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The penal system : an introduction /

Cavadino, Michael, 1953-

The penal system : an introduction / Michael Cavadino and James Dignan. - 3rd ed. - London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2002. - 405 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-391) and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1 Crisis? What Crisis? -- 2 Justifying Punishment -- 3 Explaining Punishment -- 4 Court Decisions: the Crux of the Crisis -- 5 Community Penalties and the Future of Punishment -- 6 Prisons and the Penal Crisis -- 7 Prison Privatization: Panacea or Pandora's Box? -- 8 Early Release: the Penal System's Safety Valve -- 9 Young Offenders: Systems Management or System Disaster? -- 10 Bias in the Criminal Justice System -- 11 Solving the Crisis? -- A Self-Study Guide to Electronic Sources Available on the -- Internet.

0761947426 0761947434 (pbk)

2002284252


Corrections--England.
Corrections--Wales.
Imprisonment--England.
Imprisonment--Wales.
Criminal justice, Administration of--England.
Criminal justice, Administration of--Wales.

HV9647 / .C38 2002

365/.942

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