The Sword of Damocles and the Clang of the Prison Gates
Prospects on the Inception of the Partly Suspended Sentence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13895158 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Dignan (University of Sheffield, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 183-200 |
| Publication date | 1984-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-5527 • E-ISSN: 1468-2311 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2311.1984.tb00505.x |
| OpenAlex | W1982132419 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 2 |
The partly suspended sentence was introduced principally as a means of relieving pressure on the prison population at a time when earlier sentencing innovations with similar aims, such as the suspended sentence itself, were being questioned on both theoretical and empirical grounds. This article examines recent changes in the theoretical foundations underlying the partly suspended sentence, and considers their implications for sentencing practice in the context of current judicial attitudes towards the use of imprisonment. The likely impact of the new measure on the prison population is also assessed in the light of the latest statistical information as to its early use
Context (archaeology · Criminology · Data mining · Geography · Imprisonment · Measure (data warehouse · Political science · Population · Prison · Sentence · Sociology · SWORD · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Demography · Law · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1987 - 2022 (36) |
| Highly cited | No |