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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... Sentencing 4. 4.4A Brief, Tangled Recent History of Sentencing 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1991: From the Strategy of Encouragement ... Sentence Management' and the Changing Role of the Judiciary 4. Effectiveness of Community Sentences Transforming ...
... sentence (see below). If the defendant pleads guilty or is found guilty (in other words, is convicted of the offence), the magistrates or judge then pass sentence. The sentence is the punishment (or other order of the court) which is ...
... sentence is too lenient. A sentence of imprisonment (see Chapter 6) does not usually mean that the offender will serve the full term of the sentence pronounced by the court. For example, offenders sentenced to two years' imprisonment ...
... sentences of life imprisonment. Such prisoners are often said to have 'nothing left to lose' (for example Humphry and ... sentence' does not usually mean that the prisoner is kept in prison until he or she dies (although it may: about a ...
... sentenced to a draconian 20 years' detention amid enormous publicity, and yet this sentence made no difference to the incidence of mugging offences in Birmingham or in other areas (Baxter and Nuttall, 1975). Similarly, studies have ...
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 |