Criminology and Criminal Justice

_x005F_x000D_ Prison Radicalization and Terrorism Detention Policy argues that correctional strategies to manage violent extremist offenders are flawed – based on untested, potentially false assumptions that are rooted in fear rather than in facts and evidence. It presents a detailed and systematic ..

Athought the high reconviction rates of ex-prisoners have been acknowledged for many years, the rapidly rising prison population has meant that more prisoners than ever before are released and in keeping efforts have increased to ensure offenders do not return to prison once released. The renewed po..

The death penalty is embodied in Indian law, yet there is very little known about the people who are on death row except for media reports on them. In order to explore the way the prisoners on death row experience and perceive their lives and make meaning of that world 111 prisoners on death row in ..

This book considers prisoners' rights from socio-legal and philosophical perspectives, assessing the advantages and problems of a rights-based approach to imprisonment with a focus on citizenship, the treatment of women prisoners, and social exclusion...

In response to growing public interest in the increasing prison population and the deteriorating conditions of the prisons, here is a comprehensive text, suggesting a major shake-up of the legal and prison systems...

Concerns about safety and risk are increasing throughout the Western world. Directly related to these preoccupations is the expotential growth in the private security industry. This book meets the need for a concise and up-to-date account of private policing, situating it within the context of the d..

Private Prisons and Public Accountability..

Bringing together key scholars in criminology and penology from across Europe and beyond, this book maps and describes trends of privatising punishment throughout Europe, paying attention both to prisons and community sanctions...

This volume presents a comprehensive selection of  ‘key readings’ in community penalties. The volume is divided into six sections, each with a detailed introduction from the editors...

This volume presents a comprehensive selection of  ‘key readings’ in community penalties. The volume is divided into six sections, each with a detailed introduction from the editors...

The probation service is increasingly seen by many as a law enforcement agency, charged by government with the assessment and management of risk, the protection of the public and the management and punishment of offenders, rather than their transformation into pro-social citizens. This study discove..

The probation service is increasingly seen by many as a law enforcement agency, charged by government with the assessment and management of risk, the protection of the public and the management and punishment of offenders, rather than their transformation into pro-social citizens. This study discove..