| Principled Sentencing: Readings on Theory and Policy Contributor(s): Hirsch, Andreas Von (Editor), Ashworth, Andrew (Editor), Roberts, Julian V. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1841137170 ISBN-13: 9781841137179 Publisher: Hart Publishing OUR PRICE: $60.34 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2009 Annotation: This new, third edition of Principled Sentencing provides students of law, legal philosophy, criminology, and criminal justice with a comprehensive selection of the leading scholarship on contemporary sentencing. The volume offers a wide range of critical readings relating to the key moral, philosophical, and policy issues in sentencing today. The structure of the book remains the same as the previous editions, although the new volume contains many new readings on subjects that have recently emerged and which have consequences for sentencing in many jurisdictions. These additional chapters reflect the significant evolution of the field since the previous edition was published in 1998. As before, each chapter begins with an introduction by one of the editors and concludes with a bibliography of further readings. All the chapters have been substantially revised, as have the editorial introductions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Criminal Procedure - Law | Criminal Law - Sentencing |
| Dewey: 345.410 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.6" W x 9.4" (1.55 lbs) 404 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This new, third edition of Principled Sentencing offers students of law, legal philosophy, criminology and criminal justice a wide-ranging selection of the leading scholarship on contemporary sentencing. The volume offers readers critical readings relating to the key moral, philosophical and policy issues in sentencing today. It contains many new readings on subjects that have recently emerged and which have consequences for sentencing in many jurisdictions. The contents of each chapter consists of a selection of readings, some very recent, some more timeless - but each in its own way important to the field. As before, each chapter begins with an introduction by one of the editors accompanied by a selection of further readings. All the chapters have been substantially revised, as have the editorial introductions. |
