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This book presents both a survey of and commentary upon the penal
process of England and Wales between 1945 and 2020 from the primary
perspective of prisons and their operational management. Part I
focusses on the extent to which governmental polities, changing
concepts in penology and significant events affected the
performance and management of prisons during four key periods:
1945-1991; 1991-1997; 1997-2007 and 2007-2020. Part II presents a
vision for more effective operation of prisons within the wider
penal process in the 2020s and beyond. It draws upon the author's
academic insights and his experience as a former prison governor.
This book speaks to those in the social sciences, law and politics
and to professionals in government and in the penal system who are
interested in reform.
This book presents both a survey of and commentary upon the penal
process of England and Wales between 1945 and 2020 from the primary
perspective of prisons and their operational management. Part I
focusses on the extent to which governmental polities, changing
concepts in penology and significant events affected the
performance and management of prisons during four key periods:
1945-1991; 1991-1997; 1997-2007 and 2007-2020. Part II presents a
vision for more effective operation of prisons within the wider
penal process in the 2020s and beyond. It draws upon the author's
academic insights and his experience as a former prison governor.
This book speaks to those in the social sciences, law and politics
and to professionals in government and in the penal system who are
interested in reform.
David J Cornwell appraises the potential of restorative justice to
make 'corrections' more effective, civilised, humane, pragmatic and
non-fanciful - by looking at 'bedrock issues' in contemporary
criminology and penology and demonstrate that RJ offers no 'soft
options', rather the demands of remorse, acceptance of
responsibility, and the repairing of harm done. It makes the case
for the radical overhaul of existing approaches on the basis of
principle rather than political expediency. Provides an
international perspective as to the potential of restorative
justice to: Deliver better ways of dealing with offenders and
victims; Reduce the use of custody by challenging offenders to take
responsibility for their offences and to make reparation for their
wrong-doing; Consign to history the fallacies and false horizons of
traditional thinking in favour of a principled, more purposeful use
of sanctions. Criminal Punishment and Restorative Justice pulls no
punches in its criticism of traditional approaches and their
failure to achieve crime prevention. 'This short book is well worth
the time and effort to read and ponder, especially for anyone who
actually works in or administers 'punishment' within criminal
justice programmes': restorativejustice.org. 'Cornwell's attack on
traditional philosophies, exploration of restorative philosophy in
punishment theory, and different examinations of how restorative
justice can transform penal policy provide an optimistic road map
for the future of criminal justice': International Criminal Justice
Review. 'A valuable and relevant text for practitioners, academics
and students': Vista. David J Cornwell has extensive experience
working in both HM Prison Service and the private sector. He is a
member of the International Corrections and Prisons Association
(ICPA) and continues to act as a consultant criminologist.
Restorative justice has attracted increasing support world-wide,
but it sits uncomfortably alongside entrenched attitudes towards
punishment and retribution. Because it does not involve 'locking-up
people and throwing away the key' it is not favoured reading for
risk-averse politicians or the media. There are also vested
interests at play which can be traced back to when the state first
sought to enhance its coffers and cast victims to the side lines.
As a result, the concept of 'mercy' has become largely lost,
distorting relationships between victims, offenders and
communities. The author argues that rediscovering mercy would lead
to a more humane and purposeful form of criminal justice. His book
looks at the characteristics of mercy and explains how it has
become confused with mitigation and leniency. He goes on to
deconstruct and analyse current theoriesa and make proposals for
reform. Long-overdue reform of contemporary criminal justice
necessitates, as the author argues, a 'paradigm-shift' requiring
inspired political leadership and a consensus to 'do justice
better' between policy-makers, academics, jurists, criminal justice
professionals and opinion-formers. The book examines the
implications and challenges of such a journey and its purposes in a
modern, progressive, enlightened and civilised society.
With a Foreword by John Braithwaite. Probably the best collection
there is, Civilizing Criminal Justice is an inescapable resource
for anyone interested in restorative justice: truly international
and packed with experience while combining history, theory,
developments and practical advice.This volume of specially
commissioned contributions by widely respected commentators on
crime and punishment from various countries is a 'break-through' in
bringing together some of the best arguments for long-overdue penal
reform. An increasingly urgent need to change outmoded criminal
processes, even in advanced democracies, demands an end to those
penal excesses driven by political expediency and damaging notions
of retribution, deterrence and punishment for its own sake.
