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Incapacitation : penal confinement and the restraint of crime / Franklin E. Zimring, Gordon Hawkins.

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Incapacitation : penal confinement and the restraint of crime / Franklin E. Zimring, Gordon Hawkins.

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Incapacitation : penal confinement and the restraint of crime / Franklin E. Zimring, Gordon Hawkins.

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Incapacitation : penal confinement and the restraint of crime / Franklin E. Zimring, Gordon Hawkins.

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Publisher

New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.

Date

1995.

Call Numbers

N365.973/37

Record Identifier

74VMl5O5ZExZ

MMS ID

991003515129702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

ix, 188 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Contents

I. Concepts. 1. Dominance by Default. 2. The Short History of an Idea. 3. Elements of Theory. 4. The Jurisprudence of Incapacitation -- II. Research. 5. Strategies of Research. 6. Imprisonment and Crime in California -- III. Policy. 7. Of Cost and Benefit. 8. Incapacitation and Imprisonment Policy -...

Publication information

Publisher

New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

1995.

Subjects

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Scope and Contents

Summary

This book is the first comprehensive assessment of incapacitation. Franklin E. Zimring and Gordon Hawkins show the increasing reliance on restraint to justify imprisonment, analyze the existing theories on incapacitation's effects, assess the current empirical research, report a new study, and explore the links between what is known about incapacit...

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Incapacitation : penal confinement and the restraint of crime / Franklin E. Zimring, Gordon Hawkins.

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Notes

General note

Earl Warren Legal Institute study.

Studies in crime and public policy.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-182) and index.

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Call Numbers

N365.973/37

Record Identifier

74VMl5O5ZExZ

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMl5O5ZExZ

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ISBN

0195092333

019511583X (pbk.)

9780195092332 (acid-free paper)

0195092333 (acid-free paper)

9780195092332

DDC

365.973

365973

MMS ID

991003515129702626

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