What Do We Know and What Should We Do About Abolishing Prisons?
Author:   Joe Sim
Publisher:   Sage Publications Ltd
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9781529684612


Pages:   136
Publication Date:   04 June 2025
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Joe Sim
Publisher:   Sage Publications Ltd
Imprint:   Sage Publications Ltd
Weight:   0.300kg
ISBN:  

9781529684612


ISBN 10:   1529684617
Pages:   136
Publication Date:   04 June 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Background: A History of Failure and Success Chapter 3: What Do We Know, And Not Know About Crime and the Prison Population? Chapter 4: What Do We Know and Not Know About Prisons? Myths and Misrepresentations Chapter 5: New Government, Old Compromises Chapter 6: What Should Be Done? The Case for Abolishing Prisons Chapter 7: Conclusion

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Joe Sim is Emeritus Professor of Criminology at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. He has written extensively about prisons, the state and punishment. He was a member of the Radical Alternatives to Prison Collective and is currently a Trustee of the charity INQUEST.

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