1st Edition

Crime and Penal Policy Reflections on Fifty Years' Experience

By Barbara Wootton Copyright 1978
264 Pages
by Routledge

261 Pages
by Routledge

261 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1978, Crime and Penal Policy is primarily addressed to non-professional people interested in criminal law and the penal system, such as magistrates, prison visitors, and anyone accused or convicted of criminal offences. At the same time, many of the topics discussed will be of central interest to practising professionals and academic specialists in law, criminology and penal... Read more

Preface List of Abbreviations 1. My Criminal Career 2. The Function of the Court: (I) Reaching a verdict 3. The Function of the Court: (II) The Nature of Criminal Justice and the Sentencing Function 4. Limitations on the Sentencing Function 5. The Personnel of the Courts 6. Custodial Sentences 7. Non-Custodial Sentences 8. Murder 9. Young Offenders 10. Drugs and Drunks 11. Motorists 12. Criminal Responsibility and the Mentally Abnormal Offender 13. Conclusion Index

Biography

Barbara Wootton