Sentencing and Punishment The Quest for Justice

by Easton, Susan; Piper, Christine

• ISBN13: 9780199218103
• ISBN10: 0199218102
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-10-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

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.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Glossary
Table of Statutes
Table of Cases
Table of European Legislation
Table of International Treaties and Conventions
Sentencing Principles and Policies	p. 1
New penology and new policies	p. 3
Just constraints? Sentencing discretion and retributivist principles	p. 38
'Just deserts': developments in retributivist sentencing	p. 72
Utility and deterrence	p. 111
Risk and danger	p. 140
Making amends	p. 173
Mitigating the sentence?	p. 209
Treating children differently	p. 237
Punishing Offenders	p. 271
Justice in the modern prison	p. 273
Equality and difference in punishment	p. 319
Experiencing imprisonment	p. 338
Just punishment in the community	p. 388
Punishing young offenders	p. 419
Future directions	p. 450
Bibliography	p. 459
Index	p. 505
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