The Penal System: An IntroductionPraise for the First Edition: `A marvelous British text-reference that comprehensively introduces the penal system in England and Wales, not only for students and practitioners, but for all who are increasingly concerned about the morality and the future of penal systems worldwide' - Reference and Research Book News The Third Edition of this highly successful textbook provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the penal system of England and Wales. Now fully revised and updated it includes an examination of the direction of penal policy under New Labour. The book: -offers an overview of all aspects of punishment and the penal system -provides an analyses of the theories which purport to justify and explain the practice of punishment - critically examines the so-called 'penal crisis' and offers a programme for radical reform -draws comparisons between the English penal system and others from around the world. -now includes a self-study guide, directing the reader to useful websites |
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... Woolf optimistically predicted that prison overcrowding could become a ' thing of the past ' ( Woolf and Tumim , 1991 : para . 1.189 ) . Consequently , the Woolf Report of February 1991 recommended the adoption of a new Prison Rule ...
... Woolf's insistence ( 1991 : para . 1.168 ) that they should be treated as an integrated package . Some , such as the introduction of integral sanitation and a package of measures to enable prisoners to maintain better links with the ...
... Woolf had perceptively diagnosed . One of Woolf's most radical proposals with regard to prison conditions was to convert most of the prison estate into a system of ' community prisons ' which would be situated , where possible , close ...
Contents
Justifying Punishment | 33 |
Explaining Punishment | 62 |
the Crux of the Crisis | 81 |
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