| Description |
xii, 325 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Law, crime, and justice in transitional Russia / William Alex Pridemore -- Presidential power : the struggle for hegemony / Richard Sakwa -- Russian political parties, the Duma, and the welfare state / Linda J. Cook -- Creation of an independent judiciary and the changing nature of courts and the courtroom / Olga Schwartz -- Criminal procedure code of 2001 : will it make Russian justice more fair? / Peter H. Solomon, Jr. -- Crime -- Flex organizing and the clan-state : perspectives on crime and corruption in the new Russia / Janine R. Wedel -- Patterns of violent crime in Russia / Natalia S. Gavrilova, Leonid A. Gavrilov, Victoria G. Semyonova, Galina N. Evdokushkina, and Alla E. Ivanova -- Violence against women in Russia / Janet Elise Johnson -- Russia's efforts to combat human trafficking : efficient crime groups versus irresolute societies and uncoordinated states / Louise I. Shelley and Robert W. Orttung -- Ugly side of capitalism and democracy : the development of the illegal drug market in post-soviet Russia / Letizia Paoli -- Justice -- Injecting drug use and HIV : harm-reduction programs and the Russian legal system / William E. Butler -- Juvenile crime and justice in post-Soviet Russia / Daniel G. Rodeheaver and James L. Williams -- Policing in post-soviet Russia / Adrian Beck and Annette Robertson -- Russian correctional system during the transition / Roy King and Laura Piacentini -- Conclusion: Whither Russia : transition or turmoil? / William Alex Pridemore. |
| Subject |
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Russia (Federation)
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Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-
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Rule of law -- Russia (Federation)
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| Added Author |
Pridemore, William Alex, 1969-
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| ISBN |
0742536750 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780742536753 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
NLGGC 275002276 |
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