Penology & Punishment

Justice, it is said, is about acquitting the innocent and punishing the guilty. Why then, asks Roger Shaw, are the children of imprisoned parents o...

The era of mass incarceration has been associated with the idea of “law and order,” referring to the carceral regime in which politicians exploited...

The author argues that public sector policing has largely failed to prevent crime and catch offenders. Alternative solutions include the encouragem...

This title was first published in 2003. The "Red Mafia" in Russia have become the subject of increasing international interest and considerable mis...

Providing a contemporary history of the Palestinian prisoners movement, this book illustrates the centrality of the movement in the broader Palesti...

This thoughtful examination of incarceration in the United States from the 1980s to the current time offers for consideration a transparent and hum...

This thoughtful examination of incarceration in the United States from the 1980s to the current time offers for consideration a transparent and hum...

Revealing the cross utility potential of multiple disciplines to advance knowledge in crime studies, History & Crime showcases new research int...

This book engages with a controversial issue, namely the establishment of penal colonies and concentration camps in imperial spaces, which have inf...

This book explores 50 years of Irish women’s prison writing, 1960s–2010s, connecting the work of women leaders and writers in Northern Ireland duri...

The post 9/11 era has produced structured rehabilitation programmes in a wide range of countries including Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Pakistan, Malay...

Punishment occupies a central place in our lives and attitudes. We suffer a profound ambivalence about its moral consequences. Persons who have bee...

State Violence, Torture, and Political Prisoners discusses the activities of Amnesty International during the period of Brazil’s dictatorship (1964...

Punishment in contemporary China has experienced dramatic shifts over the last seven decades or so. This book focuses on the evolution, development...

This book explores the principles, practice and challenges in determining justice system responses to serious offending by children globally. Divid...

Police officers are obliged to give an account of every incident they are involved in. But what happened today will never be logged. Because that’s...

Understanding and Reducing Prison Violence considers both the individual and prison characteristics associated with violence perpetration and viole...

Race, Recognition and Retribution in Contemporary Youth Justice provides a cross-national, sociohistorical investigation of the legacy of racial di...

Originally published in 1971, volunteers in the social services were being asked to undertake increasingly demanding and responsible work, particul...

This book highlights the myriad factors that can impact the children of incarcerated parents. It is no secret that the United States continues to b...