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Tackling Prison Overcrowding
Mike E
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Paperback. Lord Carter's "Review of Prisons" (2007), proposed the construction of vast 'Titan' prisons to deal with the problem of prison overcrowding, the establishment of a Sentencing Commission for keeping judicial demand for prison places in line with supply, and further use of the private sector. This book is a response to these controversial proposals. Editor(s): Hough, Mike; Allen, Rob; Solomon, Enver. Series: Researching Criminal Justice Series. Num Pages: 152 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 170. .
"Tackling prison overcrowding" is a response to controversial proposals for prisons and sentencing set out in by Lord Patrick Carter's "Review of Prisons", published in 2007. The Carter review proposed the construction of vast 'Titan' prisons to deal with the immediate problem of prison overcrowding, the establishment of a Sentencing Commission as a mechanism for keeping judicial demand for prison places in line with supply, along with further use of the private sector, including private sector management methods. "Tackling prison overcrowding" comprises nine chapters by leading academic experts, who expose these proposals to critical scrutiny. They take the ... Read more
"Tackling prison overcrowding" is a response to controversial proposals for prisons and sentencing set out in by Lord Patrick Carter's "Review of Prisons", published in 2007. The Carter review proposed the construction of vast 'Titan' prisons to deal with the immediate problem of prison overcrowding, the establishment of a Sentencing Commission as a mechanism for keeping judicial demand for prison places in line with supply, along with further use of the private sector, including private sector management methods. "Tackling prison overcrowding" comprises nine chapters by leading academic experts, who expose these proposals to critical scrutiny. They take the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Researching Criminal Justice Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847421104
SKU
V9781847421104
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99-50
About Mike E
Mike Hough is Professor of Criminal Policy at the School of Law, King's College London, and Director of the Institute for Criminal Policy Research. Rob Allen is Director of the International Centre for Prison Studies, School of Law, King's College London. Enver Solomon is Deputy Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, School of Law, King's College London.
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