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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452963203321

Titolo

The penal landscape : the Howard League guide to criminal justice in England and Wales / / edited by Anita Dockley and Ian Loader

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-55009-9

1-299-48390-9

1-135-91985-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Howard League for penal reform

Altri autori (Persone)

DockleyAnita

LoaderIan

Disciplina

364.942

Soggetti

Criminal justice, Administration of - England

Criminal justice, Administration of - Wales

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE BY ANITA DOCKLEY, RESEARCH DIRECTOR, THE HOWARD LEAGUE FOR PENAL REFORM; Introduction: Mapping the penal landscape of England and Wales; 1 Social structural processes and the operation of the criminal justice system; 2 Prisons and privatisation: policy, practice and evaluation; 3 Policing in England and Wales: challenges and pressure points; 4 Replacing the ASBO: an opportunity to stem the flow into the criminal justice system

5 The influence of sentencing and the courts on the prison population6 The devil in the detail: community sentences, probation and the market; 7 Mental disorder and imprisonment: understanding an intractable problem?; 8 Minority groups and the penal landscape: challenges for research and policy; 9 Raw deal: the curious expansion of penal control over women and girls; 10 Children, young people and the contemporary penal landscape: reflections, prospects, policy and research; ABOUT THE HOWARD LEAGUE FOR PENAL REFORM; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The Howard League for Penal Reform is committed to developing an



effective penal system which ensures there are fewer victims of crime, has a diminished role for prison and creates a safer community for all. In this collection of ten papers, the charity has brought together some of the most prominent academic experts in the field to map out the what is happening in a specific area of criminal justice policy ranging from prison privatisation to policing and the role of community sentences. The Howard League guide has two main aims: first it seeks to paint a picture of th