Abstract
The growing body of work on imprisonment, desistance and rehabilitation has mainly focused on policies and treatment programmes and how they are delivered. Experiencing Imprisonment reflects recent developments in research that focus on the active role of the offender in the process of justice. Bringing together experts from around the world and presenting a range of comparative critical research relating to key themes of the pains of imprisonment, stigma, power and vulnerability, this book explores the various ways in which offenders relate to the justice systems and how these relationships impact the nature and effectiveness of their efforts to reduce offending. Experiencing Imprisonment showcases cutting-edge international and comparative critical research on how imprisonment is experienced by those people living and working within imprisonment institutions in North America and Northern, Central and Eastern Europe, as well as Scandinavia. The research explores the subjective experience of imprisonment from the perspective of a variety of staff and prisoner groups, including juveniles, adult female and male prisoners, older prisoners, sex offenders, wrongfully convicted offenders and newly released prisoners. Offering a unique view of what it is like to be a prisoner or a prison officer, the chapters in this book argue for a prioritisation of understanding the subjective experiences of imprisonment as essential to developing effective and humane systems of punishment. This is essential reading for academics and students involved in the study of criminology, penology and the sociology of imprisonment. It will also be of interest to Criminal Justice practitioners and policymakers around the globe.
Original language | English |
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Publisher | Taylor and Francis Inc. |
Number of pages | 337 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781317653486 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781138790469 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 8 Jan 2016 |
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Carla Reeves
- School of Human and Health Sciences - Head of Department
- Applied Criminology and Policing Centre - Core Member
- Secure Societies Institute - Core Member
- None in Three Centre for the Global Prevention of Gender-based Violence
- Just Futures Centre
- Department of Social and Psychological Sciences - Acting Head of Department (Behavioural and Social Sciences)
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