Offenders books

While the frequency of murders by pre-teens is low, studies have historically neglected them or lumped them in with...  Read More >>

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This is a study of the youth violence epidemic and how it can be prevented. The author outlines the warning signs...  Read More >>

Explores how women inmates make the transition from prison back into society.  Read More >>

The juvenile justice system and the criminal justice system differ in significant ways, and the civil justice system,...  Read More >>

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Can hardened criminals really reform? This text offers proof that the answer is yes. It provides a narrative analysis...  Read More >>

An A-Z of adult and young offender penal establishments in England and Wales, this guide contains information about...  Read More >>

There is a growing consensus that offender rehabilitation, prison regimes, and the treatment of offenders with special...  Read More >>

In 1981 when Louise Purvis organised the first meeting of Prison Fellowship in Scotland, she little knew what she...  Read More >>

A collection of writings about the transforming power of education in British prisons. Edited by two of the leading...  Read More >>

Students and teachers can make cross-cultural comparisons to discover how the problem is viewed in different countries,...  Read More >>

Leading scholars summarize the current research on risk, protection, and resilience in the context of youth violence...  Read More >>

The advances in our understanding of the nature, correlates, and causes of juvenile crime are accompanied by progress...  Read More >>

This text covers women and the criminal justice system with a focus on three major areas: female offenders and their...  Read More >>

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This study draws on a variety of sources, including the reports and correspondence of prison inspectors and letters...  Read More >>

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This volume offers a survey of the major criminological and delinquency theories including their philosophical foundations...  Read More >>

Draws on interviews with criminals in prison to explain why individuals commit violence, examining the common threads...  Read More >>

The probation service's venture into financial partnerships with non-statutory agencies during the 1990s was viewed...  Read More >>

This text provides the findings of a two-year study into the effectiveness of the RAPt treatment programme which...  Read More >>

Duguid shows that both critics and defenders of incarceration have erred by making prisoners the object rather than...  Read More >>

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