Sentencing and Sanctions in Western Countries
Sentencing and Sanctions in Western Countries
Oxford University Press | May 31, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0195138619 | 456 pages | PDF | 1.5 MB
Oxford University Press | May 31, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0195138619 | 456 pages | PDF | 1.5 MB
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.