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Although criminal justice systems vary greatly around the world, onetheme has emerged in all western jurisdictions in recent years: a risein both the rhetoric and practice of severe punishment at a time whenpublic opinion has played a pivotal role in sentencing policy andreforms. Despite the differe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Roberts, Julian V.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Colección:Studies in crime and public policy.
Temas:
Sentences (Criminal procedure) > Public opinion > Cross-cultural studies.
Crime > Public opinion > Cross-cultural studies.
Punishment > Public opinion > Cross-cultural studies.
Crime in mass media > Cross-cultural studies.
Public opinion > Cross-cultural studies.
Sentences (Procédure pénale) > Opinion publique > Études transculturelles.
Criminalité > Opinion publique > Études transculturelles.
Peines > Opinion publique > Études transculturelles.
Criminalité dans les médias > Études transculturelles.
Opinion publique > Études transculturelles.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
Sentencias (Proseso penal) > Opinión pública > Estudios transculturales.
Delincuencia > Opinión pública > Estudios transculturales.
Penas (Derecho) > Opinión pública > Estudios transculturales.
Crime in mass media.
Crime > Public opinion.
Public opinion.
Punishment > Public opinion.
Sentences (Criminal procedure) > Public opinion.
Cross-cultural studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Although criminal justice systems vary greatly around the world, onetheme has emerged in all western jurisdictions in recent years: a risein both the rhetoric and practice of severe punishment at a time whenpublic opinion has played a pivotal role in sentencing policy andreforms. Despite the differences among jurisdictions, startlingcommonalities exist among the five countries-the U.K., USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand--surveyed here. Drawing on the results ofrepresentative o.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 244 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-225) and index.
ISBN:9780195350487
0195350480
9780195136234
0195136233
1602564167
9781602564169
0195302397
9780195302394
1280473541
9781280473548

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