The penalty of imprisonment : why 60 per cent of the prison population should not be there / Louis Blom-Cooper.

London : Continuum, 2008.

63056

Imprisonment -- Great Britain.

Alternatives to imprisonment -- Great Britain.

Sentences (Criminal procedure)

Criminal justice, Administration of.

1. Gaols and goals: setting the trap

2. Conflicts in criminal justice: caught in the trap

3. Depopulating the prisons: escaping the trap

4. Toughening up the trap.

This book presents a passionate argument, from a passionate law reformer, in the debate about the way in which politicians respond to crime and its perpetrators.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781847061539

xii, 115 p. ; 21 cm