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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462333703321

Titolo

Building justice in post-transition Europe? : processes of criminalisation within Central and Eastern European societies / / edited by Kay Goodall, Margaret Malloch and Bill Munro

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-283-58608-8

9786613898531

0-203-10969-4

1-136-27172-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Routledge frontiers of criminal justice ; ; 2

Altri autori (Persone)

GoodallKay Eileen

MallochMargaret S

MunroBill (William G.)

Disciplina

364.943

Soggetti

Crime - Europe

Criminal justice, Administration of - Europe

Criminal law - Europe

Law enforcement - Europe

Post-communism - Europe

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. A socio-historical overview -- pt. 2. Criminalisation and decriminalisation : moderinising criminal law and regulatory strategies -- pt. 3. Policing, justice and transformation -- pt. 4. Some concluding thoughts.

Sommario/riassunto

After the collapse of the Berlin wall in 1989 and disintegration of the Soviet Union, scholars focused on the problems of legal transitions within the newly emerging democracies. Two decades on, these states are in 'post-transition' conditions; having undergone and continuing to experience political, economic and constitutional upheavals to varying degrees. This book provides an interdisciplinary perspective on this largely unexamined topic. Part I of the book sets the scene with a



socio-historical overview and a theoretical chapter; both of which contextualise the book within