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Living in Prison
Can the morality of a nation really be judged by how it treats its prisoners? The United States has more people in prison than any other nation, and the nature of the American …
Race to Incarcerate
A stunning examination of how the United States became the incarceration capital of the world, from one of the country's leading experts on sentencing policy, race, and the …
Mugging as a Social Problem
First published in 1980, Mugging as a Social Problem sets out to remedy the deficiency of serious research on mugging. The work is based on a random sample of over 1000 muggings …
Inmates' Narratives and Discursive Discipline in Prison
The question of 'what works' in offender treatment has dominated the field of prisoner re-entry and recidivism research for the last thirty years. One of the primary ways the …
Correctional Boot Camps
Boot camps have developed over the past two decades into a program that incorporates a military regimen to create a structured environment. While some critics of this method of …
Behind Bars
Travel across Ontario and pay a visit to Ontario's nearly 50 heritage jails. Built before the modern era of the OPP, they range in size from single cell lockups to massive …
Prisons and Imprisonment
This textbook examines prisons and imprisonment. Historically, prisons and prisoners have been a source of interest to the general public. However, despite near universal …
What Works in Offender Compliance
This comprehensive edited collection draws together the latest international literature on offender compliance during penal supervision and after court orders expire. Outlining …
Critical Reflections on Women, Family, Crime and Justice
Drawing on original research from the Women, Family, Crime and Justice research network, this edited collection sheds new light on the challenges and experiences of women and …
Remorse and Criminal Justice
This multi-disciplinary collection brings together original contributions to present the best of current thinking about the nature and place of remorse in the context of criminal …
Evolving Standards of Decency
The Supreme Court has looked to evolving standards of decency in determining whether the death penalty violates the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits cruel …
Young Blood
This work features writings by death-row inmates, family members of victims and perpetrators, religious and political figures, journalists, criminologists, and legal experts, along …