| Courting Violence: Offences Against the Person Cases in Court Contributor(s): Fielding, Nigel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199279357 ISBN-13: 9780199279357 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $156.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: Using original field data this book analyzes how courts handle physical violence cases. It examines the questioning of defendants, witnesses and victims, how testimony and physical evidence is used, and what victims, witnesses, defendants, lawyers, and judges think of the trial process. The book offers an accessible insight into the work of the courts and how society deals with violent crime. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Social Science | Violence In Society - Law | Criminal Law - General |
| Dewey: 345.420 |
| LCCN: 2006000714 |
| Series: Clarendon Studies in Criminology |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.78" W x 8.8" (1.01 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Using original field data this book analyzes how courts handle physical violence cases. It examines the questioning of defendants, witnesses and victims, how testimony and physical evidence is used, and what victims, witnesses, defendants, lawyers, and judges think of the trial process. The book offers an accessible insight into the work of the courts and how society deals with violent crime. |