An examination of some of the issues concerning custodial and non-custodial penalties and an overview of the current position of women in crime and custody. The book reports on existing provision for women in England and Wales and innovative projects in other countris.
Colorblind Racial Profiling outlines the history of racial profiling practices and policies in the United States from 1974 to the present day. Drawing on a wide variety of sources including case law, newspaper and television reporting, government reports, and police manuals, aut…
In The Gulag after Stalin, Jeffrey S. Hardy reveals how the vast Soviet penal system was reimagined and reformed in the wake of Stalin's death. Hardy argues that penal reform in the 1950s was a serious endeavor intended to transform the Gulag into a humane institution that reedu…
"In 'The Gulag after Stalin', Jeffrey S. Hardy reveals how the vast Soviet penal system was reimagined and reformed in the wake of Stalin's death. Hardy argues that penal reform in the 1950s was a serious endeavor intended to transform the Gulag into a humane institution that re…
Part one. What we are. The state on trial -- Subjects of the law : a repressive theory of power -- From law to critique -- Part two. The state and violence. Civilization and its lies -- See the state for what it is -- The double reality of violence -- Part three. The system of j…
The opening, in 1876, of the Elmira Reformatory marked the birth of the American adult reformatory movement and the introduction of a new approach to crime and the treatment of criminals. Hailed as a reform panacea and the humane solution to America's ongoing crisis of crime and…
"Captivating Subjects is a collection of essays that fills several crucial gaps in the critical examination of the relations between Western state-sanctioned confinement, identity, nation, and literature. Editors Jason Haslam and Julia M. Wright have brought together an esteemed…
"Captivating Subjects is a collection of essays that fills several crucial gaps in the critical examination of the relations between Western state-sanctioned confinement, identity, nation, and literature. Editors Jason Haslam and Julia M. Wright have brought together an esteemed…
This title argues that the prison systems of California and Texas during the Depression set the tone for the identity roles of the 30s. The book tells the story of the 1930s as seen from the cell blocks and cotton fields of Texas and California prisons.
