The Penal System

  • The Penal System: An Introduction
    The Penal System: An Introduction
    By Michael Cavadino, James Dignan, Jamie Bennett

    Fortunately, there is a great deal of evidence that the public, although apparently at present more punitive in Britain than in most other countries (see, for example, Mayhew and van Kesteren, 2002:87–9), is by no means as closed-minded ...

  • The Penal System: An Introduction
    The Penal System: An Introduction
    By Michael Cavadino, James Dignan, George Mair

    Fully revised and updated to account for recent changes in the Criminal Justice System, the new edition includes: Expanded material on restorative justice An expanded section on gender and the Criminal Justice System Greater coverage of ...

  • The Penal System: An Introduction
    The Penal System: An Introduction
    By Michael Cavadino, James Dignan

    The Penal System delivers in all of these ways. Mick Cavadino and Jim Dignan write with passion and authority, which makes for an immensely readable book. If there is such a thing as an ideal textbook, then this is it.

  • The Penal System: An Introduction
    By Michael Cavadino, James Dignan

    This is highlighted in the state of prisons, with their chronic overcrowding, deteriorating physical conditions and increasing tendency to outbreaks of mass disorder.

  • The Penal System: An Introduction
    The Penal System: An Introduction
    By Michael Cavadino, James Dignan

    Since the publication of the First Edition, The Penal System has been THE essential resource for students and academics in criminal justice and criminology.