NCJ Number
145691
Date Published
1993
Length
497 pages
Annotation
This discussion of the evolution of British penal policy uses archive material and contemporary sources to describe how penal policy is formulated and enacted into legislation.
Abstract
The author, a former Home Office minister and Parole Board chairman, outlines the political context of British politics and law-making and reviews in chronological order the principal legislative milestones of penal policy over the past 40 years, ending with a detailed analysis of the preparatory stages and passage of the Criminal Justice Act 1991. Various chapters explore diverse forces impacting on penal policy, including political trends, privatization of prisons, the ascendance of community sanctions, the use of life imprisonment, and human rights considerations. Chapter references