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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828194803321

Autore

Morris Norval <1923-2004, >

Titolo

Between prison and probation : intermediate punishments in a rational sentencing system / / Norval Morris, Michael Tonry [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023

ISBN

0-19-774209-2

1-280-52594-0

0-19-802269-7

1-4294-0008-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (283 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

364.6/5/0973

Soggetti

Corrections - United States

Sentences (Criminal procedure) - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliography: p253-271. - Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 1990.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-271) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

The authors argue that America's overwhelmed corrections system cannot cope with the rising crime rate unless sentencing policy is fundamentally reformed. They conclude their study with recommendations for a range of intermediate punishments.