The Penal System: An IntroductionNow fully revised, this highly successful textbook provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the penal system in England and Wales. Michael Cavadino and James Dignan examine all aspects of the penal process, including details of the recent dramatic developments which have made the punishment of offenders and the escalating `penal crisis' one of the most hotly debated issues of the day. They also outline the theories which purport to justify and explain the practice of punishment and consider their value in helping us understand the penal system. The Second Edition presents a stimulating account of the current crisis. The authors argue that the penal system not only suffers from severe practical pr |
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Page 38
... crime by means of incapacitation . The American writer James Q. Wilson ( 1975 : 199 ) once asserted that a 20 per cent reduction in street robbery could be achieved simply by locking offenders up for longer . Such claims have recently ...
... crime by means of incapacitation . The American writer James Q. Wilson ( 1975 : 199 ) once asserted that a 20 per cent reduction in street robbery could be achieved simply by locking offenders up for longer . Such claims have recently ...
Page 249
... crime , especially for offenders under 18 , whose commonest detected crime is shoplifting . ' The vast majority of really serious crime is committed by adults . As the above figures suggest , offending by young people is in the great ...
... crime , especially for offenders under 18 , whose commonest detected crime is shoplifting . ' The vast majority of really serious crime is committed by adults . As the above figures suggest , offending by young people is in the great ...
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... crime . Perhaps some kinds of punishment or reformative treatment could be made more effective than they currently are , and we would certainly favour attempts to pursue rehabilitation and inves- tigate ' what works ' to reform ...
... crime . Perhaps some kinds of punishment or reformative treatment could be made more effective than they currently are , and we would certainly favour attempts to pursue rehabilitation and inves- tigate ' what works ' to reform ...
Contents
Crisis? What Crisis? | 8 |
Justifying Punishment | 32 |
Explaining Punishment | 58 |
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