Character in the criminal trial /
The use of character in the criminal trial raises a number of controversial issues such as the nature of criminal responsibility, the link between past and future behaviour, and the way juries and judges reason about evidence of prior wrongdoing. This book reassesses and reflects on the significance...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Oxford monographs on criminal law and criminal justice.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The use of character in the criminal trial raises a number of controversial issues such as the nature of criminal responsibility, the link between past and future behaviour, and the way juries and judges reason about evidence of prior wrongdoing. This book reassesses and reflects on the significance of the law's increasing emphasis on character. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 289 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191057038 0191057037 9780191746765 0191746762 9780191057045 0191057045 |