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 28
... increased average prison terms , and increased numbers of long - term prisoners . These trends certainly apply to England and Wales . Whilst the proportion of offenders sentenced to immediate imprisonment for theft and handling stolen ...
... increased average prison terms , and increased numbers of long - term prisoners . These trends certainly apply to England and Wales . Whilst the proportion of offenders sentenced to immediate imprisonment for theft and handling stolen ...
Page 30
... increased considerably for rape in the UK and elsewhere , again to general public approval ; five years is now generally regarded as a ' starting point ' ( Samuels , 1987 ) . Part of this increased punitiveness can be attributed to the ...
... increased considerably for rape in the UK and elsewhere , again to general public approval ; five years is now generally regarded as a ' starting point ' ( Samuels , 1987 ) . Part of this increased punitiveness can be attributed to the ...
Page 139
... Increased capacity has sucked in increased incarceration ( Rutherford , 1984 ) , whilst , as we have seen above , alternative sanctions have not had the reduc- tionist impact their proponents had hoped for . Making remission auto- matic ...
... Increased capacity has sucked in increased incarceration ( Rutherford , 1984 ) , whilst , as we have seen above , alternative sanctions have not had the reduc- tionist impact their proponents had hoped for . Making remission auto- matic ...
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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