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Behind American Prison Policy and Population Growth
In the final decades of the 20th century, a confluence of factors precipitated a policy change in the criminal justice arena that led to unprecedented growth. This growth …
Prison Officers
This edited collection brings together academics, lawyers, civil servants, and researchers working in the human rights NGO sector, to explore the work and role of prison officers …
COVID Diagnosed the System
The American criminal justice system was in flux in 2020, a clash of possibilities for reform, retrenchment, and radical change—nowhere more so than in Massachusetts, which had …
Religious Diversity in European Prisons
This book examines how prisons meet challenges of religious diversity, in an era of increasing multiculturalism and globalization.
Human Rights and Incarceration
This collection considers human rights and incarceration in relation to the liberal-democratic states of Australia, New Zealand and the UK. It presents original case-study material …
Nordic Nationalism and Penal Order
In late summer 2015, Sweden embarked on one of the largest self-described humanitarian efforts in its history, opening its borders to 163,000 asylum seekers fleeing the war in …
Handbook of Suicidal Behaviour
This essential reference volume in the field of suicidology brings forth leading-edge conceptualizations of suicidal behaviour by including emerging trends and recent research …
A Day in Prison
Twenty-four hours pass slowly in a prison. A Day in Prison will help new inmates understand what’s ahead of them, hour by hour, and how to deal with the many challenges. From doing …
Changing Narratives of Youth Crime
In recent years, western societies have experienced a fundamental transformation in the way crime is understood and dealt with. Against the backdrop of a current great interest in …
Habits of Legality
The Habits of Legality provides a broad survey of American criminal justice in a time of troubles. It asks the central questions: In what degree are the justice system's functions …
Psychoanalysis, Violence and Rage-Type Murder
What turns an apparently 'normal' individual into a killer?Many people who commit "e;rage type"e; murders have no history of violence. Using psychoanalytic theory and a …
Preventing Self-Injury and Suicide in Women's Prisons
In 2015 the landmark suicide of the 100th woman to kill herself in prison custody passed largely unnoticed. This book by two experts set out to redress the balance by examining all …