Offences against the person

Criminalizing Intimate Image Abuse strives to generate new conceptual and theoretical frameworks to address the legal responses to intimate image abuse by bringing together a number of scholars involved in the study of image abuse over recent years. Learn More

This book presents a novel and insightful examination of gender-based violence, considering this topic from various perspectives. It encompasses various conceptual discussions and international regulations and trends, while emphasising the legal regulations and practices of select Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. Learn More

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This book maps the problems and possibilities of the policies and practices designed to tackle violence against women in the domestic sphere over the last 40 years. Learn More

This book maps the problems and possibilities of the policies and practices designed to tackle violence against women in the domestic sphere over the last 40 years. Learn More

A practical guide for police, death investigators, and prosecutors, No-Body Homicide Cases: A Practical Guide to Investigating, Prosecuting, and Winning Cases When the Victim is Missing, Second Edition takes an expansive look at both the history of no-body murder cases and the best methods to investigate, solve, and bring them to court. Learn More

A practical guide for police, death investigators, and prosecutors, No-Body Homicide Cases: A Practical Guide to Investigating, Prosecuting, and Winning Cases When the Victim is Missing, Second Edition takes an expansive look at both the history of no-body murder cases and the best methods to investigate, solve, and bring them to court. Learn More

This book focuses on the transnational nature of much of the crime of human trafficking, and the need for practitioners to operate across borders to combat it. Further action in legal and operational frameworks is clearly needed and the book advocates the adoption of a human security "freedom from fear" approach. Learn More

This book presents an informed, coherent and stimulating analysis of UK legal defences of homicide by victims of domestic abuse. It combines the experiences of those in practice with academic expertise, pointing to potential sites of injustice and offering suggestions for reform. Learn More

This book examines the adequacy of laws in India as a response to sexual and gender-based violence against women. Learn More

Victims and Criminal Justice examines both the origins and impacts of key legal, procedural, and institutional changes introduced in England and Wales to encourage and govern prosecution. The book explores the ways in which victims' experiences of the process of criminal justice changed dramatically between the late 17th and late 20th centuries. Learn More

This edited volume represents a joint effort by international experts to analyze the prevalence and nature of gender-based domestic violence across the globe and how it is dealt with at both national and international levels. Learn More

This edited volume represents a joint effort by international experts to analyze the prevalence and nature of gender-based domestic violence across the globe and how it is dealt with at both national and international levels. Learn More

This Blackstone's Guide breaks down the full Domestic Abuse Act, examining the context and background, and providing all definitions, meanings, interpretations, and applications of use to practitioners within the courts. Learn More