Criminal Justice and the Pursuit of Decency
Author | : Andrew Rutherford |
Publisher | : Waterside Press |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1994 |
ISBN-10 | : 187287021X |
ISBN-13 | : 9781872870212 |
Rating | : 4/5 (1X Downloads) |
Book excerpt: ëWithout people committed to humanising penal practice, criminal justice can so easily sink into apathy and pointless repressioní Sunday Telegraph. ëA highly readable and illuminating workí Times Higher Education Supplement . ëOne of those rare books that deserves a wide readership across the disciplines of criminal justiceí Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health . ëAt a time when humanity in criminal justice is commonly ranked below efficiency and value for money . . . the need for vigilance is greater than everí. British Journal of Criminology. This book is a must for anyone who believes that it is important to preserve ethics, standards, values and integrity.