Penology and punishment

The Behavioral Science of Firearms focuses on applying behavioral science principles and knowledge to inform and improve firearm-related policy, practice, and research.

When a loved one with mental illness comes into contact with the law, trying to advocate for them can be an overwhelming and frustrating endeavor.

This volume makes a contribution to the field of neurolaw by investigating issues raised by the development, use, and regulation of neurointerventions.

The United States incarcerates far more people than any other country in the world, at rates nearly ten times higher than other liberal democracies.

The United States incarcerates far more people than any other country in the world, at rates nearly ten times higher than other liberal democracies.

Smart Decarceration is a forward-thinking, practical volume that provides innovative concepts and concrete strategies for ushering in an era of decarceration -- a proactive and effective undoing of the era of mass incarceration.

Smart Decarceration is a forward-thinking, practical volume that provides innovative concepts and concrete strategies for ushering in an era of decarceration -- a proactive and effective undoing of the era of mass incarceration.

This volume makes a contribution to the field of neurolaw by investigating issues raised by the development, use, and regulation of neurointerventions.

The Behavioral Science of Firearms focuses on applying behavioral science principles and knowledge to inform and improve firearm-related policy, practice, and research.

When a loved one with mental illness comes into contact with the law, trying to advocate for them can be an overwhelming and frustrating endeavor.

Many controversies in American criminal law reflect the tension between older and newer conceptions of the purposes of punishment.

Most people assume that criminal offenders have only been convicted of a single crime.

Most people assume that criminal offenders have only been convicted of a single crime.

The specter of a prison punishment for even slight political offenses became an element of daily life in post-war Poland.

The specter of a prison punishment for even slight political offenses became an element of daily life in post-war Poland.

Of all the steps in the Supreme Court's decision-making process, only one is visible to the public: the oral arguments.

This book serves as a vital resource for clinicians, therapists, and individuals aiming to integrate their psychedelic experiences through the transformative practice of Art Therapy.

How can otherwise normal, moral persons - as citizens, voters, and jurors - participate in a process that is designed to take the life of another?

Why does the United States continue to employ the death penalty when fifty other developed democracies have abolished it?

The press called Martin's actions a "e;crime spree.

In 1840, Alexander Maconochie, a privileged retired naval captain, became at his own request superintendent of two thousand twice-convicted prisoners on Norfolk Island, a thousand miles off the coast of Australia.

The imprisonment rate in America has grown by a factor of five since 1972.

The question "e;What can justify criminal punishment ?

InThe Death Penalty in America: Current Controversies, Hugo Adam Bedau, one of our preeminent scholars on the subject,provides a comprehensive sourcebook on the death penalty, making the process of informed consideration not only possible but fascinating as well.

Although criminal justice systems vary greatly around the world, one theme has emerged in all western jurisdictions in recent years: a rise in both the rhetoric and practice of severe punishment at a time when public opinion has played a pivotal role in sentencing policy and reforms.

Braithwaite's argument against punitive justice systems and for restorative justice systems establishes that there are good theoretical and empirical grounds for anticipating that well designed restorative justice processes will restore victims, offenders, and communities better than existing criminal justice practices.

"e;Getting tough on crime"e; has been one of the favorite rallying cries of American politicians in the last two decades, and "e;getting tough"e; on repeat offenders has been particularly popular.

Crime is an American preoccupation.

In the early 1980s, a new category of crime appeared in the criminal law lexicon.

When appointed to the Supreme Court in 1970 by President Nixon, Harry A.

Curing systemic inequalities in the criminal justice system is the unfinished business of the Civil Rights movement.

Few resources exist for those interested in developing their professional competence vis-a-vis ethics in forensic psychology, with the most recent text being published more than a decade ago.

American conservatism rose hand-in-hand with the growth of mass incarceration.

American conservatism rose hand-in-hand with the growth of mass incarceration.

Pentecostal Christianity is flourishing inside the prisons of Rio de Janeiro.

Imprisoned by the Past: Warren McCleskey and the American Death Penalty connects the history of the American death penalty to the case of Warren McCleskey.

Correctional psychiatry has received increasing recognition as an area of practice with unique skills and knowledge.

The United States is the world leader in incarcerating citizens.

The United States is the world leader in incarcerating citizens.

Curing systemic inequalities in the criminal justice system is the unfinished business of the Civil Rights movement.

Stories of non-US citizens caught in the jaws of the immigration bureaucracy and subject to indefinite detention are in the headlines daily.

Stories of non-US citizens caught in the jaws of the immigration bureaucracy and subject to indefinite detention are in the headlines daily.

An intimate, first-hand account of the emotional and physical experience of doing time in jail and the strategies for enduring it.

An intimate, first-hand account of the emotional and physical experience of doing time in jail and the strategies for enduring it.

Can punishments ever meaningfully be proportioned in severity to the seriousness of the crimes for which they are imposed?

Can punishments ever meaningfully be proportioned in severity to the seriousness of the crimes for which they are imposed?

'Imaginative, illuminating and innovative' The New York Times Book ReviewThe grisly spectacle of public executions and torture of centuries ago has been replaced by the penal system in western society - but has anything really changed?

The New York Times bestseller and 'Bible of a social movement' (San Francisco Chronicle)Once in a great while a book comes along that radically changes our understanding of a crucial political issue and helps to fuel a social movement.

There is the guard who delivers blows with no visible traces.

In his talks to communities throughout the length and breath of Ireland, John Lonergan finds himself coming back to one theme: the importance of kindness.