International Handbook of Penology and Criminal Justice |
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| Contribution by:
| Weisburd, David
Farrington, David P.
Lab, Steven P.
Wikstrom, Per-Olof H.
McDonald, William F.
Simon, Jonathan
Abel, Charles Frederk
Blomberg, Thomas G.
Felson, Marcus
King, Roy David
Pease, Ken
Pizzi, William T.
Pontell, Henry N.
Pratt, John
Roberts, Julian
Schafer, Joseph A.
Tartaro, Christine
Travis III, Lawrence F.
Umbrett, Mark
van Slyke, Shanna Rebecca
Walgrave, Lode
Waldo, Gordon P.
Eck, John E.
Baker, Estella
Leon, J.D.,, Chrysanthi
Bales, William D.
Bartollas, Clemens
Simpson Beck, Victoria
Lester, David
Rosoff, Stephen M.
Coates, Robert B.
Vos, Betty
Waid, Courtney A.
Welsh, Brandon C. |
| Editor:
| Shoham, Shlomo Giora
Beck, Ori
Kett, Martin |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4200-5387-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2007 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $270.00USD $177.95USD $267.00 |
Book Description:
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A comparative study, this book provides a comprehensive and balanced review of the philosophy and practicality of punishment. It analyzes the efficacy of both traditional methods and novel approaches to produce an objective and sober appraisal of the theory, practice, history, and empirical evidence used in crime prevention, identification, retribution, and incarceration. It considers the sociology of prisoners, changing attitudes in penal practice, abolition of capital punishment,...
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A comparative study, this book provides a comprehensive and balanced review of the philosophy and practicality of punishment. It analyzes the efficacy of both traditional methods and novel approaches to produce an objective and sober appraisal of the theory, practice, history, and empirical evidence used in crime prevention, identification, retribution, and incarceration. It considers the sociology of prisoners, changing attitudes in penal practice, abolition of capital punishment, and non-incarcerative and alternative punishments, as well as several methods for achieving measurable crime prevention. It also presents case studies that illustrate the concepts discussed.