The Penal System: An IntroductionNow in its Sixth Edition, this book remains the most comprehensive and authoritative on the penal system, providing students with an incisive, critical account of the punitive, managerial and humanitarian approaches to criminal justice.
Fully updated to cover the most recent changes in the Criminal Justice System, the new edition:
The book is supported by online resources for lecturers and students, including chapter PowerPoints, sample syllabus, summaries of key legislative acts, bills and official reports, a list of recommended further reading for each chapter, and links to important Penal Agencies and Organisations, Law Reform Organisations, and other useful academic sites.
Essential reading for students of criminal justice and criminology, studying penology, punishments and the penal system. |
From inside the book
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... Radical Pluralist Account of the Crisis 5. 2 JUSTIFYING PUNISHMENT 1. 2.1 Is Punishment Unjust? 2. 2.2 Reductivism 1. 2. 3. Deterrence Incapacitation Reform 3. 2.3 Just Deserts: Retributivism and Denunciation 1. Retributivism 2.
... Reform 3. Positivism: The Rehabilitative Ideal 4. The Justice Model: Just Deserts and Due Process 5. From 'Just Deserts' to 'the New Punitiveness' – and Beyond? 6. 2.6 Philosophies, Strategies and Attitude 7. 2.7 Conclusions: Punishment ...
... reform of the penal system, but we are not holding our breath. It would be invidious to single out those individuals who have helped us directly and indirectly with this edition; we are grateful to you all – you know who you are. As ...
... reform offenders (see section 2.2 of Chapter 2), while others advocate 'restorative justice' measures which seek to ensure that offenders perform reparation to their victims and to the community (see Chapters 2 (section 2.4), 5 and 8) ...
... reform the system into something more rational and humane, or else it will deteriorate into something much worse even than the present. In this book we will be using the 'C-word' in these senses to refer to the present penal situation ...
Other editions - View all
The Penal System: An Introduction Michael Cavadino,James Dignan,George Mair,Jamie Bennett No preview available - 2019 |
The Penal System: An Introduction Michael Cavadino,James Dignan,George Mair,Jamie Bennett No preview available - 2020 |
The Penal System: An Introduction Michael Cavadino,James Dignan,George Mair,Jamie Bennett No preview available - 2020 |