Books by Lord (Principal Windlesham

This work explores themes similar to those developed by Lord Windlesham in his previous books, 'Responses to Crime' (Oxford 1987), and 'Responses to Crime Volume 2: Penal Policy in the Making' (Oxford 1993).

This second volume of Lord Windlesham's work Responses to Crime concentrates on the making of penal policy between the first post-war Criminal Justices Act in 1948 and the passage of the Criminal Justice Act 1991. The central role of government is brought out, as are sources of policy proposals.

Former minister and current British government legislator Lord Windlesham examines the American federal crime-control laws that surfaced before and after the 1994 "Republican Revolution" in Congress. He focuses on the pressure populist opinion and special interests exert on shaping crime policy.

In this final volume of Responses to Crime the author completes a four-part description of the evolution of criminal policy over the second half of the twentieth century. The priorities for reducing crime and modernizing the system of criminal justice are subjected to informed analysis and comment.