Murderers And Life Imprisonment
Subtitle: Containment, Treatment, Safety And Risk
Publisher: Waterside Pr Winchester
Published: January 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781872870564
Subjects: English legal system: sentencing & punishment; Penology & punishment; Rehabilitation of offenders; Sociology; Social Science; Penology
Description: The rate of imprisonment for life is growing faster than for any other group of offenders. This book addresses this concern and the response of successive governments to this. Also intended to give focus to the implications for the UK, if, as is possible, patterns emulate the growth witnessed in America over recent years.