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Brings together a group of leading, international authorities in prisons research to address the complex issues of the effects of imprisonment, to assess the implications and results of research in this field, and to suggest ways of mitigating the often devastating personal and psychological consequences of imprisonment.

This title addresses the major issues raised by the Halliday Report and then explores the broader set of policy problems and implications which are raised, drawing upon experiences of reform in other jurisdictions and contexts, particularly that of the US.

In this title six leading criminologists address the central issues of ideology, crime and criminal justice. It concentrates on three main themes: the history of criminal justice; the history and development of criminological thought; and criminal justice policy.

Young adults aged 18-21 are at the peak age for offending, but they have been neglected in comparison with young people under 18, they have few programmes designed specially for them, and they are held in adult prisons rather than Young Offender Institutions. This book focuses upon young adults and the treatment in the criminal justice system.

This book brings together leading experts to analyse both theoretical and policy issues relating to young adults and their treatment in the criminal justice system, exploring different approaches to crime prevention and the treatment of offenders.

Community penalties are court-ordered punishments, falling between imprisonment and fines, and involve some contact by a criminal justice agency. This work looks at the current debate on which policy pressures may be dominant over community penalties in the future.

From Labour's promise to be 'tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime', controlling crime and reforming the criminal justice system has been one of the government's key priorities. This work covers the past record of the Labour government, focusing on effective ways of dealing with crime and offenders.

Ponders whether the prison harms its inhabitants, its employees, and others, and redirects the conversation among academics, policy-makers and professionals on the effects of imprisonment. This book examines the social, psychological, behavioural, and emotional impacts of the incarceration experience on prisoners, their families, and on society.

This work explores criminal justice responses to the management of individuals who are convicted of sexual offences. It contextualizes the issue of sex offenders in the community, exploring the theoretical and legal frameworks that underpin current practice. It also covers risk assessment.

Community penalties are court-ordered punishments, falling between imprisonment and fines, and involve some contact by a criminal justice agency. This work looks at the current debate on which policy pressures may be dominant over community penalties in the future.

This book provides a detailed review of the thinking behind New Labour's promise to be 'tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime', looking at policies and proposals in the field of punishment, particularly those embodied in the Halliday Review of the Sentencing Framework (2001), the government White Paper Justice for All (2002), and the 2002 Criminal Justice Bill.

In this book a group of leading authorities in the field address the key issues surrounding the future of sentencing in Britain, in the light particularly of the highly influential Halliday Report.