Sentencing and Sanctions in Western Countries

by Michael Tonry, Richard S. Frase

Overview

This collection of original essays surveys the evolution of sentencing policies and practices in Western countries over the past twenty-five years. Contributors address plea-bargaining, community service, electronic monitoring, standards of use of incarceration, and legal perspectives on sentencing policy developments, among other topics. Sentencing and Sanctions in Western Countries provides a range of scholars and students excellent cross-national knowledge of sentencing laws and practices, when and why they have changed over time, and with what effects.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195138610
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/31/2001
Series:	Studies in Crime and Public Policy
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	456
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 5.90(h) x 1.20(d)
Lexile:	1520L (what's this?)