Crime & Punishment

Offenders and Victims in a Broken Justice System: Redbacks

Russell Marks

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English

Penguin
25 February 2015

Violence in society; Causes & prevention of crime; Offenders; Law

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If the goal of our justice system is to reduce crime and create a safer society, then we must do better.

According to conventional wisdom, severely punishing offenders reduces the likelihood that they'll offend again. Why, then, do so many who go to prison continue to commit crimes after their release? What do we actually know about offenders and the reasons they break the law?

In Crime & Punishment, Russell Marks argues that the lives of most criminal offenders - and indeed of many victims of crime - are marked by often staggering disadvantage. For many offenders, prison only increases their chances of committing further crimes. And despite what some media outlets and politicians want us to believe, harsher sentences do not help most victims to heal.

Drawing on his experience as a lawyer, Marks eloquently makes the case for restorative justice and community correction, whereby offenders are obliged to engage with victims and make amends. Crime & Punishment is a provocative call for change to a justice system in desperate need of renewal.

By: Russell Marks
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 216g
ISBN: 9781863957175
ISBN 10: 1863957170
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 25 February 2015
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified