Prison(Er) Education
This book is a major challenge to penal policy-makers, to accept the value of education - beyond 'basic skills', at a time when regimes have come to be dominated by cognitive thinking skills courses. Weaving anecdote with solid research and evaluation, the book presents a compre…
"Prison(er) Education comprises key essays by leading prison education practitioners, academics and prisoners, including new work on how to evaluate the 'success' of education within prison by Dr. Ray Pawson of Leeds University, and Stephen Duguid of Simon Fraser University, Can…
Guided by restorative justice, prisons can become places of healing and personal transformation, serving the community as well as those directly affected by crime, the victims and offenders. This book advocates the further expansion of restorative justice in prisons. Building on…
"Restorative approaches to crime and punishment are not new. The Restorative Movement is increasingly global and geared to removing conflict from communities including as between victims and offenders. But despite countless books and resources RJ is still confined to the margins…
"Restorative approaches to crime and punishment are not new. The Restorative Movement is increasingly global and geared to removing conflict from communities including as between victims and offenders. But despite countless books and resources RJ is still confined to the margins…
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