Alternatives to prison : options for an insecure society / edited by Anthony Bottoms, Sue Rex, and Gwen Robinson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bottoms, Anthony E., 1939-

Rex, Sue.

Robinson, Gwen, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alternatives to imprisonment.

Alternatives to imprisonment--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (455 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cullompton, Devon ; Portland, Or. : Willan Pub., 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As the UK and many other western societies face up to the consequences of a rapidly increasing prison population, so the search for alternative approaches to punishment and dealing with offenders has become an increasingly urgent priority for government policy and society as a whole. This book reports the results of the research programme commissioned by the Coulsfield Inquiry into Alternatives to Prison, which was funded by the Esmée Fairbairn 'Rethinking Crime and Punishment' initiative. It is written by leading authorities in the field, and provides a comprehensive, authoritative

Contents:

Alternatives to Prison; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures and tables; Notes on contributors; List of abbreviations; Preface; 1 How did we get here?; 2 Trends in crime, victimisation and punishment; 3 Empirical research relevant to sentencing frameworks; 4 Public opinion and community penalties; 5 Punishment as communication; 6 Diversionary and non-supervisory approaches to dealing with offenders; 7 Reparative and restorative approaches; 8 Rehabilitative and reintegrative approaches; 9 Electronic monitoring and the community supervision of offenders

10 Dealing with substance-misusing offenders in the community11 Intensive projects for prolific/persistent offenders; 12 What guides sentencing decisions?; 13 Sentence management; 14 Dimensions of difference; 15 Attitudes to punishment in two high-crime communities; 16 Pulling some threads together; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-134-03654-X

1-282-07735-X

1-283-97048-1

1-134-03647-7

9786612077357

1-84392-574-5

9781843925743

OCLC:

609842383