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Punishment is the common response to crime and deviance in all societies. However, its particular form and purpose are also linked to specific features of the structure of these …

This unique book examines how U.S. domestic policy regarding the death penalty has been influenced by international pressures, in particular, by foreign nations and international …

This interdisciplinary volume of essays studies human rights in political prison literature, while probing the intersections of suffering, politics, and aesthetics in an …

Im Straf- und Maßregelvollzug leben zunehmend lebensältere Menschen. Dies bringt für die Gesellschaft, die Institutionen des Vollzugs und deren Personal aber insbesondere für die …

Navigating Mental Health in the Male Open Prison re-examines how mental health is managed within the male open prison, focusing on the under-explored role of peer support during …

The legitimacy and performance of the traditional criminal justice system is the subject of intense scrutiny as the world economic crisis continues to put pressure on governments …

This edited collection articulates a future direction for research at the nexus of criminology and human rights by bringing together experts from different branches of criminology …

How can society provide better education services for young incarcerated offenders?In most cases they receive fewer hours of education than they were getting prior to …

More than two million people are incarcerated in America's prisons--one in nine is serving a life sentence. Mass long-term imprisonment devours state budgets, adversely affects …

Rethinking Prison Reentry: Transforming Humiliation into Humility describes a prison-based education pedagogy designed to address a prevalent racial politics of shaming, …

This fifth edition of the first true textbook on the death penalty engages the reader with a full account of the arguments and issues surrounding capital punishment. The book …

Part memoir, part current affairs, part argument for legalization - The War on Drugs is a MUST READ for those who believe that the war on drugs only happens to "those people" in …