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The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask has all the hallmarks of a thrilling adventure story: a glamorous and all-powerful king, ambitious ministers, a cruel and despotic gaoler, dark and …
Rehabilitation Issues, Problems, and Prospects in Boot Camp
Boot camps-what are their effects on criminal behavior?Public and political support for boot camps as alternative correctional facilities has rarely faltered since their inception …
Faith, Identity and Homicide
This book explores the role that religion plays in the lives of imprisoned homicide offenders. It seeks to create some clarity of understanding the complex nature of religiosity, …
Is the Death Penalty Dying?
Is the Death Penalty Dying? provides a careful analysis of the historical and political conditions that shaped death penalty practice on both sides of the Atlantic from the end of …
Punishment and Restitution
Charles F. Abel and Frank H. Marsh propose an alternative to the present criminal justice system that they consider workable, efficient, and fair. They remind the reader that the …
One Dies, Get Another
In his seminal study of convict leasing in the post- Civil War South, Matthew J. Mancini chronicles one of the harshest, most exploitative labor systems in American history. …
Prisons, Inmates and Governance in Latin America
This edited collection addresses the topic of prison governance which is crucial to our understanding of contemporary prisons in Latin America. It presents social research …
Appealing to Justice
Having gained unique access to California prisoners and corrections officials and to thousands of prisoners' written grievances and institutional responses, Kitty Calavita and …
Words Is a Powerful Thing
Brian Daldorph first entered the Douglas County Jail classroom in Lawrence, Kansas, to teach a writing class on Christmas Eve 2001. His last class at the jail for the foreseeable …
Strangeways Unlocked
A darkly funny, harrowing and heartbreaking look at the reality of prison life, with first-hand accounts from men who found themselves on the wrong side of the cell doors. …
Effective Crime Reduction Strategies
The International Police Executive Symposium (IPES, www.ipes.info) coordinates annual international conferences to evaluate critical issues in policing and recommend practical …
The SAGE Handbook of Punishment and Society
The project of interpreting contemporary forms of punishment means exploring the social, political, economic, and historical conditions in the society in which those forms arise. …