Can punishments ever meaningfully be proportioned in severity to the seriousness of the crimes fo...

Michael Tonry offers a comprehensive overview of research, policy developments, and practical exp...

This collection of original essays surveys the evolution of sentencing policies and practices in ...

Crime is one of the most significant political issues in contemporary American society. Crime con...

The imprisonment rate in America has grown by a factor of five since 1972. In that time, punishme...

This book provides a detailed review of the thinking behind New Labour's promise to be 'tough on ...

In this book a group of leading authorities in the field address the key issues surrounding the f...

Punishing Race addresses enduring paradoxes of racial disparities in America and the problems of ...

Sentencing and corrections issues are much the same in ever Western nation. Increasingly, countri...

Almost everyone agrees--Right on Crime, the ACLU, Koch Industries, George Soros's Open Society Fo...

In this book a group of leading authorities in the field address the key issues surrounding the f...

Despite the perennial claims of politicians that our courts are coddling hardened criminals, the ...