Lawbreaker - A Critical Study of the Modern Treatment of Crime

Informationen zum Autor E. Roy Calvert, Theodora Calvert Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1933, The Lawbreaker analyses British penal methods of the time and of the past to discover the most effective ways to treat prisoners and reduce crime as well as identifying where more research is needed to obtain a balance between punishment and rehabilitation. This title will be of interest to students of Criminology and Sociology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introductory; Preface to the Second Edition; 1. Why do we Punish? 2. Present-Day Crime and its Causes 3. The Machinery of Justice 4. Prison, Yesterday and To-day 5. What is Wrong with our Prisons? 6. Probation, Fines, and Restitution 7. Young Offenders 8. Women Offenders 9. Corporal Punishment 10. The Death Penalty; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes to the Second Edition; Bibliography; Index

Product details

• Authors: E. Roy Calvert, E. Roy Calvert Calvert, Theodora Calvert, Calvert E. Roy, Calvert Theodora
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.04.2017
• EAN: 9781138999886
• ISBN: 978-1-138-99988-6
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Society & culture: general, Legal History, Criminal or forensic psychology, Society and culture: general, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment, Sentencing & punishment, Sentencing and punishment, Criminal justice law, Causes & Prevention Of Crime, Causes and prevention of crime