink
Incarceration remains the foremost form of sentence for serious crimes in Western democracies. At the same time, the management of prisons and of the prison population has become a major real-world challenge, with growing concerns about overcrowding, the
Ognjen Arandjelović
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Durkheim, Anomie, Crime, and Punishment
Emile Durkheim is well known but poorly understood in the disciplines of criminology and criminal justice. His concept of anomie is often oversimplified to mean a state of normlessness. In fact, there are five related conceptions of the concept stated in
Matthew Barnett Robinson
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Fundamentals, principle and practice of purposeful Penalization model [PDF]
A review of criminal law clearly reveals that in Iran's legal system, there is no particular logic of penalization, and in these laws, many inappropriate penalties exist in terms of type, degree and inefficiency in achieving the goals.
mohammadali hajidehabadi, ehsan salimi
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The Offence of Acid Attack in the Context of New Legal Developments, With Special Reference to the Iranian “law on The Aggravation of Punishment of Acid Attack and Support of its Victims”, 2019 [PDF]
Acid attack, as an anti-social behaviour, is a serious crime with severe punishment under legal systems.The severe damage caused to the public order, and the harm caused to the victims necessitates severe punishment imposed on the the perpetrator and ...
mohammad ashoori, negin haghighat
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Notes on law and police occupational culture in Brazil’s Military Polices
This research discusses the relations between law and police culture in the context of Brazil’s Military Polices, aiming to contribute both to discussions about these corporations’ non-compliance with legal standards and to socio-legal knowledge on ...
Julia Maia Goldani
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Summary of the 2nd International Online Conference “Crime and Punishment: Current State of Research” (Moscow, February 28 – March 2, 2023) [PDF]
The summary is compiled from the abstracts and summaries provided by the participants of the 2nd International Online Conference “Crime and Punishment: Current State of Research.” The conference is part of the work on the next issue of the series ...
Tatiana A. Kasatkina
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The comparative study of repetition of crime in the Imamiah jurisprudence and the Islamic criminal law 1392 of Iran [PDF]
Given the principle of criminal justice and coordination between crime and punishment, the causes of aggravation of punishment are of especial importance. One of the general causes of aggravation of punishment is repletion of crime.
Nafiseh Motawalli Zadeh +2 more
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The principle of overall proportionality is the basis for determining proportionate punishment in multiple offences [PDF]
The principle of proportionality is one of the elements of retributive theories.Moreover its application is about the proportionality of the punishment of a crime to the same crime.Crucial question is whether the proportionality of the punishment with ...
Ebrahim ZARE
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Criminal Policy of Iran and Iraq Against the Embezzlement [PDF]
Embezzlement is considered a crime against public property that society is the first victim of this crime, so this crime has a public and unforgivable aspect.
mohammad shourvazi +2 more
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Incarcerating at Any Cost: Drug Trafficking and Imprisonment in Brazilian Court Reasoning
Brazil has the third largest prison population worldwide—over 700,000 people. At least 28% of them are in prison for drug trafficking. Given that situation, this paper explores the conflicts among the law; the Supremo Tribunal Federal, or Brazilian ...
Maíra Rocha Machado +3 more
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