Sentencing and punishment
Subtitle: the quest for justice
By: Susan Easton and Christine Piper.
Contributors: Piper, Christine.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 514
ISBN-13: 9780199218103
Subjects: Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- England; Prison sentences -- England; Punishment -- England; Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- Wales; Prison sentences -- Wales; Punishment -- Wales
Description: This text presents an overview of sentencing and punishment from penological, social policy and legal perspectives. It provides an accessible account of the changing attitudes of the public, policy makers and the judiciary regarding what constitutes 'just' punishment.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: New penology and new policies; title: Just constraints? sentencing discretion and retributivist principles; title: 'Just deserts': developments in retributivist sentencing; title: Utility and deterrence; title: Risk and danger; title: Making amends; title: Mitigating the sentence?; title: Treating children differently; title: Justice in the modern prison; title: Equality and difference in punishment; title: Experiencing imprisonment; title: Just punishment in the community; title: Punishing young offenders; title: Future directions.