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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... accepted in large measure the role allotted them by government of being the principal ' transmission mechanism ' for ... accept that it was their clinging on to out- moded social work models , their lack of target hardening , their lack ...
... accepted in large measure the role allotted them by government of being the principal ' transmission mechanism ' for ... accept that it was their clinging on to out- moded social work models , their lack of target hardening , their lack ...
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... accept that the victim's appearance , behaviour and previous sexual be- haviour is irrelevant : acceptance of the irrelevance of these circum- stances is still by no means universal . In the United Kingdom and the USA child sexual abuse ...
... accept that the victim's appearance , behaviour and previous sexual be- haviour is irrelevant : acceptance of the irrelevance of these circum- stances is still by no means universal . In the United Kingdom and the USA child sexual abuse ...
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... accept that ' realistic ' non - custodial sanctions must be sanctions that are punitively equivalent to custody ; there is no need to accept that punishment itself , rather than imprison- ment , cannot be waived or kept to a minimum in ...
... accept that ' realistic ' non - custodial sanctions must be sanctions that are punitively equivalent to custody ; there is no need to accept that punishment itself , rather than imprison- ment , cannot be waived or kept to a minimum in ...
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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