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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... alternatives has been shared by so many people in so many places . ) The search for alternatives to custody in most jurisdictions has been specifically concentrated on the replacement of short custodial sentences . These are generally ...
... alternatives has been shared by so many people in so many places . ) The search for alternatives to custody in most jurisdictions has been specifically concentrated on the replacement of short custodial sentences . These are generally ...
Page 127
... alternatives to the fine for offenders without incomes . To the extent that they are seen as alternatives to custody , this is more as an alternative back - up sanction for fine default- ers than as alternatives to original custodial ...
... alternatives to the fine for offenders without incomes . To the extent that they are seen as alternatives to custody , this is more as an alternative back - up sanction for fine default- ers than as alternatives to original custodial ...
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... alternatives to custody in Britain until the late 1980s was dominated by this question of whether or not they could offer a real prospect of eroding the use of custody or whether they were at best alternatives to each other , at worst a ...
... alternatives to custody in Britain until the late 1980s was dominated by this question of whether or not they could offer a real prospect of eroding the use of custody or whether they were at best alternatives to each other , at worst a ...
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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