Responses to Crime Volume 2 Penal Policy in the Making [Hardcover]

Policies dealing with crime are a central feature of contemporary British political life. Crime and crime statistics receive wide exposure and evoke strong public outcry, and politicians are often judged as much by the speed and tone of their reactions as by their considered responses. In this timely sequel to his seminal workResponses to Crime, Lord Windlesham examines how criminal justice policy is first formulated and then enacted at Parliamentary and Government levels. Drawing upon scholarly material and his experience as a former Home Office Minister, Lord Windlesham identifies the pressures which traditionally and typically influence policy decisions. Emerging from his scholarly and accessible analysis is an appreciation of how the articulation of policy is often less coherent than it seems.

For anyone interested in the ebb and flow of penal policy, the second volume ofResponses to Crimeis compulsory and compulsive reading. --Criminal Law Review

Lord Windlesham's new book, which traces penal policy developments since 1945, is a timely reminder of what has been lost....[He] has provided rich contextual detail to begin to make sense of this remarkable and ultimately disappointing phase of penal history in England and Wales. --CriminalJustice

From reviews of Volume 1:
An impressive and useful addition to the literature...a convenient source of authoritative reference. --British Journal of Criminology