| Sentencing and Sanctions in Western Countries Contributor(s): Tonry, Michael (Editor), Frase, Richard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0195130537 ISBN-13: 9780195130539 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $232.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2001 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Criminal Procedure - Law | Comparative - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 345.077 |
| LCCN: 99054690 |
| Lexile Measure: 1520 |
| Physical Information: 1.33" H x 6.34" W x 9.34" (1.88 lbs) 456 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |