Penology & punishment books

This book provides a comprehensive overview of capital punishment in the Australian colonies for the very first...  Read More >>

Many people think prisons are all the same-rows of cells filled with violent men who officials rule with an iron...  Read More >>

In diesem Band 2 der Edition „Forschung und Entwicklung in der Strafrechtspflege“ entfalten und vertiefen die Autoren...  Read More >>

This general issue of the Journal of Prisoners on Prisons edited by Justin Piche and Kevin Walby features articles...  Read More >>

Presenting historical events in the context of contemporary discourse on black incarceration and police use of force,...  Read More >>

Recounts the transformation of a corrupt, dysfunctional prison system into one consistent with the US Constitution...  Read More >>

Examines the complex relationship between educational institutions and the juvenile justice system. Readers learn...  Read More >>

Just as justice and grace are both essential aspects of God's character, revival and reformation must both be essential...  Read More >>

The huge prison buildup of the past four decades has few defenders, yet reforms to reduce the numbers of those incarcerated...  Read More >>

The huge prison buildup of the past four decades has few defenders, yet reforms to reduce the numbers of those incarcerated...  Read More >>

The huge prison buildup of the past four decades has few defenders, yet reforms to reduce the numbers of those incarcerated...  Read More >>

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This study reconstructs John Linn, an infamous Irish criminal, in detail and places him in context; shedding light...  Read More >>

Winner of the Booker Prize in 1971 and nominated for the Golden Man Booker Prize in 2018.  Read More >>

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A fascinating look at the social life of women in prison. Intended to shine the light on prison social life in the...  Read More >>

This book offers a sociological exploration of street children in India and what pulls and pushes them into delinquency,...  Read More >>

It uses various methods to seek the authentic voices of inmates, ex-prisoners, deported migrants and practitioners,...  Read More >>

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This book explores the topic of food and foodways within American jails and prisons. It focuses on food as a political...  Read More >>

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A fascinating look at the social life of women in prison. Intended to shine the light on prison social life in the...  Read More >>

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