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Why Prison?
Edited By David Scot
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Description for Why Prison?
Paperback. This book brings together some of the world's leading writers to engage with the most profound question in penology: why prison? Editor(s): Scott, David. Series: Cambridge Studies in Law and Society. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
Prison studies has experienced a period of great creativity in recent years, and this collection draws together some of the field's most exciting and innovative contemporary critical writers in order to engage directly with one of the most profound questions in penology - why prison? In addressing this question, the authors connect contemporary penological thought with an enquiry that has received the attention of some of the greatest thinkers on punishment in the past. Through critical exploration of the theories, policies and practices of imprisonment, the authors analyse why prison persists and why prisoner populations are rapidly rising in many ... Read more
Prison studies has experienced a period of great creativity in recent years, and this collection draws together some of the field's most exciting and innovative contemporary critical writers in order to engage directly with one of the most profound questions in penology - why prison? In addressing this question, the authors connect contemporary penological thought with an enquiry that has received the attention of some of the greatest thinkers on punishment in the past. Through critical exploration of the theories, policies and practices of imprisonment, the authors analyse why prison persists and why prisoner populations are rapidly rising in many ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107521803
SKU
V9781107521803
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Ref
99-5
About Edited By David Scot
David Scott is Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the School of Education and Social Science, University of Central Lancashire.
Reviews for Why Prison?
'Finally, David Scott's edited collection Why Prison? will have the most relevance to prison practitioners and will also have the broadest appeal. It offers an impressive array of leading scholars dissecting the emergence of global hyper-incarceration and strategies for change.' Jamie Bennett, Prison Service Journal 'This collection of exceptional scholarship reflects a critical juncture in penal reform that moves the ... Read more