Phrases with «penal policy»

"Penal policy" refers to the rules and decisions made by a government or legal system about how to punish people who break the law. It includes things like determining what types of crimes will have consequences, the severity of those consequences, and the methods of rehabilitation or incarceration that are used. Full definition

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Sentences with «penal policy»

On the second issue, the court acknowledged that although maintaining public confidence in the penal system had a role to play in the development of penal policy and that punishment was a legitimate aim of imprisonment, these were not the only important considerations. (newlawjournal.co.uk)
Clarke's liberal penal policies irritated the Tory rank - and - file, who have never trusted the former chancellor because of his europhile outlook. (politics.co.uk)
However, the court underlined the evolution in European penal policy towards the increasing relative importance of the rehabilitative aim of imprisonment, particularly towards the end of a long prison sentence. (newlawjournal.co.uk)
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Phrases with «penal policy»

Sentences with «penal policy»

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