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  • Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict

    Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict Contents by Subject Area Anthropological Studies Aggression and Altruism Anthropology of Violence and Conflict, Overview Clan and Tribal Conflict Cultural Anthropology Studies of Conflict Evolutionary Factors Evolutionary Theory Folklore Peaceful Societies Ritual and Symbolic Behavior Warriors, Anthropology of Biomedical Studies Animal Behavior Studies, Nonprimates Animal Behavior Studies, Primates Animals,…

  • Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict

    Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict Contents by Subject Area Anthropological Studies Aggression and Altruism Anthropology of Violence and Conflict, Overview Clan and Tribal Conflict Cultural Anthropology Studies of Conflict Evolutionary Factors Evolutionary Theory Folklore Peaceful Societies Ritual and Symbolic Behavior Warriors, Anthropology of Biomedical Studies Animal Behavior Studies, Nonprimates Animal Behavior Studies, Primates Animals,…

  • Social Learning Theories

    Psychological Theories of Crime: Social Learning TheoriesIntroduction to Social Learning TheoriesSocial learning theories propose that people internalize moral codes more through the process of socialization-learning behaviors through interaction with others-rather than through a s…

  • Invasion of Privacy

    Introduction to Invasion of PrivacyInvasion of Privacy, unlawful surveillance or intrusion into a person's private dwelling with intent to expose or encroach upon that person's private affairs." (1)ResourcesNotes and ReferencesInformation about <a href=&qu…

  • Criminology Development

    Development of CriminologyIntroduction to Criminology DevelopmentThe discipline of criminology has evolved in three phases, beginning in the 18th century. Although crime and criminals have been around for as long as societies have existed, the systematic study of these phenomena di…

  • Encyclopedia of Adoption

    The Encyclopedia of Adoption The Encyclopedia of Adoption Foreword Adoption is a constantly evolving institution that changes to fit the perceived needs of children who need families, whether they are healthy newborns, children in foster care, children from other countries, or children of all ages with special needs. In addition to the “triad” members of…

  • Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement

    Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement Bibliographic Details Title: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement Author: Larry E. Sullivan, editor-in-chief Publisher: Thousand Oaks (Sage Publications) Description: 3 volumes ISBN: 0761926496 Contents note: v. 1. State and local / Marie Simonetti Rosen, editor — v. 2. Federal / Dorothy Moses Schulz, editor — v. 3. International / M.R. Haberfeld, editor.…

  • European Patent System

    A series of agreements among European states, the object of which is harmonized patent laws and regulations. The system includes the following agreements: European Patent Convention, also known as the Munich Patent Convention, and the Convention on Granting of European Patents, provides patent prot…

  • Psychological Theories of Crime

    Psychological Theories of Crime Background To account for criminal motivation in people, criminologists have used various psychological theories that attempt to explain human intellectual and emotional development. These theories can be divided into three categories: (1) moral development theories, (2) social learning theories, and (3) personality theories. Moral development theories describe a sequence of developmental…

  • Legal Pluralism

    Legal Pluralism Legal Pluralism Hooker (1975: 1) highlighted that ‘[l]egal systems typically combine in themselves ideas, principles, rules, and procedures originating from a variety of sources’, adding that ‘[b]oth in the contemporary world and historically the law manifests itself in a variety of forms and a variety of levels’ (p. 1). Studying legal pluralism clearly…

  • Classification of Law

    Classifying Law Note: see also Law Classification in this Encyclopedia In many countries, laws originate from three main sources: previous judicial decisions (common law), parliament/s (acts, statutes or legislation), and the Constitution (constitutional law). Legal Systems Legal Systems Civil Law Legal System Common Law Legal System Customary Law System Mixed Legal System Muslim Law System…

  • KIA-KIK North America LC Classification

    KIA-KIK North America — Continued KIE-KIK United States US Diagram Cf. KF8201+ Indians (Law of the United States) Cf. E78-99.Z9 Indians of North America KIE (5000 no) Regional comparative American Indian law Bibliography General bibliography 2.A-Z Guides to law collections. Tribal law gateways (Portals). Web directories, A-Z Including national and regional tribal directories 2.A46 American…

  • Public International Law Classification (Max Planck Institute)

    Public International Law Classification (Max Planck Institute) Notation Classification VR1 General VR 1.1 Comprehensive Studies VR 1.2 Surveys of State Practice VR 1.3 Surveys of Judicial Decisions VR 1.4 Surveys of Literature VR 1.5 Institutes, Societies VR 1.5.1 Institut de Droit International (before 1996 see 1.5.3) VR 1.5.2 International Law Association (before 1996 see 1.5.3)…

  • History of Citation Indexing

    History of Citation Indexing Legal Citation indexing originated with a table of cases that Joseph Story began in 1743. For centuries, the history of Legal Citation indexes wes related to the history of print law reports. The founder of modern citation indexing and citation analysis is Dr. Eugene Gartfield. He was the founder of ISI®…

  • Sei Fujii v. the State of California

    SEI FUJII v. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Supreme Court of California 38 Cal. 2d 718; 242 P.2d 617 Decided: April 17, 1952 Justice GIBSON Plaintiff, an alien Japanese who is ineligible to citizenship under our naturalization laws, appeals from a judgment declaring that certain land purchased by him in 1948 had escheated to the state.…