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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... punitive approach embodying what we call 'law and order ideology' (see Chapter 1) and 'the new punitiveness' (see Chapter 3, section 3.6): the attitude that offenders should be dealt with as severely as possible. A governmental strategy ...
... punitive direction. Since then, a slightly bewildering number of Justice Secretaries (six, including Clarke, since 2012) have done little to change direction – although Chris Grayling (September 2012–May 2015) tried hard to instil a ...
... punitive approach, and currently David Gauke (January 2018– present) is trying to move in the opposite direction. I.3. Notes. On. Terminology: 'Punishment'. And. 'System'. 'Punishment'. Terminological quibbles start here. Some people prefer ...
... punitive, having maintained a position high in the prison population league table for many years now. This relatively high prison population does not seem to be because the UK has more crime, or more serious crime, than comparable ...
... punitive fixes for the perceived threat it poses.7 'In such a context, a politician seeking popularity can reasonably easily tap into the electorate's insecurities by promising tough action on “villains”' (Bottoms, 1995:47). And modern ...
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 |