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This book provides a focused and comprehensive overview of criminal psychology in different socio-economic and psycho-sociological contexts. It informs readers on the role of …

This timely book examines education in Young Offenders Institutions and adult prisons in England and Wales, addressing concerns raised in recent inspection reports about quality …

The contributions of the writers attest to the immediacy of the many questions that have arisen concerning “political prisoners and detainees,” across the globe. The insecurity …

In Harlots, Hussies, and Poor Unfortunate Women, Edith M. Ziegler recounts the history of British convict women involuntarily transported to Maryland in the eighteenth century. …

`[A] useful and informative book. ...I would recommend it to students wanting a good introduction to the current issues in criminal justice and probation' - Vista: Perspectives on …

Nuestro pa s enfrenta una profunda crisis penitenciaria que, en el discurso p blico, suele reducirse al problema del hacinamiento provocado por una infraestructura insuficiente …

Thinking about Punishment pulls together the key writings by Michael Tonry on penal policy trends in western countries, racial and ethnic disparities, and sentencing policies, …

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 …

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 …

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? 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 …

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 …