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Prison Life in Victorian England
It is a commonly held assumption that all Victorian prisons were grim, abhorrent places, loathed by their inmates. This is undoubtedly an accurate description of many English …
Convicts in the Indian Ocean
When the British took control of the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius soon after the abolition of the slave trade, they were faced with a labour-hungry and potentially hostile …
A History of Capital Punishment in the Australian Colonies, 1788 to 1900
This book provides a comprehensive overview of capital punishment in the Australian colonies for the very first time.
The Punishment Response
Punishment occupies a central place in our lives and attitudes. We suffer a profound ambivalence about its moral consequences. Persons who have been punished or are liable to be …
The Use of Force in Criminal Justice
This text addresses the how, why, and when of utilizing force against citizens in a democracy. This second edition of the first true textbook on this topic offers students and …
The Volunteer: The Failure of the Death Penalty in America and One Inmate's Quest to Die with Dignity
A riveting account of one inmate's quest to die on death row--and a fearless look at a system of punishment that has failed the public it claims to serve. When Scott Dozier was …
Research Agenda for a Human Rights Centred Criminology
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 …
Incarceration and Generation, Volume II
This two-volume, edited collection lays the groundwork for an international exploration of incarceration and generation, covering a range of geographic, judicial and administrative …
Forever Prisoners
Stories of non-US citizens caught in the jaws of the immigration bureaucracy and subject to indefinite detention are in the headlines daily. These men, women, and children remain …
Palestinian Prisoners Movement
Providing a contemporary history of the Palestinian prisoners movement, this book illustrates the centrality of the movement in the broader Palestinian national struggle. Based on …
Criminal Justice
The most straightforward overview available covering the entire criminal justice system. A 'no frills' explanation for beginners.
Koto Bolofo/Claudia Van Ryssen-Bolofo
Having left South Africa at the age of four as a political refugee with his parents, photographer Koto Bolofo returned to his home country with his wife in 1992, two years after …