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
Results 1-5 of 78
... Secretary of State for Justice. The latter is the senior government minister – also known as the 'Justice Secretary', and also bearing the title 'Lord Chancellor' – who is in charge of the Ministry of Justice. The Ministry of Justice is ...
... Secretary Douglas Hurd (1985–1989) – the Thatcher government's penal policy became less dogmatic and more pragmatic. The centrepiece of this new strategy was the Criminal Justice Act 1991, which among other objectives sought to reduce ...
... Secretary (Chris Grayling) having to deny the existence of a crisis in 2014 following a highly critical annual report from the Prisons Inspectorate (HMIP, 2014a); the Ombudsman condemning 'the wholly unacceptable level of violence' in ...
... Secretary Michael Howard famously declaring in 1993 that 'prison works' to control crime. The 'New Labour' administrations of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown (1997–2010) may have dropped the slogan 'prison works', but showed little interest ...
... Secretary Michael Howard in 1993, 'Prison works... it makes many who are tempted to commit crime think twice.' There are two kinds of deterrence, known as 'individual' and 'general' deterrence. Individual deterrence occurs when someone ...
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 |