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Offering perspectives from a range of experts, both academic and nonacademic, this reference book examines the development of prisons in the United States and addresses the …

This book explores the profound impact of peer support within the bleak landscape of incarceration. In a system bereft of opportunities for personal growth, the narratives within …

The number of women prisoners has been growing rapidly during recent years and in many places has more than doubled in the past decade, significantly outstripping increases in the …

In a liberal democracy, theory suggests that the political order and character of a civil society are closely connected: the political order allows for a dynamic and pluralistic …

This work assesses the various meanings attached to calls for police reform in the public discourse on social media, providing readers with a greater appreciation of the …

Winner, 2023 NCA Lilla A. Heston Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Interpretation and Performance Studies Over the last five decades, Black women have been one of the …

This book presents a rare ethnographic account of young people’s experiences within Ghana’s custodial and correctional institutions. From an actor-oriented perspective and grounded …

"The Ordeal" is a detailed look at what occurs when a person is falsely accused of child molestation. From the first allegation to the flawed conviction and on to the …

Modern criminal justice institutions globally include police, criminal courts, and prisons. Prisons, unlike courts which developed out of an old aristocratic function and unlike …

This book traces a political career of patronage and corruption. George H. Ryan, Illinois governor from 1999 to 2003, became nationally known for two significant and very different …

This book is the first account of the personal lives of the nearly 1,000 long-term political prisoners arrested under various sedition laws for their opposition to World War I, …