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  • Juvenile Waiver

    Literature Review on Criminal Justice: Juvenile Waiver In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Craig Hemmens and Benjamin Steiner and Brandon L. Bang provide the following summary about the topic of Criminal Justice: Juvenile Waiver: This entry provides an […]

  • Juvenile Justice

    The Legal History of Juvenile Justice in United States LawThis section provides an overview of Juvenile Justice in United States Law ResourcesSee AlsoLegal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of Law Further Reading Juvenile Justice in United States Law in the Oxford […]

  • Judicial Proceedings

    Hierarchical Display of Judicial proceedings Law > JusticeLaw > Organisation of the legal system > Legal system > Ordinary court of lawLaw > Organisation of the legal system > Legal system > Administrative court Judicial proceedings Concept of Judicial proceedings See the dictionary […]

  • European Convention on Human Rights

    Introduction The European Convention on Human Rights was a reaction against the horrific abuses of human rights that took place before and during the Second World War, followed by further abuses occurring within the newly formed Communist block. These led, in 1949, due in part to the […]

  • Sociology

    Introduction to Sociology Sociology may be defined as the scientific study of human social relations or group life. See more definitions of Sociology in the Legal Dictionary. Other disciplines within the social sciences-including economics, political science, anthropology, and […]

  • Court ADR

    Court ADR The Roots of Court ADR The dispute resolution field has deep roots in the courts dating back to Professor Frank Sander’s proposal for a multi-door courthouse at the Pound Conference in 1976. The widespread popularity and growth of mediation and dissatisfaction in many quarters with the traditional legal process resulted in the proliferation…

  • Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms

    The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Details of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Author: Amy Hackney Blackwell Date of publishing: 2008 Publisher: Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc, Naperville, Illinois 60567-4410, United States Contents of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Abandon Abatable Nuisance Abate Abatement of a Legacy Abatement of Taxes Abdicate…

  • Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America

    The Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America Editors: David Schultz, John Vile Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7656-8063-7 Content of the Encyclopedia ANP ATCA Attainder, Bill of AU CIA DOJ EDPA FBI FCC Friend of the Court Gay Rights IRS Jim Crow Laws Original Intent Patents Procedural Due Process Rochin v. California (1952) Section…

  • Defensible Space

    Defensible Space The term “defensible space” was coined by Oscar Newman (1973a) in his book “Defensible Space.” About the book, Reynald and Elffers, in their article “The future of Newman’s defensible space theory: Linking defensible space and the routine activities of place”, published in the European Journal of Criminology (6(1), 25-46), wrote (page 29): “For…

  • Community Corrections

    Community Corrections Probation is a court-ordered period of correctional supervision in the community and is generally used as an alternative to incarceration. Parole is a period of conditional supervised release in the community following a prison term. In Europe, probation is often used as the default term for community corrections. Community sanctions and measures These…

  • Databases

    Databases Definition A database is an organized collection of data, today typically in digital form. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality, factual, in a way that supports processes requiring this information. The term database is applied to the data and their […]

  • Disorder

    Persian Disorders: International Incident In the book "International Incidents for Discussion in Conversation Classes", in relation to terminox, L. Oppenheim wrote in 1909: The following telegrams, dated from Bushire, appeared in the papers on April 12th, 1909: "April 10th. […]

  • Disorderly Conduct

    Introduction to Disorderly ConductDisorderly Conduct, disturbance of the public peace and decency." (1)ResourcesNotes and ReferencesInformation about <a href="http://lawin.org/encarta-encyclopedia/" title="Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia"…

  • Legal topics

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  • Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History

    Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History Details of the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History Volumes: 6-Volume Set Editor in Chief: Stanley N. Katz Publisher: Oxford University Press Date: 17 April 2009 Pages: 3072 Pages ISBN: 9780195134056 Description of the Encyclopedia The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History covers legal history from ancient to modern…