Economy, punishment and imprisonment
Recent trends in sentencing in England and Wales are discussed and related to the debate concerning the relationship between unemployment and imprisonment. The shift towards a more punitive justice system are traced to the abandonment of full employment economic policies in the mid 1970s.
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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1989
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In: |
Contemporary crises
Year: 1989, Volume: 13, Issue: 4, Pages: 327-349 |
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Summary: | Recent trends in sentencing in England and Wales are discussed and related to the debate concerning the relationship between unemployment and imprisonment. The shift towards a more punitive justice system are traced to the abandonment of full employment economic policies in the mid 1970s. |
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Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 348-349 |
DOI: | 10.1007/BF00729082 |