Sentencing and Sanctions in Western Countries (Studies in Crime and Public Policy)

This collection of original essays surveys the evolution of sentencing policies and practices in Western countries over the past twenty-five years. Contributors address plea-bargaining, community service, electronic monitoring, standards of use of incarceration, and legal perspectives on sentencing policy developments, among other topics. Sentencing and Sanctions in Western Countries provides a range of scholars and students excellent cross-national knowledge of sentencing laws and practices, when and why they have changed over time, and with what effects. Contents......Page 8 Contributors......Page 10 Punishment Policies and Patterns in Western Countries......Page 13 1 Three Strikes and You’re Out—It’s Not Cricket: Colonization and Resistance in Australian Sentencing......Page 39 2 The Decline of English Sentencing and Other Stories......Page 72 3 Sentencing and Punishment in Finland: The Decline of the Repressive Ideal......Page 102 4 Sentencing and Punishment in The Netherlands......Page 161 5 Sentencing and Punishment in Germany......Page 198 6 The Disassembly and Reassembly of U.S. Sentencing Practices......Page 232 7 Comparative Perspectives on Sentencing Policy and Research......Page 269 8 Post-Adjudication Dispositions in Comparative Perspective......Page 303 9 International Standards for Sentencing and Punishment......Page 341 10 International Controls on Sentencing and Punishment......Page 389 11 The Project of Sentencing Reform......Page 415 A......Page 431 C......Page 432 D......Page 434 E......Page 435 F......Page 436 G......Page 438 I......Page 439 K......Page 440 M......Page 441 N......Page 442 P......Page 443 S......Page 445 U......Page 447 W......Page 449 Z......Page 450 This collection of original essays will survey the evolution of sentencing policies and practices in Western countries over the past twenty-five years. The volume will consist of approximately ten essays. Six consider sentencing policy strategies and practices in major western countries, including Australia, England/Wales, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United States. Each will be written by a recognized expert from that part of the world. The remaining essays will consider developments and subjects that cross national boundaries. Just a few of the subjects touched upon will in This volume surveys the evolution of sentencing policies and practices in western countries over the last 25 years of the 20th century. Topics covered include plea-bargaining, community service and electronic monitoring, and standards of use of incarceration. This compilation of award-winning advertisements presents the Clio gold winners for 2001 and includes ads from firms such as Budweiser, Nike, ESPN, Eatons, Fox Sports, and others 1. Three Strikes and You're Out-lt's Not Cricket