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Sentencing and sanctions in western countries

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2001
ISBN
0195138619, 9780195138610
LCC
K5121 .S46 2001
Google Books ID
x_bOhGYs5UYC
Open Library ID
OL50342M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3118254 bytes)
Pages
450\450
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

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.

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