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Principled sentencing : readings on theory and policy
- Title
- Principled sentencing : readings on theory and policy / edited by Andrew von Hirsch and Andrew Ashworth.
- Publication
- Oxford, UK : Hart Pub. ; Evanston, Ill. : Distributed in the U.S. by Northwestern University Press, 1998.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Book/Text | Use in library | K5121.Z9 P75 1998 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xii, 433 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- The first edition of this collection of extracts on sentencing philosophy and policy proved popular with undergraduate students. This revised edition includes new chapters on restorative justice and postmodernist perspectives.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- I. Rehabilitation. 1. The model penal code -- 2. How effective are penal treatments? / Stephen Brody -- 3. The decline of the rehabilitative ideal / Francis A. Allen -- 4. Reaffirming rehabilitation / Francis T. Cullen, Karen E. Gilbert -- 5. Should penal rehabilitation be revived? / Andrew von Hirsch, Lisa Maher -- 6. A new form of rehabilitation? / Sue Rex -- II. Deterrence. 1. Punishment and deterrence / Jeremy Bentham -- 2. Optimal sanctions : any upper limits? / Richard Posner -- 3. Deterrence research and deterrence policies / Deryck Beyleveld -- 4. Deterrence theory : its moral problems / Alan H. Goldman -- III. Incapacitation. 1. Sentencing on the basis of risk : the model sentencing act -- 2. The problem of false positives / Andrew von Hirsch -- 3. Incapacitation, dangerousness and forfeiture of rights / Nigel Walker -- 4. Incapacitation and "vivid danger" / A.E. Bottoms, Roger Brownsword -- 5. Incapacitation within limits / Norval Morris -- 6. Selective incapacitation / James Q. Wilson -- 7. Selective incapacitation : some doubts / Andrew von Hirsch -- 8. Selective incapacitation : the debate over its ethics / Michael Tonry -- IV. Desert. 1. The moral worth of retribution / Michael S. Moore -- 2. Desert : some doubts / Nigel Walker -- 3. Desert and penance / R.A. Duff -- 4. Proportionate sentences : a desert perspective / Andrew von Hirsch -- 5. Desert as a limiting principle / Norval Morris -- 6. Seriousness, severity and the living standard / Andrew von Hirsch -- 7. Desert and previous convictions / Andrew von Hirsch -- 8. Parsimony and desert in sentencing / Michael Tonry -- 9. Mitigation for socially deprived offenders / Barbara A. Hudson -- V. Structuring sentencing discretion. 1. Lawlessness in sentencing / Marvin Frankel -- 2. Four techniques for reducing sentence disparity / Andrew Ashworth -- 3. The Swedish sentencing law / Andrew von Hirsch, Nils Jareborg -- VI. Community punishments. 1. "Alternatives" to incarceration : substitutes or supplements? / James Austin, Barry Krisberg -- 2. The unit fine : monetary sanctions apportioned to income / Judith Greene -- 3. Intensive supervision probation : how and for whom? / Todd R. Clear, Patricia L. Hardyman -- 4. Non-custodial penalties and the principle of proportionality / Martin Wasik, Andrew von Hirsch -- 5. Interchangeability, desert limits and equivalence of function / Michael Tonry -- VII. Restorative justice. 1. Conflicts as property / Nils Christie -- 2. Republicanism in sentencing : recognition, recompense and reassurance / Philip Pettit, John Braithwaite -- 3. Desert and the three Rs / Andrew Ashworth, Andrew von Hirsch -- 4. Reparation and retribution : are they reconcilable? / Lucia Zedner -- 5. Reparation, retribution and rights / Michael Cavadino, James Dignan -- VIII. External critiques of sentencing theory. 1. The limits of legal ideology / Alan Norrie -- 2. Sociological perspectives on punishment / David Garland -- 3. Punishment and community / Nicola Lacey -- IX. Law and order.
- ISBN
- 1901362124
- 9781901362121
- 1901362132
- 9781901362138
- OCLC
- ocm40001872
- 40001872
- SCSB-9016773
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library