The rapid expansion of drug courts in California and the state's uncertain fiscal climate highlighted the need for definitive cost information on drug court programs. This study focused on creating a research design that can be utilized for statewide and national cost-assessment of drug courts by conducting in-depth case studies of the costs and benefits in nine adult drug courts in California....

Forensic accountants are responsible for fighting financial malpractices and fraud in organizations businesses. They also ensuring that courts have sufficient relevant information can be used as evidence of criminal activity regarding finances (Akinbowale, et al., 2020, p. 1256). Financial accounting applications made successful through engagement duties such data analysis, preparation reports,...

Divorcing couples traditionally incorporate into their settlement contracts a stipulation regarding relative degree of freedom to relocate, especially if the relocating parent has primary custody of the children. Typically, the primary custodial parent might be restricted from moving outside of the state in which the divorcing couple has resided, or there may be a specific mile radius or travel...

The archive of international criminal tribunals is a topic that insufficiently researched and published. Archival Politic International Courts by Henry Alexander Redwood seeks to close this gap examining the process archiving preserving records tribunals. author delves into Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) analyze vital role archives play in understanding formation community, especially thro...

This Trends and Issues is the first in a series that will focus specifically on women's issues in crime and criminal justice. The topic of premenstrual tension is a fitting, if controversial one with which to begin the series. It lacks credibility as a syndrome in certain sections of the community, and feminists fear that its use in the courts will revive biological deterministic theories of ma...

The reasons individual offenders engage in criminal activity are numerous and varied. Three key priority areas have emerged in recent years – reducing crime related to drug dependency and mental health, reducing the over-representation of Indigenous offenders and reducing the incidence of domestic violence. Policy-makers and criminal justice practitioners have recently responded with the develo...

INTRODUCTION Under common law, criminal responsibility usually distinguishes between intentional act and accident, andmost serious criminal offenses consist of both a voluntary act and a guilty mind.1 This treatment presumes that no defendant should be held criminally responsible without a finding of fault. Despite this long-standing conceptual commitment to fairness, criminal law continues to ...

The source of law, the case-law European Court Human Rights (hereinafter – ECtHR), is playing an increasingly significant role in practice judicial proceedings Ukraine. activities ECtHR significantly affect implementation principle rule law Ukraine criminal proceedings. Therefore, phenomenon precedent and application requires comprehensive analysis. work aims to study case ECHR problems theory ...