| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 251 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Cambridge criminal justice series
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Cambridge criminal justice series.
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| Note |
Published in association with The Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Evidence, elections and ideology in the making of criminal justice policy / Michael Tonry -- Drug-dependent offenders and Justice for all / Mike Hough and Darian Mitchell -- Unprincipled sentencing? : the policy approach to dangerous sex offenders / Amanda Matravers and Gareth V. Hughes -- Nuisance offenders : scoping the public policy problems / Rod Hansen, Larry Bill and Ken Pease -- Procedural and evidential protections in the English courts / Nicola Padfield and Richard Crowley -- Sentencing guidelines / Neil Hutton -- Sentence management : a new role for the judiciary? / Neil McKittrick and Sue Rex -- Is sentencing in England and Wales institutionally racist? / Amanda Matravers and Michael Tonry -- Custody plus, custody minus / Jenny Roberts and Michael E. Smith -- Reducing the prison population / Michael Tonry -- "Justice for all" : a summary of Cambridge conference discussions / David A. Green. |
| Summary |
From Labour's promise to be 'tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime', controlling crime and reforming the criminal justice system has been one of the government's key priorities. This work covers the past record of the Labour government, focusing on effective ways of dealing with crime and offenders. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Great Britain.
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Criminal justice, Administration of. |
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Great Britain. |
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Crime prevention -- Great Britain.
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Crime prevention. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Tonry, Michael H.
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University of Cambridge. Institute of Criminology.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Confronting crime 1843920220 (DLC) 2004274900 (OCoLC)493009813 |
| ISBN |
9781134028306 (electronic book) |
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113402830X (electronic book) |
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1843920220 |
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9781843920229 |
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