Penology and punishment

Restorative justice is one of the most talked about developments in the field of crime and justice.

Little of what we know about prison comes from the mouths of prisoners, and very few academic accounts of prison life manage to convey some of its most profound and important features: its daily pressures and frustrations, the culture of the wings and landings, and the relationships which shape the everyday experience of being imprisoned.

Little of what we know about prison comes from the mouths of prisoners, and very few academic accounts of prison life manage to convey some of its most profound and important features: its daily pressures and frustrations, the culture of the wings and landings, and the relationships which shape the everyday experience of being imprisoned.

A unique interdisciplinary exploration of a pressing social issueThe numbers of women offenders involved in the correctional system are quickly growing.

A unique interdisciplinary exploration of a pressing social issueThe numbers of women offenders involved in the correctional system are quickly growing.

Boot camps-what are their effects on criminal behavior?

Boot camps-what are their effects on criminal behavior?

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences.

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences.

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences.

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences.

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences.

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences.

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences.

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences.

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences.

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences.

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences.

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences.

Everyday Prison Governance in Myanmar analyses prison life in Myanmar during a short-lived period of democratic transition.

Sex offending, and in particular child sex offending, is a complex area for policy makers, theorists and practitioners.

Sex offending, and in particular child sex offending, is a complex area for policy makers, theorists and practitioners.

Questions of legitimacy and issues of compliance lie at the heart of criminal justice systems and policies.

Questions of legitimacy and issues of compliance lie at the heart of criminal justice systems and policies.

This is a sociological study of a Norwegian penal institution.

This is a sociological study of a Norwegian penal institution.

This is Volume XI of fifteen in a series on the Sociology of Law and Criminology.

This is Volume XI of fifteen in a series on the Sociology of Law and Criminology.

First published in 1998.

First published in 1998.

This is Volume VI of fifteen in the Sociology of Law and Criminology Series.

This is Volume VI of fifteen in the Sociology of Law and Criminology Series.

This is Volume IV of fifteen in the Sociology of Law and Criminology Series.

This is Volume IV of fifteen in the Sociology of Law and Criminology Series.

This is Volume I of twenty-eight in the Sociology of Education series.

This is Volume I of twenty-eight in the Sociology of Education series.

First published in 1998.

First published in 1998.

This is Volume XIII of fifteen in a series on the Sociology of Law and Criminology.

This is Volume XIII of fifteen in a series on the Sociology of Law and Criminology.

A great deal has been written about the political, policy and practice changes that have shaped probation work but little has been written on the changes to occupational cultures and the ways in which probation workers themselves view their role.

A great deal has been written about the political, policy and practice changes that have shaped probation work but little has been written on the changes to occupational cultures and the ways in which probation workers themselves view their role.

Do offenders have the right to be rehabilitated and should the state be responsible for their rehabilitation?

Do offenders have the right to be rehabilitated and should the state be responsible for their rehabilitation?

First published in 1998.

First published in 1998.

Political leaders and the popular press tell us that society is in the grip of a moral crisis.

Political leaders and the popular press tell us that society is in the grip of a moral crisis.

Electronic monitoring (EM) is a way of supervising offenders in the community whilst they are on bail, serving a community sentence or after release from prison.

Electronic monitoring (EM) is a way of supervising offenders in the community whilst they are on bail, serving a community sentence or after release from prison.