Confronting Crime : Crime Control Policy Under New Labour.

From Labour's promise to be 'tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime' through to the White Paper and new criminal justice legislation, controlling crime and reforming the criminal justice system has been one of the government's key priorities. This book provides a detailed r...

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Main Author: Tonry, Michael H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Uffculme : Willan Pub., 2003.
Series:Cambridge criminal justice series.
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Summary:From Labour's promise to be 'tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime' through to the White Paper and new criminal justice legislation, controlling crime and reforming the criminal justice system has been one of the government's key priorities. This book provides a detailed review of the thinking behind these new plans and legislation, looking at policies and proposals in the field of punishment, particularly those embodied in the Halliday Review of the Sentencing Framework (2001), the government White Paper Justice for All (2002), and the 2002 Criminal Justice Bill. The contributors to th.
Physical Description:1 online resource (265 pages)
ISBN:9781843924326
1843924323
9781134028306
113402830X
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.