Cavadino, Michael., author. <br/><br/>
The penal system :   an introduction /  
Michael Cavadino and James Dignan. 
 - Second edition. 
 - Thousand Oaks, Calif. :   Sage,   ©1997. 
 - [vi], 346 pages :   illustrations ;   24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Crisis? What crisis? -- Justifying punishment -- Explaining punishment -- Court decisions: the crux of the crisis -- Prisons: expansion and explosion -- Prison privatization: panacea or Pandora̓s box? -- Early release: the penal system's safety valve -- Non-custodial penalties: towards decarceration or the punitive city? -- Young offenders: from system disaster to systems management? -- Bias in the criminal justice system -- Solving the crisis? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0-7619-5327-2 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Corrections-- England <br/>Corrections--Wales <br/>Imprisonment --England <br/>Imprisonment -- Wales <br/>Criminal justice, Administration of --Wales
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>DC 345.42  / C31p