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      • Edited by David Scott, Liverpool John Moores University
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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      September 2013
      August 2013
      ISBN:
      9781139344258
      9781107030749
      9781107521803
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139344258
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.71kg, 408 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.58kg, 408 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Socio-Legal Studies, Criminology, Law, Criminal Law, Sociology
      Series:
      Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
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    Subjects:
    Socio-Legal Studies, Criminology, Law, Criminal Law, Sociology
    Series:
    Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
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    Prison studies has experienced a period of great creativity in recent years, and this collection draws together some of the field's most exciting and innovative contemporary critical writers in order to engage directly with one of the most profound questions in penology - why prison? In addressing this question, the authors connect contemporary penological thought with an enquiry that has received the attention of some of the greatest thinkers on punishment in the past. Through critical exploration of the theories, policies and practices of imprisonment, the authors analyse why prison persists and why prisoner populations are rapidly rising in many countries. Collectively, the chapters provide not only a sophisticated diagnosis and critique of global hyper-incarceration but also suggest principles and strategies that could be adopted to radically reduce our reliance upon imprisonment.

    Reviews

    'Finally, David Scott's edited collection Why Prison? will have the most relevance to prison practitioners and will also have the broadest appeal. It offers an impressive array of leading scholars dissecting the emergence of global hyper-incarceration and strategies for change.'

    Jamie Bennett Source: Prison Service Journal

    'This collection of exceptional scholarship reflects a critical juncture in penal reform that moves the discourse beyond that of mass incarceration. The contributing authors and their research on the inefficacy of incarceration make a compelling case for penal reform. A truly innovative, thought-provoking and engaging text, Why Prison? unearths seldom-considered lines of enquiry rather than merely following the well-worn paths that have been previously pursued by penological scholars. In sum, editor Scott and colleagues have done a superb job of providing readers with a profound opportunity to participate in a creative and comprehensive conversation about one of the essential social questions of our time: ‘why prison?’'

    H. Bennett Wilcox III Source: Criminal Law and Criminal Justice

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