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Wanlu, Somchai; Singseewo, Adisak; Suksringarm, Paitool – International Education Studies, 2015
This study aimed to explore types, problems and their causes, and solutions to the offences against the environmental laws of probationers in Maha Sarakham Province. The study comprised 2 phases: Phase 1 was a study of types of the offences against the environmental laws: and phase 2 was an interview with 25 people directly dealing with the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Laws, Environment, Problems
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Lucas, Jeffrey W.; Graif, Corina; Lovaglia, Michael J. – Social Psychology Quarterly, 2006
Prosecutorial misconduct involves the intentional use of illegal or improper methods for attaining convictions against defendants in criminal trials. Previous research documented extensive errors in the prosecution of severe crimes. A theory formulated to explain this phenomenon proposes that in serious cases, increased pressure to convict…
Descriptors: Criminals, Justice, Criminal Law, Law Enforcement
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Simon, Leonore M. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1996
Investigates whether the victim-offender relationship plays a role in determining the original charge, crime conviction, and sentence length of inmates in prison for violent crimes. Results indicate the victim-offender relationship is related to the legal processing in paradoxical ways. Thus, although nonstranger offenders are charged with and…
Descriptors: Adults, Court Litigation, Crime, Criminal Law