Sentencing & punishment books

Sentencing Policies and Practices in the 21st Century focuses on the evolution and consequences of sentencing policies...  Read More >>

Contextual Characteristics in Juvenile Sentencing assesses how a specific contextual factor—concentrated disadvantage—impacts...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1991, The Case for the Prosecution examines the entire process of arrest through to conviction....  Read More >>

Drawing on data from Germany, this book focuses on changing narratives of youth crime in recent decades and the...  Read More >>

Bringing together key scholars in criminology and penology from across Europe and beyond, this book maps and describes...  Read More >>

Bringing together leading international researchers, this book reframes the political economy of punishment, analysing...  Read More >>

This book aims to set the agenda for a cultural study of victimhood. It reflects on the ‘cultural turn’ in criminology,...  Read More >>

This book examines the processes of breach in the context of unpaid work orders and early release from prison across...  Read More >>

This book provides a rich analysis of the history of Swedish victim support.While Sweden has enacted many laws to...  Read More >>

This handbook provides an authoritative and comprehensive look at the latest developments in the 21st Century penal...  Read More >>

Motherhood after Incarceration: Community Reintegration for Mothers in the Criminal Justice System explores the...  Read More >>

Based on a reading of contemporary philosophical arguments, this book accounts for how punishment has provided audiences...  Read More >>

There is a general lack of knowledge about and understanding of the experiences of sexual offence victims in relation...  Read More >>

Iowa began building its first prison before achieving statehood, and women were sentenced to penitentiaries prior...  Read More >>

This book draws international attention to the autonomy of the child accompanying incarcerated mothers, and those...  Read More >>

Crimes are more effectually prevented by the certainty than the severity of punishment Originally published...  Read More >>

Iowa began building its first prison before achieving statehood, and women were sentenced to penitentiaries prior...  Read More >>

This book explores the philosophical underpinnings of the law's major doctrines concerning actus reus, mens rea,...  Read More >>

This book looks at the pros and cons of Capital Punishment. After reading this book maybe people's perception about...  Read More >>

This book discusses the role of Problem-Solving Courts within the Criminal Justice System from a therapeutic jurisprudence...  Read More >>

This book explores prisoners’ experiences of prison education and investigates whether participation in education...  Read More >>

Are there distinctive postmodern forms of punishment? Is the contemporary 'punitive' turn in the United States a...  Read More >>

Predictive Sentencing addresses the role of risk assessment in contemporary sentencing practices. Predictive sentencing...  Read More >>

The essential Guide to the Sentencing Code providing expert commentary on the scope, extent, and effects of the...  Read More >>

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