2nd Edition
Crime and Punishment in Britain The Penal System in Theory, Law, and Practice
By Russell Smith
Copyright 1965
373 Pages
by
Routledge
390 Pages
by
Routledge
373 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book, first published in 1965, describes the British penal system as it existed in the 1960s. It describes how the system defined, accounted for, and disposed of offenders. As an early work in criminology, it focuses on differences between, and changes in, the views held by legislators, lawyers, philosophers, and the man in the street on the topic of crime and punishment. Walker is... Read more
Part One: Introduction 1: The scope and accuracy of the penal system 2: Trends and patterns in crime Part Two: Explaining and Predicting Crime 3: Constitutional theories 4: Mental subnormality and illness 5: Maladjustment, the normal offender, and psychopathy 6: Environmental theories 7: Explanation and prediction Part Three: The System of Disposal 8: Aims and assumptions 9: Measures for adults 10: Young offenders Part Four: Sentencing 11: The sentencing process 12: The efficacy of sentences Part Five: Special Categories of Offender 13: The disposal of the mentally abnormal 14: Women offenders 15: Recidivists Part Six: General 16: Influences on the Penal System Bibliography Index
Biography
Russell Smith
