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 123
... ideas have been put forward , they have been addressed to some or all of these themes ; these have become the paradigmatic ... idea that there should be articulation and clarification of penal policy signifies a new role for theorists ...
... ideas have been put forward , they have been addressed to some or all of these themes ; these have become the paradigmatic ... idea that there should be articulation and clarification of penal policy signifies a new role for theorists ...
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... idea . He describes the penitentiary model , the therapeutic model , the social learning model , and the latest ... ideas about the causes of crime from which they are derived . All the models also share the problem of being withdrawn or ...
... idea . He describes the penitentiary model , the therapeutic model , the social learning model , and the latest ... ideas about the causes of crime from which they are derived . All the models also share the problem of being withdrawn or ...
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... idea of rights as defined in liberal legal discourse has been subjected to much critical analysis . Formal ascription of legal rights , the argument goes , has no meaning for people who do not have the wealth or power either to define ...
... idea of rights as defined in liberal legal discourse has been subjected to much critical analysis . Formal ascription of legal rights , the argument goes , has no meaning for people who do not have the wealth or power either to define ...
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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