Killing Time
Life Imprisonment and Parole in Ireland
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Beschreibung
Explores previously unavailable empirical data accessed from members of the Parole Board, Ministers for Justice and former members of the Sentence Review Group Examines the dissonance between the legal situation and the reality of the situation on the ground as experienced by prisoners Blends theoretical, legal and sociological analysis
Autor*in
Diarmuid Griffin
Themen in »Killing Time«
life imprisonment punitivism Irish politics capital punishment murder Parole Board risk assessment actuarial justice public protection legal interpretation uropean Court of Human Rights preventive detention public opinion independent decision-making reform
Stimmen zu »Killing Time«
“Killing Time sheds light on one of the mysteries of our time: what does a life sentence mean in practice? It reveals the growing tendency to keep lifers in prison even when there is no penological justification for continuing to do so. This meticulously researched Irish case study should be replicated elsewhere. It is recommended reading for anyone interested in the form that ultimate penalties should take in a modern democracy.” (Dirk van Zyl Smit, Professor of Comparative and International Penal Law, University of Nottingham, UK)
“The life sentence is the great enigma of modern penology; found almost everywhere and since the 18th century if not earlier, yet its meanings, the crimes that it punishes, even the very procedures that bound it vary widely. Diarmuid Griffin's deep analysis of the distinctive Irish life sentence is a major contribution to the global study of punishment and society.” (Professor Jonathan Simon, University of California, Berkeley, USA)
“Therehas been little sustained empirical engagement with the institutional practices of the Irish criminal justice system. Such engagements are obviously critical in promoting and safeguarding the values of fairness, legitimacy and accountability. Killing Time should be welcomed in that context – as a fascinating and insightful attempt to provide a comprehensive understanding of the operation of parole in Ireland. Dr Griffin's book will be an excellent contribution to criminal justice knowledge in Ireland.” (Professor Shane Kilcommins, University of Limerick, Ireland)
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