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
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