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.
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... Punishment' and 'System' 4. 1 CRISIS? WHAT CRISIS? 1. 1.1 Is There a Crisis? 2. 1.2 The Orthodox Account of the ... PUNISHMENT 1. 2.1 Is Punishment Unjust? 2. 2.2 Reductivism 1. 2. 3. Deterrence Incapacitation Reform 3. 2.3 Just Deserts ...
... Punishment and Human Rights 6. 3 EXPLAINING PUNISHMENT 1. 3.1 The Sociology of Punishment 2. 3.2 The Marxist Tradition 1. Economic Determinism: Rusche and Kirchheimer 2. Ideology and Hegemony: The Legacy of Gramsci 3. 'Structuralist ...
... PUNISHMENT IN THE COMMUNITY 1. 5.1 Community Punishment in a Rapidly Changing Penal Landscape 2. 5.2 Non-Custodial Punishment: The Current Sentencing Framework 1. 2. 3. 4. Nominal and Warning Penalties Financial Penalties Community ...
... Punishment' and 'System'8 This book is about the penal system – the system that delivers official punishment to those who have broken the law.1 (See section I.3 below to find out exactly what we mean by 'punishment'.) More precisely, we ...
... punishment, and to ensure fairness and humane treatment within the criminal justice system, and is 'inclusive ... punishment in general, propound the view that offenders should be punished in proportion to the seriousness of their.
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 |