| Description |
1 online resource (295 pages) |
| Series |
Clarendon studies in criminology |
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Clarendon studies in criminology.
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| Contents |
Early release in comparative historical perspective -- Conceptualizing policy change -- An idea whose time had come : parole, indeterminacy, and the personalization of punishment -- A very British compromise : The Criminal Justice Act 1967 -- Squaring the circle : early release and short sentence prisoners -- The politics of inertia : The Criminal Justice Act 1982 -- Truth in sentencing : the Carlisle Committee review of parole in England and Wales -- A new system takes shape : The Criminal Justice Act 1991 -- Organizational factors in early release policy and practice -- Temporal factors in early release policy and practice |
| Summary |
Using extensive archival research, Getting Out explores the complex nature of criminal justice administration, the strong path-dependent effects of public policy choices, and the critical role of uneven power differentials in the development of early release policy and practice between 1960 and 1995 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 18, 2018) |
| Subject |
Early release programs -- England -- History -- 20th century
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Early release programs -- Wales -- History -- 20th century
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
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Early release programs.
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England.
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Wales.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780192525567 |
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0192525565 |
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9780191842085 |
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0191842087 |
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