Punishment in the Community: The Future of Criminal Justice

by Anne Worrall

Overview

Punishment in the Community: The Future of Criminal Justice challenges the widely held assumption that punishment through imprisonment is central to the criminal justice system. Contemporary political debate assumes that penality is synonymous with prison. However, in reality, the vast majority of people admitting to, or convicted of criminal offences are dealt with using non-custodial penal measures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317886754
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/19/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	345 KB

About the Author

Anne Worrall is Professor of Criminology at Keele University, UK.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part One - The Principles and Politics of Community Punishment

1. Introducing Community Punishment

2. From Alternatives to Custody to Punishment in the Community

3. The Criminal Justice Act 1991 and its Demise

4. Constructing the Punishing Community.

Part Two - The Changing Role of the Probation Service

5. From 'Advise, Assist and Befriend' to 'Confront, Control and Monitor'

6. Taking the 'Social' out of Inquiry Reports

7. Demanding but not Degrading? The Appeal of Community Service

8. From Counselling to Instruction: the Development of 'Help' in Probation Discourse

9. Unacceptable Crimes or Unacceptable Criminals? Sex Offenders

10. Unacceptable Crimes or Unacceptable Criminals? Juvenile Delinquents

11. The Future of Punishment in the Community

Conclusion: Seeing Custody as the Alternative

Bibliography

Index