The impact of discretion in the criminal justice system on animal cruelty prosecutions in Hong Kong

Utilizing a database of animal cruelty prosecutions led by the police between 2013 and 2019, collated by the SPCA (Hong Kong), we examined how the use of prosecutorial and sentencing discretion has impacted animal abuse cases in Hong Kong. Less than 50% of animal cruelty cases investigated proceeded...

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Main Author: Whitfort, Amanda (Author)
Contributors: Woodhouse, Fiona ; Ho, Shuping ; Chun, Marsha
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Animal abuse and interpersonal violence
Year: 2024, Pages: 210-226
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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