Community penalties are court-ordered punishments, falling between imprisonment and fines, and involve some contact by a criminal justice agency in a community-based setting. There has been a big increase in their use in recent years, particularly in the context of new forms of technology (e.g. electronic tagging) and community-based restorative justice conferences.
Community penalties are court-ordered punishments, falling between imprisonment and fines, and involve some contact by a criminal justice agency in a ...
In this book six leading criminologists address the central issues of ideology, crime and criminal justice in a series of essays originally presented at a symposium held in honour of Sir Leon Radzinowicz in Cambridge in March 2001. This book is concerned with the key themes of the history of criminal justice, the history and development of criminological thought, and criminal justice policy. Each of the contributed chapters makes an original and important contribution to the development of the discipline of criminology.
In this book six leading criminologists address the central issues of ideology, crime and criminal justice in a series of essays originally presented ...
In this title six leading criminologists address the issues of ideology, crime and criminal justice. They concentrate on three themes: the history of criminal justice, history and development of criminological thought and criminal justice policy.
In this title six leading criminologists address the issues of ideology, crime and criminal justice. They concentrate on three themes: the history of ...
Part of the 'Cambridge Criminal Justice Series' this title brings together leading authorities in the field to review the role of the victim in the criminal justice system.
Part of the 'Cambridge Criminal Justice Series' this title brings together leading authorities in the field to review the role of the victim in the cr...
This latest volume in the Cambridge Criminal Justice Series focuses upon young adults and their treatment in the criminal justice system. The subject is very topical because there is increasing evidence that a rigid distinction between 'youth' and 'adulthood' is not appropriate in modern societies. For example, important developmental tasks such as finishing one's education, finding regular work and the foundation of one's own family are now completed later than in former times; neuropsychological brain functions are still developing beyond age 18; and desistance from criminal offending...
This latest volume in the Cambridge Criminal Justice Series focuses upon young adults and their treatment in the criminal justice system. The subject ...
Joanna, Et Shapland Stephen Farrall Anthony Bottoms
In recent years attention has switched from how adolescents are attracted into crime, to how adults reduce their offending and then stop the process of desistance. There are now around a dozen major longitudinal and in-depth studies around the world which have followed or are following offenders over their life course, charting their offending history and their social and economic circumstances.
The book is the first to offer a global perspective on desistance and brings together international leading experts in the field from countries including the UK, the Netherlands, Scandinavia,...
In recent years attention has switched from how adolescents are attracted into crime, to how adults reduce their offending and then stop the proces...
Joanna, Et Shapland Stephen Farrall Anthony Bottoms
In recent years attention has switched from how adolescents are attracted into crime, to how adults reduce their offending and then stop the process of desistance. There are now around a dozen major longitudinal and in-depth studies around the world which have followed or are following offenders over their life course, charting their offending history and their social and economic circumstances.
The book is the first to offer a global perspective on desistance and brings together international leading experts in the field from countries including the UK, the Netherlands, Scandinavia,...
In recent years attention has switched from how adolescents are attracted into crime, to how adults reduce their offending and then stop the proces...
As the UK and many other western societies face up to the consequences of a rapidly increasing prison population, so the search for alternative approaches to punishment and dealing with offenders has become an increasingly urgent priority for government policy and society as a whole.
This book reports the results of the research programme commissioned by the Coulsfield Inquiry into Alternatives to Prison, which was funded by the Esmee Fairbairn 'Rethinking Crime and Punishment' initiative. It is written by leading authorities in the field, and provides a comprehensive,...
As the UK and many other western societies face up to the consequences of a rapidly increasing prison population, so the search for alternative app...
