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A peacemaking approach to criminology is a humane, nonviolent, and scientific approach to the treatment of crime and the offender....

Imprisonment has become big business in the United States. Using a "history of ideas" approach, this book examines the cultural...

Stephen C. McGuinn develops a conception of prison infrastructure and policy to explore how workers and administrators are essential in...

Winner of the 2017 British Society of Criminology Book Prize The penal voluntary sector and the relationships between punishment...

This book examines the control of problem behaviour in prison from a situational crime prevention perspective. Following the success of...

What are the critical factors that determine whether a country replaces, retains or restores the death penalty? Why do some...

This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the work of the probation service. It brings together themes of...

The rise of mass incarceration in the United States is one of the most critical outcomes of the last half-century....

Drawing on research from New York State, the contributors argue that, while massive decarceration is taking place, developments in the...

Prisons The World Over reports prison conditions, number of prisoners and occupancy level, offenses for which inmates are interred, and...

The Prisoners' World seeks to make the 'prisoners' voice' come alive for regular college classroom students via author narrative essays...

Opening a new area in Latin American studies, The Birth of the Penitentiary in Latin America showcases the most recent...

William S. Tregea makes prisoners’ stories come alive with eighty prisoner essays integrated in informational chapters tracing shifts in criminality,...

The growing body of work on imprisonment, desistance and rehabilitation has mainly focused on policies and treatment programmes and how...

A magnificent collection, Civilising Criminal Justice is an inescapable resource for anyone interested in restorative justice: truly international and packed...

Based on interviews with 25 men and women who were recently released from prison, this book explores the re-entry process...

What is restorative justice ... and does it work? These are just two of the many questions posed by...

The Myth of Prison Rape provides a nuanced glimpse into the complex sexual dynamics of the American prison. Drawing on...

Prisoners' Rights: Principles and Practice considers prisoners' rights from socio-legal and philosophical perspectives, and assesses the advantages and probl......