Joint criminal enterprise

The doctrine of joint criminal enterprise is in disarray. Despite repeated judicial scrutiny at the highest level, the doctrine's scope, proper doctrinal basis and function in relation to other modes of complicity remain uncertain. This article examines the doctrine's elements and underlying principles. It argues that while joint criminal enterprise is largely used to make individuals liable for offences committed by their associates in excess of the common criminal purpose, its proper function is to police the limits of associate liability and thus to exculpate rather than inculpate. The doctrine governs not only instances of accessorial liability; it also applies where the parties involved are joint principal offenders. As this puts into question the prevalent view that joint criminal enterprise is a form of secondary participation that results in accessorial liability, the article concludes that it is best seen as a doctrine sui generis.

Rights, the environment and Part V of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994

Using figures derived from the UK Home Office, this paper analyses and reviews the impact and deployment of Part V of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 since its enactment. This is done with special reference to its impact on citizenship and the regulation of ‘the environment’ and associated rural spaces. It is argued that, notwithstanding the actual use of the public order clauses in Part V of the Act, its underlying meanings are largely of a symbolic nature. Such symbolism is, however, a powerful indication of the defence of particularist constructions of rural space. It can also open out new conditions of possibility, providing a useful ‘oppressed’ status and media spectacle for a range of protesters and activists.

Circles of support and accountability: criminal justice volunteers as the 'Deliberative public'

This paper provides a review of the role played by volunteers within one particular offender management and reintegration scheme in the United Kingdom. Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA) draw on the expertise of volunteer members of the public to create supportive monitoring frameworks around sex offenders following their release from prison. The paper presents evidence as to the motivations of these volunteers, and argues that they play a crucial role in the success of the scheme, as they provide an instrumentally-useful form of reintegrative social contact to a socially-excluded offender population, and perform a symbolically important role as representatives of the wider community in taking ownership of offender management practices on behalf of the wider society. This is particularly significant in grounding those processes in the communicative practices of the social sphere, providing powerful reasons for intervention that reinforce the work that COSA do.

A garantia constitucional do devido processo legal na investigação criminal defensiva: contraditório e ampla defesa

A presente monografia tem por finalidade, demonstrar a possibilidade de se adotar a Investigação Criminal Defensiva no Ordenamento Jurídico Brasileiro, tendo em vista as Garantias Constitucionais que a amparam no âmbito do Devido Processo Legal, em especial os Princípios Constitucionais da Ampla Defesa e do Contraditório, tendo em vista os benefícios que esse tipo de investigação poderia trazer à pessoa do indiciado, uma vez que poderia trazer um maior equilíbrio entre as partes, uma celeridade processual, além de uma maior amplitude de elementos que irão formar a convicção do órgão do Ministério Público.

Da revisão criminal e a indenização pelo erro judiciário

Esse trabalho tem por objetivo a analise do instituto da revisão criminal, do erro judiciário e a consequente indenização, a luz do direito processual penal brasileiro. Observando assim, a evolução da revisão criminal no decorrer do tempo, os seus aspectos legais, tais como, procedimento, finalidade e natureza jurídica, contemplando as vertentes doutrinárias a respeito do tema. Bem como as consequências de uma decisão, que contenha erro judiciário, sobre a dignidade da pessoa humana, discutindo se a indenização é realmente eficaz.

Da revisão criminal e a indenização pelo erro judiciário

Esse trabalho tem por objetivo a analise do instituto da revisão criminal, do erro judiciário e a consequente indenização, a luz do direito processual penal brasileiro. Observando assim, a evolução da revisão criminal no decorrer do tempo, os seus aspectos legais, tais como, procedimento, finalidade e natureza jurídica, contemplando as vertentes doutrinárias a respeito do tema. Bem como as consequências de uma decisão, que contenha erro judiciário, sobre a dignidade da pessoa humana, discutindo se a indenização é realmente eficaz.

Oferta de trabalho, comportamento criminal e redistribuição de renda

Este trabalho desenvolve e calibra um modelo de equilíbrio dinâmico de crime. O objetivo É estudar e quantificar os determinantes do comportamento criminal: aparato de polícia, condições do mercado de trabalho, perfil etário da população, composição do capital humano, crescimento econônomico e desigualdade de renda. Diferentemente dos trabalhos anteriores, o modelo considerado aqui leva em conta a decisão individual sobre lazer. Isso permite capturar as diferenças no padrão da oferta de trabalho que há entre criminosos e não criminosos. Uma implicação é que a sensibilidade da taxa de crime aos fatores que afetam comportamento criminal é modificada. Adicionalmente, investiga-se a viabilidade de uma política de redistribuição de renda enquanto alternativa a política de segurança pública.

Financial regulation and international criminal policy: the anti-money laundering system in Brazil and Argentina

The objective of this paper is to present and compare the process and the results of the implementation of the anti-money laundering system in Brazil and Argentina. Considering that the internal transformations cannot be discussed without a clear understanding of the international apparatus, attention will be given to the description of the “international policy” designed and conducted by FATF. Therefore, its incorporation into two different national realities, the Brazilian and the Argentinean ones, will shed light not only on the transnational transformations both States underwent but also on the anti-money laundering regime itself. The paper is divided into five parts. The first one presents a brief introduction on the emergence and development of the relationship between financial regulation and criminal policy. The two following sections are designed to present an overview of the anti money laundering system in Brazil and Argentina and of the role of FATF in their implementation process. The fourth section presents two Brazilian examples of situations in which full advantage of the FATF regime was taken: the National Strategy to Combat Corruption and Money Laundering and the BacenJud, a communication channel between the financial system and the judicial power. To conclude, final comments will be presented in connection with the central questions of the project this paper is part of .