Sentencing and Punishment
The Quest for Justice
Second Edition
ISBN13: 9780199218103ISBN10: 0199218102
Paperback,
432 pages
Oct 2008,
In Stock
Price:
$65.00 (06)Description
The second edition of this innovative text provides an accessible account of recent developments in sentencing and punishment from the standpoint of penal theories, policy aims, punishment practice and human rights. It reviews - from philosophical, legal and practical perspectives - changing ideas as to what counts as 'just' punishment, and provides an integrated discussion of the law and legitimacy of the process of calculating and implementing punishment.Sentencing and Punishment covers the key themes and topics studied on sentencing and punishment courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It explains and evaluates recent and proposed changes in penal policy and sentencing practice and gives a detailed account of punishment in custody and the community.
Online Resource Centre
This book is accompanied by an online resource centre that provides students with updates and web-links to key policy sites and documents, together with guidance for students in thinking about the case studies and the questions posed in the book.
Features
- Provides the firm foundation of knowledge of sentencing law, penal policy and penal justifications that students need to fully grasp the subject.
- Fully reviews the practice of punishment in general and refers to human rights issues where appropriate, thus ensuring that students are fully aware of the significance of key UK and European legislation.
- Covers the key themes and topics studied in sentencing and punishment courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level, using case studies and discussion questions to stimulate students and encourage them to reinforce their knowledge by relating theory to practice.
- Accompanied by an online resource center which provides students with updates, links to key sites and documents and guidance in answering the problem questions, thus enabling them to easliy keep pace with developments and conduct self-assessment.
About the Author(s)
Susan Easton is Reader in Law at Brunel Law School, a barrister and editor of the International Journal of Discrimination and the Law. She has previously lectured at the Universities of Sussex and Sheffield. She has a particular research interest in prisoners' rights and the experience of imprisonment. Christine Piper is Professor of Law at Brunel Law School, and a member of the editorial board of Child and Family Law Quarterly. Her current research interests include issues in youth justice and the impact of punishment on families.
