Alternatives to Prison

by Bottoms; Anthony

• ISBN13: 9781843921042
• ISBN10: 1843921049
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781134036547
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2004-11-01
• Publisher: Willan
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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. Yet if alternatives are to be found, they must carry the confidence of the general public.This book reports the results of the research programme commissioned by the Coulsfield Inquiry into Alternatives to Prison, which was funded by the Esmee Fairbairn 'Rethinking Crime and Punishment' initiative. It is written by leading authorities in the field, and provides a comprehensive, authoritative and wide-ranging review of the range of issues associated with the use of non-custodial sanctions, examining experiences in Scotland and Northern Ireland as well as England and Wales.The book will be essential reading not only for government policy makers and criminal justice practitioners but for anybody with a professional or academic interest in prison, probation and the nature of society's response to wrongdoing. It does not pretend to offer instant solutions to current policy issues, but, say the editors, 'summarises relevant research, provides essential information and highlights a number of key issues that should be pondered by anyone, in any jurisdiction, interested in the provision of effective 'alternatives to prison;' in a contemporary context'.

Table of Contents

List of figures and tables	vii
Notes on contributors	x
List of abbreviations	xii
Preface	xv
How did we get here?	1	(27)
Trends in crime, victimisation and punishment	28	(31)
Chris Lewis
Empirical research relevant to sentencing frameworks	59	(24)
Anthony Bottoms
Public opinion and community penalties	83	(30)
Shadd Maruna
Anna King
Punishment as communication	113	(22)
Sue Rex
Diversionary and non-supervisory approaches to dealing with offenders	135	(27)
George Mair
Reparative and restorative approaches	162	(33)
Gill McIvor
Rehabilitative and reintegrative approaches	195	(29)
Peter Raynor
Electronic monitoring and the community supervision of offenders	224	(24)
Mike Nellis
Dealing with substance-misusing offenders in the comunity	248	(20)
Judith Rumgay
Intensive projects for prolific/persistent offenders	268	(22)
Anne Worrall
Rob C. Mawby
What guides sentencing decisions?	290	(23)
Martin Wasik
Sentence management	313	(28)
Gwen Robinson
James Dignan
Dimensions of difference	341	(25)
Hazel Kemshall
Rob Canton
Roy Bailey
Attitudes to punishment in two high-crime communities	366	(40)
Anthony Bottoms
Andrew Wilson
Pulling some threads together	406	(19)
Index	425