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Title Incapacitation : trends and new perspectives / edited by Marijke Malsch and Marius Duker
Published Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 259 pages) : illustrations
Contents Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Total Incapacitation; 3 The Incapacitation of the Dangerous Offender; 4 The Risk of the Persistent Offender and the Special Security Measure; 5 Post-Sentence Incapacitation of Sex-Offenders and the Ethics of Risk Assessment; 6 Incapacitation by Pre-Trial Detention; 7 Part-Time Incapacitation: Probation Supervision and Electronic Monitoring; 8 Incapacitation: Anti-libidinal Medication in the Treatment of Sex-Offenders; 9 Circles of Support and Accountability
10Disqualification from a Profession or an Office: Nature and Actual Practice11The Application of Administrative Law against Organized Crime: Refusing and Revoking Licenses as Incapacitation; 12Criminal Records as an Instrument of Incapacitation; 13Estimating the Effects of Imprisonment: Intended and Unintended Consequences of Incarceration; 14 Incapacitation: Trends and New Perspectives; Index
Summary This book discusses the topic of incapacitation from various angles and perspectives. It explores how theories of justice and objectives of punishment are affected by the new emphasis on incapacitation. It also looks at how criminal justice practice is changing as a consequence of this new emphasis. The book presents an overview of these trends, their consequences and alternatives. While a number of cases are focused on the Netherlands, these are placed within the wider comparative and international context. The volume contains contributions from leading experts in the area including: Jonathan
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Subject Prison sentences.
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Punishment.
Recidivism -- Prevention
Crime prevention.
Internal security.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology.
Crime prevention
Criminal justice, Administration of
Internal security
Prison sentences
Punishment
Recidivism -- Prevention
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Form Electronic book
Author Malsch, M. (Marijke)
Duker, M. J. A. (Marius J. A.)
LC no. 2012026361
ISBN 9781409439967
1409439968
9781409471516
1409471519
1317117662
9781317117667
1283705664
9781283705660