The penal system : an introduction /: an introduction. (2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael Cavadino and James Dignan.
• Other Names: Cavadino, Michael, 1953-; Dignan, James
• Contents: Crisis? What Crisis?; Justifying Punishment; Explaining Punishment; Court Decisions: The Crux of the Crisis; Administering Punishment in the Community; Prisons and the Penal Crisis; Prison Privatization: Panacea or Pandora's Box?; Early Release: The Penal System's Safety Valve; Young Offenders: Systems Management or System Disaster?; Bias in the Criminal Justice System; Solving the Crisis?; A Self-study Guide to Electronic Sources Available on the Internet; Glossary of Key Terms
• Edition: Fourth edition
• Publisher Details: London : SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (488 pages)
• Subjects: 364.60942; Punishment -- England; Punishment -- Wales; Criminal justice, Administration of -- England; Criminal justice, Administration of -- Wales
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781446238301
• Related ISBNs: 144623830X
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.