Crime and Criminal Justice PolicyThe study of crime and criminal policy is a key area in social policy and sociology. This book examines the component parts of the British penal system in detail, supported by a selection of key documents, a general overview of the background of the penal system and a discussion of the future prospects of justice. Fully up-to-date it includes discussions on the 1991 Criminal Justice Act, the major prison disturbances in recent years and an examination of the Wolf report, the Home Office response and the emerging issues of privatisation. |
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... parole . In theory , they may provide one possible safety valve when the pressure of numbers seems too great ( Cavadino and Dignan , 1992 ) . The practice of early release began with the ' ticket of leave ' system in the nineteenth ...
... parole . In theory , they may provide one possible safety valve when the pressure of numbers seems too great ( Cavadino and Dignan , 1992 ) . The practice of early release began with the ' ticket of leave ' system in the nineteenth ...
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... parole . This , together with the prison building programme that was by now underway , led Brittan at the party conference that year to say ' the measures that I have outlined . . . will put us on course for ending prison overcrowding ...
... parole . This , together with the prison building programme that was by now underway , led Brittan at the party conference that year to say ' the measures that I have outlined . . . will put us on course for ending prison overcrowding ...
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... parole was made in 1975 by the then Home Secretary , Roy Jenkins . Prompted by a desire to reduce the number of minor property offenders in prison , he encouraged the Parole Board to relax their policy in such cases , the assumption ...
... parole was made in 1975 by the then Home Secretary , Roy Jenkins . Prompted by a desire to reduce the number of minor property offenders in prison , he encouraged the Parole Board to relax their policy in such cases , the assumption ...
Contents
Prisons and imprisonment in postwar Britain | 15 |
The police and policing policy | 43 |
the dilemma of care and control | 81 |
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