Penal Policy and Social JusticeExamines the recent developments in penal policy, and asks whether they will make for more "justice". Drawing on international evidence the author asks whether making the punishment fit the crime can lessen the excessive penalization of the poor, the mentally disordered and racial minorities. |
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... Office , 1992 ) . The community service order , introduced into England and Wales in the Criminal Justice Act 1972 , was clearly intended by the Home Office as an alternative to short prison sentences : ' The community service order was ...
... Office , 1992 ) . The community service order , introduced into England and Wales in the Criminal Justice Act 1972 , was clearly intended by the Home Office as an alternative to short prison sentences : ' The community service order was ...
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... Office , 1990a ) . Unless the offence is repeated or produces death or injury , sentences are usually short , and this is probably one of very few crimes where the ' short , sharp shock ' is ( increasingly ) thought appropriate ...
... Office , 1990a ) . Unless the offence is repeated or produces death or injury , sentences are usually short , and this is probably one of very few crimes where the ' short , sharp shock ' is ( increasingly ) thought appropriate ...
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... Office instigation ( Home Office , 1991a ) . Assertion by anyone who is party to an assault - including , most importantly , the victim - that an incident was racially motivated will now lead to categorisation , rather than an arresting ...
... Office instigation ( Home Office , 1991a ) . Assertion by anyone who is party to an assault - including , most importantly , the victim - that an incident was racially motivated will now lead to categorisation , rather than an arresting ...
Contents
Developments in Penal Policy during the 1980s | 17 |
Penal Policy and Social Structure 55 | 55 |
Penal Policy and Social Policy | 89 |
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