| Making Sense of Sentencing Contributor(s): Cole, David P. (Editor), Roberts, Julian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0802006868 ISBN-13: 9780802006868 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $101.65 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 1999 Annotation: On September 3, 1996, Bill C-41 Was Proclaimed in Force, Initiating One significant step in the reform of sentencing and parole in Canada. This is the first book that, in addition to providing an overview of the law, effectively presents a sociological analysis of the legal reforms and their ramifications in this controversial area. The commissioned essays in this collection cover such crucial issues as options and alternatives in sentencing, patterns revealed by recent statistics, sentencing of minority groups, Bill C-41 and its effects, conditional sentencing, and the structure and relationship between parole and sentencing. An introduction, editorial comments beginning each chapter, and a concluding chapter draw the essays together resulting in a timely, comprehensive and extremely readable work on this critical topic. Broad in scope and perspective, this major new socio-legal study of the law of sentencing will be illuminating to students, members of the legal profession, and the general reader. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Criminal Procedure - Political Science | Law Enforcement - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 345.710 |
| LCCN: 00552092 |
| Physical Information: 1.26" H x 6.22" W x 9.34" (1.53 lbs) 432 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On 3 September 1996, Bill C-41 was proclaimed in force, initiating one significant step in the reform of sentencing and parole in Canada. This is the first book that, in addition to providing an overview of the law, effectively presents a sociological analysis of the legal reforms and their ramifications in this controversial area. The commissioned essays in this collection cover such crucial issues as options and alternatives in sentencing, patterns revealed by recent statistics, sentencing of minority groups, Bill C-41 and its effects, conditional sentencing, and the structure and relationship between parole and sentencing are clearly presented. An introduction, editorial comments beginning each chapter, and a concluding chapter draw the essays together resulting in a timely, comprehensive and extremely readable work on this critical topic. Broad in scope and perspective, this major new socio-legal study of the law of sentencing will be illuminating to students, members of the legal profession, and the general reader. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cole, David P.: - David P. Cole is a Provincial Court Judge in Scarborough, Ontario, who has considerable background in penal and parole litigation.Roberts, Julian: - Julian V. Roberts is Professor of Criminology at the University of Ottawa and editor of the Canadian Journal of Criminology. He previously worked for the Department of Justice Canada and the Canadian Sentencing commission. |