Lost in the myths of crime: the use of penal custody for male juveniles, 1969 to 1993
Article Abstract:
Increases in penal custody for male juvenile offenders between 1969 and 1993 can be largely attributed to decreases in social services and the politicization of criminal issues as government officials exploited national fears of crime and criminals. Evidence suggests that long term incarceration and more severe punishments of male youths are doing nothing to deter criminal activity and only contribute to prison overcrowding. Issues of criminal justice should be considered a social crisis rather than a popular tool of politicians.
Publication Name: The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0265-5527
Year: 1996
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Penal policy file no.74: April-June 1999
Article Abstract:
Reports and inspections of prisons and prison policy in the UK are discussed. Reports concerning prison inspections, correctional personnel, and penal reform pressure groups are summarized.
Publication Name: The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0265-5527
Year: 1999
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