Revised edition of: Reconstructing criminal law / Nicola Lacey, Celia Wells, Oliver Quick. 3rd edition 2003. Includes bibliographical references (pages [819]-858) and index.
Contents:
Images of criminal law -- Criminal laws in context -- Foundations of criminal law -- Social and political constructions of disorder -- Securing order : pre-emptive measures -- Public order : control mechanisms -- Criminal law and justice : emerging themes -- Offences against the person -- Drug and alcohol abuse : legal constructions of a social problem -- Offence preparation and participation -- Defining and defending private property -- Constructing property in criminal law -- Property rights and criminal enforcement -- The social construction of sexuality and bodily autonomy -- Sexual violence -- Regulating sexuality -- Criminalising healthcare choices -- The social construction of violence and personal harm -- The criminal regulation of public safety -- Homicide : boundary issues -- Murder and manslaughter.
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