Summary
Contents
Subject index
As part of the Sage Course Companion series, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to the discipline of penology. It provides hints and tips on how to apply this information to maximum effect in coursework and examinations. This is a highly accessible text is for those new to prison studies, or for anyone looking for a refresher. It provides structure and background for all prison and punishment modules on undergraduate criminology/ criminal justice degrees. Written in a straightforward and clear style, the book gives detailed explanations for all academic terms used.
Future Directions and Alternative Visions
Future Directions and Alternative Visions
Core Areas:
- penal expansionism and ‘prison works’
- penal standstill
- penal reductionism
- penal abolitionism
- thinking critically about penal legitimacy
- radical alternatives
Running Themes
- Alternatives to prison
- Human rights
- Legitimacy
- Pains of imprisonment
- Power to punish
- Social divisions
- Social justice
Key penologists
Charles Murray (born 1943) Currently associated with the American Enterprise Institute, Charles Murray was born and raised in Newton, Iowa. He obtained a degree in history from Harvard and a PhD from the ...
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