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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Page 127
... fines , and there the fine is the standard penalty for less serious offences , and is also widely used for offences of intermediate seriousness . Day fines accord with notions of equity more readily than do flat rate fines , although of ...
... fines , and there the fine is the standard penalty for less serious offences , and is also widely used for offences of intermediate seriousness . Day fines accord with notions of equity more readily than do flat rate fines , although of ...
Page 135
... fines ( Bottoms , 1983 ) . Sanction stacking looks set to succeed ' alternatives to alternatives ' as a major ... fines / discharges and community penalties . Community penalties are supposed to be for a band of offences more serious ...
... fines ( Bottoms , 1983 ) . Sanction stacking looks set to succeed ' alternatives to alternatives ' as a major ... fines / discharges and community penalties . Community penalties are supposed to be for a band of offences more serious ...
Page 175
... fines which are only applicable to fines imposed by magistrates ' courts - the length of imprisonment is to be calculated according to the number of units , for flat - rate fines the length will relate to the amount of the fine . Pro ...
... fines which are only applicable to fines imposed by magistrates ' courts - the length of imprisonment is to be calculated according to the number of units , for flat - rate fines the length will relate to the amount of the fine . Pro ...
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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