Sentencing and sanctions in western countries / / edited by Michael Tonry & Richard S. Frase

• Pubblicazione: Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (450 p.)
• Disciplina: 345/.0772
• Soggetto topico: Sentences (Criminal procedure); Punishment
• Altri autori: TonryMichael H FraseRichard S
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Punishment Policies and Patterns in Western Countries; 1 Three Strikes and You're Out-It's Not Cricket: Colonization and Resistance in Australian Sentencing; 2 The Decline of English Sentencing and Other Stories; 3 Sentencing and Punishment in Finland: The Decline of the Repressive Ideal; 4 Sentencing and Punishment in The Netherlands; 5 Sentencing and Punishment in Germany; 6 The Disassembly and Reassembly of U.S. Sentencing Practices; 7 Comparative Perspectives on Sentencing Policy and Research; 8 Post-Adjudication Dispositions in Comparative Perspective ; 9 International Standards for Sentencing and Punishment10 International Controls on Sentencing and Punishment; 11 The Project of Sentencing Reform; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: This collection of original essays surveys the evolution of sentencing policies and practices in Western countries over the past twenty-five years. Contributors address plea-bargaining, community service, electronic monitoring, standards of use of incarceration, and legal perspectives on sentencing policy developments, among other topics. Sentencing and Sanctions in Western Countries provides a range of scholars and students excellent cross-national knowledge of sentencing laws and practices, when and why they have changed over time, and with what effects.
• Titolo autorizzato: Sentencing and Sanctions in Western Countries
• ISBN: 1-281-34683-7; 0-19-535011-1; 1-60256-427-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811030703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II