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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... reasons. Chapter 9 investigates the burning issue of bias within the criminal justice system. Finally, in Chapter 10 we discuss whether the crisis is likely to be solved, and put forward our own agenda for change. In analysing and ...
... reasons we shall be giving shortly. But most of the factors identified by this account are real and important, as we shall now detail. The High Prison Population (The 'Numbers Crisis') Table 1.1 Population Monthly Bulletins (average ...
... prison for its inmates as the key factor in explaining the disorders. For this reason he stressed in his recommendations not only measures to improve prison conditions but also reforms of grievance and disciplinary procedures.
... , and for all we know it could even be less effective: see, for example, Fagan, 2005.) This does not mean that deterrence never works, but it does mean that its effects are limited and easy to overestimate. There are several reasons for.
... reasons for this. Firstly, most people most of the time obey the law out of moral considerations rather than for selfish instrumental reasons (Paternoster et al., 1983; Tyler, 1990). Secondly, people are more likely to be deterred by ...
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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 |