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Zusatztext An excellent consideration of sentencing policy with reference to theory and research! bringing together criminological debates! sentencing policy and examples to contextualise issues. Informationen zum Autor Susan Easton is Professor of Law at Brunel Law School, a barrister and editor of the International Journal of Discrimination and the Law. She has a particular research interest in prisoners' rights and the experience of imprisonment.Christine Piper is an Emeritus Professor at Brunel Law School, and a member of the editorial board of Child and Family Law Quarterly. Her current research interests include issues in youth justice and the criminal law relating to child neglect. Klappentext Guiding students through the key issues in sentencing and punishment, this book presents an overview of the theory, law and practice from penological, policy and legal perspectives, highlighting changing attitudes as to what constitutes 'just' punishment and reviewing modes of punishment in custody and in the community. Zusammenfassung Guiding students through the key issues in sentencing and punishment, this book presents an overview of the theory, law and practice from penological, policy and legal perspectives, highlighting changing attitudes as to what constitutes 'just' punishment and reviewing modes of punishment in custody and in the community. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Sentencing Principles, Policies, and Issues; 1 Developing penal policy; 2 Structuring sentencing; 3 Calculating 'just deserts'; 4 Utility and deterrence; 5 Risk and danger; 6 Instead of punishment?; 7 Impact on victims and offenders; Part II: Punishment: Law, Policy, and Practice; 8 Justice in the modern prison; 9 Experiencing imprisonment; 10 Punishment and rehabilitation in the community; 11 Young offenders and court options
