Life after life imprisonment /

This book explores one of the most contentious and sensitive topics in criminal justice: the release and resettlement of life-sentenced offenders. It offers a major insight into how societies respond to serious crime, why offenders are recalled and identifies important elements of successful reinteg...

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Main Author:	Appleton, Catherine
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2010.
Series:	Clarendon studies in criminology.
Subjects:	Great Britain. > Parole Board for England and Wales. Great Britain. > Parole Board for England and Wales Life imprisonment > Great Britain > Case studies. Parole > Great Britain > Case studies. Ex-convicts > Great Britain > Social conditions > Case studies. Criminal justice, Administration of > Great Britain > Decision making. Réclusion à perpétuité > Grande-Bretagne > Études de cas. Libération conditionnelle > Grande-Bretagne > Études de cas. Criminal justice, Administration of > Decision making Ex-convicts > Social conditions Life imprisonment Parole Great Britain Social Welfare & Social Work. Social Sciences. Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency. Electronic books. Case studies
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Summary:	This book explores one of the most contentious and sensitive topics in criminal justice: the release and resettlement of life-sentenced offenders. It offers a major insight into how societies respond to serious crime, why offenders are recalled and identifies important elements of successful reintegration for released offenders.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xx, 252 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-243) and index.
ISBN:	9780191702341 019170234X