Sentencing Reform in Overcrowded Times - A Comparative Perspective

Klappentext Sentencing and corrections issues are much the same in ever Western nation. Increasingly, countries are importing policies and practices that have succeeded elsewhere. In that spirit, this volume brings together articles on sentencing reform in the United States, other English-speaking countries, and Western Europe, all written by national and international authorities on sentencing and punishment policy, practices, and institutions. Zusammenfassung This volume brings together articles on sentencing reform in the United States, other English-speaking countries (Australia, Canada, England, Wales, New Zealand, South Africa), and Western Europe, by leading national and international authorities on sentencing policy, practices, and institutions. The articles, by leading experts, are short, timely, and readable, and originally appeared in the journal Overcrowded Times.

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• Authors: Michael (Sonosky Professor of Law Tonry, Michael Hatlestad Tonry
• Assisted by: Kathleen Hatlestad (Editor), Michael Tonry (Editor), Michael H. Tonry (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.1997
• EAN: 9780195107876
• ISBN: 978-0-19-510787-6
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); USA, England, Wales, Canada, Australia, LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, Criminal law & procedure, LAW / Courts, LAW / Trial Practice, Republic of South Africa, United States of America, USA, New Zealand, Western Europe, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment, Western Continental Europe, Courts & procedure, Legal systems: courts and procedures, Criminal law: procedure and offences, New Zealand / Aotearoa