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.
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... in sentencing by means such as sentencing guidelines (see Chapter 4), and the general trend towards 'managerialism' and 'Strategy B' in criminal justice (see Introduction and Chapter 1, sections I.2 and 1.4). One manifestation.
... Guidelines 107 The Current Legal Framework of Sentencing 112 4.4A Brief, Tangled Recent History of Sentencing 114 1991: From the Strategy of Encouragement to 'Just Deserts' 114 1992–7: the Law and Order Counter-Reformation 115 New ...
... guidelines – see below – since these findings were made might be expected to have reduced these disparities, but evidence as to whether this has occurred is lacking.) Such excessive and inconsistent sentencing does not merely fuel the ...
... guidelines to the magistrates' attention, but the sentencing decision belongs to the magistrates. Studies (Hood, 1962, 1972; Parker et al., 1989) have shown that the chief formative influence on sentencing practice in magistrates ...
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The Penal System: An Introduction Michael Cavadino,James Dignan,George Mair,Jamie Bennett No preview available - 2019 |
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The Penal System: An Introduction Michael Cavadino,James Dignan,George Mair,Jamie Bennett No preview available - 2020 |