Sentencing and Sanctions in Western Countries

by Richard S. Frase

Book 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195138619
• ISBN13: 9780195138610
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 9.1"