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This collection questions the received wisdom contained in the debate about capital punishment. It asks questions and proposes remedies for a raft of issues... Læs mere
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Historically the death penalty was mandatory for the crime of murder and... Læs mere
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The most punitive era in American history reached its apex in the 1990s, but the trend has reversed in recent years. Smart on Crime:... Læs mere
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This study of crime and justice is motivated primarily by the idea that individual behaviour is influenced both by self-interest and by conscience, or by a sense of community responsibility.
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An anthology of original essays, this book presents debates over practice, theory, and implementation of restorative justice. Attention is focused on the movement’s direction toward a more holistic, community-oriented approach to criminal justice intervention.
Bemærk: Kan ikke leveres før jul.
This book sets out to explore the role of community penalties in sentencing, arguing that the absence of a strong intellectual framework or underpinning has hampered their development in policy and practice.
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This book examines the rise and proliferation of 'Supermaxes', large prisons dedicated to holding prisoners in prolonged and strict solitary confinement, in the United States since the late 1980s.
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Royer examines the changing ritual of execution across five centuries and discovers a shift both in practice and in the message that was sent to the population... Læs mere
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By studying the development of Italy's penal system, Pires Marques provides valuable insights into the wider political culture of European society. Focusing on the... Læs mere
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This book brings together a selection of papers originally presented and discussed at the fourth international restorative justice conference, held at the University of Tübingen.
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This book is a study of the workings of the Discretionary Lifer Panels of the Parole Board, the body charged with the responsibility for making decisions on the release of discretionary life sentence prisoners.
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This book explores, for the first time in an edited collection, the intersection of three key research areas - women, madness and the law - and advances the debates on how law and the 'psy' sciences play a critical role in regulating and controlling women's lives.