Penal Populism and Public Opinion
Subtitle: Lessons from Five Countries (Studies in Crime and Public Policy)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: November 7, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780195136234
Subjects: Criminal law; POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Penology & punishment; Literary Collections; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Literature: Classics; Politics/International Relations; Australia; Canada; New Zealand; USA; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Criminology; General; Penology; Social Science / Penology; Canadian; Crime; Cross-cultural studies; Public opinion; Punishment; Sentences (Criminal procedure)
First sentence: This book addresses and explores the evolution of criminal justice policies, particularly those pertaining to the sentencing of offenders.