'Civilising' criminal justice will make it fairer, more consistent,
understandable and considerate towards victims of crime, currently
largely excluded from participation. Principles of reparative and
restorative justice have become increasingly influential in the
quest to provide justice which tackles harm, compensates victims,
repairs relationships, resolves debilitating conflicts and calls
offenders to account. And in any case, what real justification is
there for subjecting more and more people to the expensive but
hollow experience of prison, especially at a time of economic
stringency. Civil justice - in its various forms - can be swifter,
cheaper and more effective, in court or through mediated processes
focusing on the harmful consequences of offences rather than
inflicting punishment that may satisfy a baying media but come home
to haunt the community. This brave and generous book (600 pages)
illustrates the many different ways in which criminal justice can
be 'civilised' and how lessons can be learned from practical
experience across the world and shared expertise. It is a volume
that every politician should read, every criminal justice
professional should possess, and that every student of criminology
and penology will find invaluable.
What is restorative justice ... and does it work? These are just
two of the many questions posed by David J Cornwell in this
incisive work. Based on a lifetime of research and experience it
deals with the concerns about crime and punishment of that most
vivid of judicial creations, 'The Man or Woman on the Clapham
Omnibus'. As the author explains, this human reference point for
reason and good sense is likely to be far more receptive to sound
explanation and argument than the media (and tabloid press in
particular) might give credit. And after all, it is his or her
taxes which are being routinely wasted on outmoded or discredited
methods. Crime will not disappear through the application of
heavy-handed sanctions. Indeed, they make matters worse. With
prisons overflowing in many western countries, restorative justice
offers a better and ultimately more intuitive solution. Cornwell
dismantles the traditional arguments for 'locking people away' and
undermines the idea that it is necessary to be 'tough on crime'.
The book credits people with a higher level of intelligence. It
provides them with proper answers and explanations based on sound
data, copious research and an in-depth analysis of existing trends.
It is a work for people who value credibility rather than
politically-driven excuses with their increasingly damaging
effects. David J Cornwell is a criminologist and consultant with
extensive practical experience of prisons and imprisonment, having
worked in senior positions within the public and private sectors in
the UK and abroad. He has written two previous and acclaimed books
on restorative justice, Criminal Punishment and Restorative Justice
(2006) and Doing Justice Better (2007) (both Waterside Press).
Heather Strang is the Director of the Centre for Restorative
Justice at the Australian National University and one of the
leading international commentators on this topic.
An uncompromising appraisal of the unique penal crisis affecting
Britain and other Western-style democracies. Escalating resort to
prisons, longer sentences, overcrowded and ineffective regimes,
high rates of re-offending and eclectic penal policy all combine to
fuel this crisis, whilst failing to reduce offending. In this new
book, David J Cornwell, author of the acclaimed Criminal Punishment
and Restorative Justice (ISBN 9781904380207), argues that the
symptoms of this penal malaise are grounded in media sensationalism
of crime and the need of politicians and their advisers to retain
electoral credibility. Change is long overdue, but it requires a
fresh, contemporary penology based on Restorative Justice. The book
challenges the status quo, asks 'different questions' and places
victims of crime at the centre of the criminal justice process.
'The reader is challenged to ask different questions about "true
justice" in a book which provides true food for thought in well
argued fashion': The Justices' Clerk 'This book offers a sustained
argument for restorative justice, and should be heeded by
politicians and practitioners alike. Whether either have the
courage to take this way of thinking remains to be seen': Internet
Law Book Reviews 'David Cornwell seeks to drill down into the key]
issues. This book identifies the organizational stresses and
strains, the target-setting, the policy "blips" and all the
problems of trying to bring radical change to our criminal justice
system': Sir Charles Pollard QPM Director, Restorative Solutions,
former Chief Constable, Thames Valley Police Service 'An important
and timely contribution to the literature': Mark S Umbreit. 'One of
the leading writers in the restorative justice] campaign...
intelligent and helpful... an urgent call to action particularly
about the penal crisis which hangs permanently over this country's
head': Justice of the Peace. David Cornwell is a criminologist and
former prison governor with extensive experience of operational
practice and consultancy within both state and privately managed
sectors of correctional administration in a number of countries
worldwide. His first book, Criminal Punishment and Restorative
Justice, was published by Waterside Press in 2006.
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