Penology & punishment books

Most people associate concentration camps with Nazi Germany. Behind Barbed Wire examines how these notorious World...  Read More >>

This book offers a broad overview of public attitudes to the death penalty in India. Based on public opinion surveys,...  Read More >>

Crimson Letters serves up true accounts of brutal prison beatings, botched suicide attempts, tender goodbyes before...  Read More >>

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Over the centuries Americans have turned to torture during moments of crisis, and have debated its legitimacy and...  Read More >>

An award-winning journalists heart wrenching(The San Antonio Observer) look at children with parents in prison...  Read More >>

An award-winning journalists heart wrenching(The San Antonio Observer) look at children with parents in prison...  Read More >>

An award-winning journalists heart wrenching(The San Antonio Observer) look at children with parents in prison...  Read More >>

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Criminology aims to fill this gap by examining teaching practices in the...  Read More >>

Echoes is the first book from Nick Bullock, one of Britain's leading adventurer climbers and mountaineers. Having...  Read More >>

Examines abuse of the civil rights and liberties of tens of thousands of Canadians and Canadian residents via internment...  Read More >>

Features a distinct focus on the societal impact of incarceration, rather than the institutions of prison and jail....  Read More >>

Anant Kumar Tripati does not use the traditional methods for writing law reviews in that, he substantially quote...  Read More >>

In the 400 years since the first execution was carried out for treason in Virginia, American jurisdictions have...  Read More >>

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This book examines how the prison environment, architecture and culture can affect mental health as well as determine...  Read More >>

This book discusses the concept of 'agnosis' and its significance for criminology through a series of case studies,...  Read More >>

This book analyzes homicide prosecution in the 18th century. Using case studies, it explores the ways law intersected...  Read More >>

A hard-hitting exposé of G4S, the company running one of South Africa’s private prisons in Mangaung. Hopkins presents...  Read More >>

Explores the idea of imaginary penalties and intends to understand why the management of criminal justice and criminal...  Read More >>

This book explores the dramatic evolution of a feminist movement that mobilised to challenge a women’s prison system...  Read More >>

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Examines lynching, capital punishment, and torture to investigate how rhetoric and violence work together to sustain...  Read More >>

Comprehensive account of the brutal North Korean and Chinese mistreatment of British POWs during the Korean War....  Read More >>