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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... ideology – a theory about why people have the ideas they have , and what effects they have . - A second problem is that the theory embarrassingly fails to fit the facts of history . Rusche and Kirchheimer themselves admit ( 1939 : 102 ) ...
... ideological level were a necessary part of the socialist project . ( These ideas of Gramsci's have been notably developed and applied to modern criminal justice policy by Stuart Hall , whose account of ' law and order ideology ' we ...
... ideology as part of their conditions of existence . And a society's ideology must be constantly reproduced if the society is to survive , just as ( for example ) an industrial society must continually renovate and update its machinery ...
Contents
Justifying Punishment | 33 |
Explaining Punishment | 62 |
the Crux of the Crisis | 81 |
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