Penology and punishment

This anthology, selected by Tony Parker shortly before his death in 1996, provides the very essence of his quite distinctive contribution to criminology.

This book assesses the UN Peace Operations in Haiti and establishes what lessons should be taken into account for future operations elsewhere.

Professionalism, Boundaries and the Workplace is a practical text that examines a range of sensitive issues concerned with managing and maintaining professional boundaries between worker and client.

Professionalism, Boundaries and the Workplace is a practical text that examines a range of sensitive issues concerned with managing and maintaining professional boundaries between worker and client.

This highly controversial new book considers how the dangerous offender has become such a figure of collective anxiety for the citizens of rationalised Western societies.

This highly controversial new book considers how the dangerous offender has become such a figure of collective anxiety for the citizens of rationalised Western societies.

Sir Leon Radzinowicz is one of the key figures in the development of criminology in the twentieth century.

Sir Leon Radzinowicz is one of the key figures in the development of criminology in the twentieth century.

Indigenous People, Crime and Punishment examines criminal sentencing courts' changing characterisations of Indigenous peoples' identity, culture and postcolonial status.

This book provides a comprehensive, introductory text for students taking courses in crime and criminal justice history.

This book provides a comprehensive, introductory text for students taking courses in crime and criminal justice history.

Indigenous People, Crime and Punishment examines criminal sentencing courts' changing characterisations of Indigenous peoples' identity, culture and postcolonial status.

This book is an ambitious attempt to map the main changes in the criminal justice system in the Victorian period through to the twentieth century.

This book is an ambitious attempt to map the main changes in the criminal justice system in the Victorian period through to the twentieth century.

Rising prison numbers on both sides of the Atlantic are cause for concern.

Rising prison numbers on both sides of the Atlantic are cause for concern.

Illustrated with prints from a unique archive of glass and celluloid negatives from the Aegean island of Anafi, this book deals with the life of people who were sent into internal exile under the Metaxas dictatorship (1936-1942).

Illustrated with prints from a unique archive of glass and celluloid negatives from the Aegean island of Anafi, this book deals with the life of people who were sent into internal exile under the Metaxas dictatorship (1936-1942).

First Published in 2000.

First Published in 2000.

This book provides in-depth, orignal and critical analyses by leading scholars of the penal systems of 16 nations around the world, focusing on changes in social structure, culture and punishment since 1975.

This book provides in-depth, orignal and critical analyses by leading scholars of the penal systems of 16 nations around the world, focusing on changes in social structure, culture and punishment since 1975.

First Published in 1996.

First Published in 1996.

This new text encourages students to develop a deeper understanding of the context and the current workings of the criminal justice system.

This new text encourages students to develop a deeper understanding of the context and the current workings of the criminal justice system.

Crime and punishment are social and cultural manifestations; they are closely bound up with people's perceptions of morality, norms and values.

Crime and punishment are social and cultural manifestations; they are closely bound up with people's perceptions of morality, norms and values.

This innovative and pioneering new book establishes links between crime reduction and the law, uniquely offering a detailed examination of how specific legislation and performance targets aid or undermine attempts at crime reduction.

This innovative and pioneering new book establishes links between crime reduction and the law, uniquely offering a detailed examination of how specific legislation and performance targets aid or undermine attempts at crime reduction.

Augusto Boal's workshops and theatre exercises are renowned throughout the world for their life-changing effects.

Augusto Boal's workshops and theatre exercises are renowned throughout the world for their life-changing effects.

Expertly drawing on international examples and existing literature, Penal Populism closes a gap in the field of criminology.

Expertly drawing on international examples and existing literature, Penal Populism closes a gap in the field of criminology.

Over the last two decades, empirical evidence has increasingly supported the view that it is possible to reduce re-offending rates by rehabilitating offenders rather than simply punishing them.

Over the last two decades, empirical evidence has increasingly supported the view that it is possible to reduce re-offending rates by rehabilitating offenders rather than simply punishing them.

The contention that young people commit offences due to inadequate parenting and parental difficulties has been an abiding feature of the debates on juvenile offending.

The contention that young people commit offences due to inadequate parenting and parental difficulties has been an abiding feature of the debates on juvenile offending.

Drawing on a body of empirical, qualitative work spanning three decades, this unique text traces the significance of critical social research and critical analyses in understanding some of the most significant and controversial issues in contemporary society.

Drawing on a body of empirical, qualitative work spanning three decades, this unique text traces the significance of critical social research and critical analyses in understanding some of the most significant and controversial issues in contemporary society.

Criminology: The Key Concepts is an authoritative and comprehensive study guide and reference resource that will take you through all the concepts, approaches, issues and institutions central to the study of crime in contemporary society.

Criminology: The Key Concepts is an authoritative and comprehensive study guide and reference resource that will take you through all the concepts, approaches, issues and institutions central to the study of crime in contemporary society.

Sentencing is the process through which the legitimacy of punishment is declared and justified.

Sentencing is the process through which the legitimacy of punishment is declared and justified.

First published in 1992, Public Order and Private Lives is a radical examination of the political forces which shaped the law and order debate in Britain at that time.

First published in 1992, Public Order and Private Lives is a radical examination of the political forces which shaped the law and order debate in Britain at that time.

First published in 1973, this book offers a fascinating and systematic description of the debt-collection process in 1970s England.

First published in 1973, this book offers a fascinating and systematic description of the debt-collection process in 1970s England.

The increase in the number of countries that have abolished the death penalty since the end of the Second World War shows a steady trend towards worldwide abolition of capital punishment.

The increase in the number of countries that have abolished the death penalty since the end of the Second World War shows a steady trend towards worldwide abolition of capital punishment.