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Fall of the 'Platonic Guardians': Liberalism, Criminology and Political Responses to Crime in England and Wales “柏拉图式守护者”的衰落:自由主义、犯罪学和对英格兰和威尔士犯罪的政治反应

University of Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper Series Pub Date : 2006-09-05 DOI: 10.1093/BJC/AZI091

I. Loader

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引用次数: 152

After Enron: Will 'Whiter than White Collar Crime' Still Wash? 安然事件后:“比白领犯罪更白”还能行得通吗?

University of Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper Series Pub Date : 2006-07-17 DOI: 10.1093/BJC/AZL068

Doreen J. McBarnet

引用次数: 85

Must Legalistic Conceptions of the Rule of Law Have a Social Dimension? 法治的法理观念必须有社会维度吗?

University of Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper Series Pub Date : 2004-12-01 DOI: 10.1111/J.1467-9337.2004.00278.X

N. Barber

引用次数: 22

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