Killing Time

Killing Time

Author: Diarmuid Griffin

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-02-27

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 3319726676

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Little is known about life imprisonment and the process of releasing offenders back into the community in Ireland. Addressing this scarcity of information, Griffin’s empirical study examines the legal and policy framework surrounding life imprisonment and parole. Through an analysis of the rationales expressed by parole decision-makers in the exercise of their discretionary power of release, it is revealed that decision-makers view public protection as central to the process. However, the risk of reoffending features amidst an array of other factors that also influence parole outcomes including personal interpretations of the purposes of punishment, public opinion and the political landscape within which parole operates. The findings of this study are employed to provide a rationale for the upward trend in time served by life sentence prisoners prior to release in recent times. With reform of parole now on the political agenda, will a more formal process of release operate to constrain the increase in time served witnessed over the last number of decades or will the upward trajectory continue unabated?


Community Corrections

Community Corrections

Author: Robert D. Hanser

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2009-02-19

Total Pages: 553

ISBN-13: 1412959950

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Aimed at undergraduate courses in criminal justice that offer modules in community corrections, probation and parol, this text covers the necessary topics in community corrections but with a more practical approach than other texts. Subjects covered include: the history of probation and parole; arguments for and against the treatment of offenders; the point and purpose of community corrections; and jail facilities and detention centers. The book offers a unique perspective given the author′s expertise with both special needs populations and in the comparative fields. It is supported by an online study site and instructor′s resource materials.


Offender Supervision in Europe

Offender Supervision in Europe

Author: F. McNeill

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2013-11-26

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 1137379197

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Offender supervision in Europe has developed rapidly in scale, distribution and intensity in recent years. However, the emergence of mass supervision in the community has largely escaped the attention of legal scholars and social scientists more concerned with the mass incarceration reflected in prison growth. As well as representing an important analytical lacuna for penology in general and comparative criminal justice in particular, the neglect of supervision means that research has not delivered the knowledge that is urgently required to engage with political, policy and practice communities grappling with delivering justice efficiently and effectively in fiscally straitened times, and with the challenges of communicating the meaning, legitimacy and utility of supervision to an insecure public. This book reports the findings from a survey of European research on this topic, undertaken during the first year of a European research network that spans twenty countries. As such, it provides the first comprehensive review of research on offender supervision in Europe, opening up an important new field of enquiry for comparative social science, and offering the prospects of better informed democratic deliberation about key challenges facing contemporary justice systems, policymakers and practitioners, and the societies they seek to serve.


Probation

Probation

Author: Rob Canton

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-03

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 1136673628

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This title presents an account of contemporary probation policy and practice. It also offers an account of probation's history, its values and its principal tasks. It is suitable for the students of probation, and for general readers.


Essentials of Community Corrections

Essentials of Community Corrections

Author: Robert D. Hanser

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2018-01-03

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 1544317654

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Essentials of Community Corrections offers students a concise and practical perspective on community corrections while emphasizing successful offender reentry through strong community partnerships. Author Robert D. Hanser draws on his expertise with offender treatment planning, special needs populations, and the comparative criminal justice fields to present a complete introduction to community corrections today. A variety of practical pedagogical tools offer students insights into the daily lives of those working in the field, encouraging students to start thinking like practitioners. Key Features: What Would You Do? assignments give students the chance to apply what they have learned by analyzing real-world scenarios to determine the best course of action for common challenges in community supervision. Applied Theory inserts throughout the book provide a focused application of a specific theory to particular issues in community corrections. Cross-National Perspective boxes demonstrate common themes in community corrections around the world, as well as different approaches used in other countries. Applied Exercises encourage students to reflect on their understanding of each chapter′s content and to demonstrate their competence in using the information, techniques, and processes that they have learned. Food for Thought features at the end of each chapter guide students through a recent research study related to community corrections and include follow-up questions to help students think critically. Sharing Your Opinion questions at the end of each chapter empower students to express their own views on the issues covered in the text. The free, open-access Student Study site features carefully selected video links, access to SAGE journal articles, and more! Instructors.


Criminal Law and Practice Review

Criminal Law and Practice Review

Author: Ivana Bacik

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781905536672

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The Criminal Law & Practice Review (formerly Criminal Law & Procedure Review) is a new book from Clarus Press in collaboration with the School of Law at Trinity College, Dublin. Originally based on the Criminal Law Update Conference held annually at Trinity College, the Review includes article versions of the papers presented at the conference, along with new articles and notes on recent developments in substantive and procedural criminal law in Ireland. The book will be of great interest to all criminal lawyers - including practitioners, academics, and students - as well as those interested in criminology, victimology, policing, evidence, and other related criminal law topics. Contents include: ** (Feature Articles) The Proposed Court of Appeal * Victims of Crime with Disabilities in Ireland * Sentencing White-Collar Crime Problems and Principles * Improperly Obtained Evidence, Silence, and Legal Advice: Ongoing Change in Seemingly Settled Situations? * Ireland's Proposed DNA Framework * Addressing Uncertainty in the Defenses of Self-Defense, Diminished Responsibility, and Provocation * Legislative Developments in Criminal Law and Procedure ** (Case and Commentary) Vague Offenses and the High Court * The Statutory Retention of Fingerprints.


Doing Probation Work

Doing Probation Work

Author: Rob C. Mawby

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 0415540283

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This book reaches beyond criminological and policy analysis and presents the first comprehensive picture of who probation workers are, what motivates them and how they construct a working identity that sustains them in adverse working conditions.