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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... result of the penal crisis that it explores being with us for so long that the book still has contemporary relevance. And, last but by no means least, it is a tribute to the work of Mick Cavadino and Jim Dignan who recognized the need ...
... result, and the court then has a range of sanctions available. These sanctions often include the power to pass custodial sentences, which may be additional (or 'consecutive') to any custodial sentence imposed for a fresh offence ...
... result of the prisons crisis (Guardian, 20 September 2018); damning reports from the House of Commons Justice Committee, the National Audit Office and the Chief Inspector of Probation about the disastrous results of the government's ...
... result of overcrowding, currently over 20,000 prisoners (nearly a quarter of all inmates) are sleeping two to a cell designed for a single inmate, or otherwise housed in overcrowded cells (ibid.). Indeed, between 2006 and 2008 prisoners ...
... result of poor conditions and understaffing. They have certainly not been confined to specific categories of prisons but have been seen in local prisons, high-security prisons, category C prisons and young offender institutions. Budget ...
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 |