Research Catalog

Title

The official history of criminal justice in England and Wales. Volume III, The rise and fall of penal hope / David Downes.

Author

Downes, David M.

Publication

London ; New York : Routledege, 2021.

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Details

Description

xi, 277 pages : illustrations (black and white); 24 cm.

Summary

"Volume III of The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales draws on archival sources and individual accounts to offer a history of penal policymaking in England and Wales between 1959 and 1997. The book studies the changes underlying penal policymaking in the period, from a belief in the rehabilitative potential of imprisonment to a reaffirmation in 1993 that 'Prison Works' as a deterrent to crime. A need to curb the rising prison population initially focussed on developing alternatives to prison and a new system of parole; however, their relative ineffectiveness led to sentencing becoming the key to penal reform. A slackening of faith in rehabilitation led to pressure for greater emphasis on humane containment and the rebalancing of security, order and justice in prison regimes. Thus, 1991 was the climactic year for what became largely unfulfilled hopes for lasting penal reform. Escapes, riots and prison occupations were prime catalysts for changes, often highly contentious, in penal policymaking. Notably, there was no simple equation between political party, minister and policy choice. Both Labour and Conservative governments had distinctly liberal Home Secretaries and, after 1992, both parties took a more punitive approach. This book will be of much interest to students of criminology and British history, politics and law"--

Series Statement

Whitehall histories: government official history series

Uniform Title

Government official history series.

Alternative Title

Criminal justice in England and Wales

Subject

• Justice, Administration of > England > History
• Justice, Administration of > Wales > History
• Justice, Administration of
• England
• Wales

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

JFE 21-7033

ISBN

• 9780367653958
• 0367653958
• 9780367653996
• 0367653990

LCCN

• 2020048174
• 40030646578

OCLC

1224042239

Author

Downes, David M., author.

Title

The official history of criminal justice in England and Wales. Volume III, The rise and fall of penal hope / David Downes.

Publisher

London ; New York : Routledege, 2021.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Whitehall histories: government official history series

Government official history series.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Form:

Online version: Downes, David, M., The official history of criminal justice in england and wales 1. New York : Routldege, 2021. 9781003129271 (DLC) 2020048175

Other Standard Identifier

40030646578

Research Call Number

JFE 21-7033