Doing justice better: the politics of restorative justice
Auteur :
Cornwell, David J.
Éditeur :
Waterside Press
ISBN :
9781904380344
Date de publication :
1 juil. 2007
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Escalating resort to prisons, longer sentences, overcrowded and ineffective regimes, high rates of re-offending and eclectic penal policy all combine to fuel the crisis, whilst failing to reduce offending. This book argues that the symptoms of this penal malaise are grounded in the media sensationalism of crime.