| Determinate Sentencing: The Promise and the Reality of Retributive Justice Contributor(s): Griset, Pamala L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791405354 ISBN-13: 9780791405352 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1991 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Penology - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 364.609 |
| LCCN: 90-35293 |
| Series: Suny Critical Issues in Criminal Justice |
| Physical Information: (0.74 lbs) 237 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book discusses in depth the rise and fall of the determinate ideal, once heralded as a replacement to the old order of criminal justice. Using new materials and combining political, empirical, and theoretical perspectives, Griset examines the attempt in New York State to establish determinate sentencing -- punishment for its own sake -- to replace the existing policy of rehabilitation. In portraying New York's experience against the backdrop of a national reform agenda, she analyzes the development and ultimate failure of a major social movement. |