Product Description

Tough Justice is an incisive examination of British sentencing policy, tracing the political developments that have led to the great rise in the prison population since 1993, before indicating the direction in which a sustainable solution can be found. The book provides a clear and lively analysis of the reasons behind the long-standing consensus that there should be restraint in the use of prison as the disposal of last resort and describes the destruction of that consensus in the 1990s. A detailed account of the very different attempts to control sentencing, in the Criminal Justice Acts of 1992 and 1991 and the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997, is also included. Written by two senior civil servants with years of experience in prison administration, this book will be essential reading for all those working or interested in the UK's criminal justice system.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #782900 in Books
• Published on: 1998-04-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 182 pages

About the Author
Ian Dunbar was a prison governor before becoming Director of Inmate Administration in the Prison Service. Anthony Langdon was Director of Operational Policy in the Prison Department in the 1980s before becoming a Deputy-Secretary of State in the Home Office.

Customer Reviews

An easy-to-read comprehensive report on British prisons.
As a student of criminology this book is very easy to read and offers a very concise and understandable opinion from two ex-prison managers about the state of British prisons and what can be done to improve them.