Determinate Sentencing: The Promise and the Reality of Retributive Justice (SUNY series in Critical Issues in Criminal Justice) - Hardcover

Griset, Pamala L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0791405346 ISBN 13: 9780791405345

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 1991

Synopsis

This book discusses in depth the rise and fall of the determinate ideal, once heralded as a replacement to the old order of criminal justice. Using new materials and combining political, empirical, and theoretical perspectives, Griset examines the attempt in New York State to establish determinate sentencing - "punishment for its own sake" - to replace the existing policy of rehabilitation. In portraying New York's experience against the backdrop of a national reform agenda, she analyzes the development and ultimate failure of a major social movement.

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About the Author

Pamala L. Griset is Deputy Commissioner of the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services in Albany.

Edition details

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791405346
• ISBN 13: 9780791405345
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 237