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Sentencing and Punishment: The Quest for Justice, 5th Edition

Sentencing and Punishment: The Quest for Justice, 5th Edition

Author: Susan Easton; Christine Piper
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780192863300
Published In: December 2022
Format: Paperback , 528 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Examining the theory behind the headlines and engaging with current debates, this new edition provides thoughtful, impartial, and unbiased coverage of sentencing and punishment in the UK. Collectively, Susan Easton and Christine Piper are highly experienced teachers and researchers in this field, making them perfectly placed to deliver this lively account of a highly dynamic subject area.

The book takes a thorough and systematic approach to sentencing and punishment, examining key topics from legal, philosophical, and practical perspectives. Offering in-depth and detailed coverage, while remaining clear and succinct, the authors deliver a balanced approach to the subject. Chapter summaries, discussion questions, and case studies help students to engage with the subject, apply their knowledge, and reflect upon debates.

Fully reworked and restructured, this fifth edition has been updated to include developments such as the Sentencing Act 2020 and changes following the 2019 general election. This is the essential guide for anyone studying sentencing and punishment as part of a law or criminology course.

New to this Edition:
- The fifth edition is fully updated to include recent developments including the Sentencing Act 2020 and other major policy developments and proposals
- Features the impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic on the courts, on life in prison, and on offenders in Young Offender Institutions
- Includes additional material on the impact of the Equality Act 2010, including the impact of imprisonment on mothers, as well as further discussion on racial disparity and the criminal justice system in the UK and US
Sentencing Principles and Policies
1: Influences on penal policy
2: Structuring sentencing
3: 'Just desserts': seriousness and proportionality in sentencing
4: Utility and deterrence
5: Risk and danger
6: Making amends
7: Mitigating the sentence?
8: Treating children differently
Punishing Offenders
9: Justice in the modern prison
10: Equality and difference in punishment
11: Experiencing imprisonment
12: Just punishment in the community
13: Punishing young offenders
14: Sentencing and punishment in context
Susan Easton, Reader in Law, Brunel University, and Christine Piper, Professor of Law, Brunel University

Susan Easton is Reader in Law at Brunel Law School, a barrister and editor of the International Journal of Discrimination and the Law. She has previously lectured at the Universities of Sussex and Sheffield. She has a particular research interest in prisoners' rights and the experience of imprisonment.

Christine Piper is Professor of Law at Brunel Law School, and a member of the editorial board of Child and Family Law Quarterly. Her current research interests include issues in youth justice and the impact of punishment on families.
"This third edition of Sentencing and Punishment provides an updated, succint and penetrating account of theoretical, legal and policy-related developments since the second edition as well as covering some of the ground of earlier editions. The change in government from Labour to a Coalition Government in 2010, the August 2011 riots, and the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill have all prompted vigorous debate about criminal justice, as has the continued high use of imprisonment. This is an informative, authoritative and lively account of sentencing and punishment - essential reading for anyone interested in the creation and delivery of justice. " - Loraine Gelsthorpe, Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of Cambridge

Review(s) from previous edition

"A well-written and accessible text which provides excellent value for money. - The Student Law Journal, December 2005

"(A) stimulating account of the role of sentencing law and penal policy in England and Wales. " - The Student Law Journal, December 2005

"In addition to being an invaluable guide to those attempting to navigate the complex surface of current penal policy, the book should also stimulate fresh perspectives amongst those familiar with the topography of the current penal terrain. " - Howard Journal, 2006