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Written by two nationally recognized experts, this book provides a comprehensive review of the legal and clinical aspects of the death penalty as it relates to intellectual disability. First, the fa……続きを見る

A useful research resource and handy reference, this book discusses the many important ethical and legal issues that arise in the delivery of health care to prisoners at correctional facilities. It ……続きを見る

"If I do not write, who will? What I am living with here does not allow me to wait until others fully wake up to the serious harm prisons cause." Falsely convicted of murder and sentenced to life in……続きを見る

With a foreword by Bruce Western Named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR The most comprehensive critique of probation and paroleーand a provocative and compelling argument for abolishing both……続きを見る

This book addresses the various forms of deviance and criminality found within the conventional food system. This systemーmade up of numerous producers, processors, distributors, and retailers of fo……続きを見る

How does the criminal justice system affect women's lives? Do prisons keep women safe? Should feminists rely on policing and the law to achieve women's liberation? The mainstream feminist movement h……続きを見る

This book draws on a four-year ethnographic study conducted in the prisons and on the streets of Greater Manchester, England, to examine gangs and organised crime in the North of England. It include……続きを見る

From trailblazing political activist Angela Y. Davis, a major new collection of essays and interviews that argue for a radical rethinking of our prison systems An icon of revolutionary politics, Ang……続きを見る

The Greek philosopher, Socrates, posed a guardian model that would protect his Athenian world, the custodes (watchmen), yet mused who would guard them but themselves. In The Republic, Plato spoke fa……続きを見る

When is the death penalty considered "cruel and unusual punishment" or "constitutionally permissible"? This book exposes readers directly to landmark opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court that strive t……続きを見る

Love and Sex in Prison features a comprehensive look at the relationships of women with men in prison, and it looks at the differences between women who meet and fall in love with prisoners and wive……続きを見る

Rape is a fact of life for the incarcerated. Can American society maintain the commitment expressed in recent federal legislation to eliminate the rampant and costly sexual abuse that has been insti……続きを見る

***Abolish Criminology***presents critical scholarship on criminology and criminal justice ideologies and practices, alongside emerging freedom-driven visions and practices for new world formations.……続きを見る

Analyzing sex-offense laws and false claims, this book shows that laws based on vengeance rather than justice or evidence create new forms of harm while failing to address the real and pervasive pro……続きを見る

This book untangles the components of police education and advocates a robust community-based training model with significant civilian oversight. The recommended approach recognizes that the citizen……続きを見る

Narratives on Prison Governmentality explores prison governmentality through the analysis of letters of prisoners. The collection of testimonies represents the opportunities and difficulties of resi……続きを見る

A “vividly written” account of the bloody 1971 San Quentin riot by the Edgar Award–winning author of Zebra and Six Against the Rock (Kirkus Reviews). American Saturday traces one man’s path from the……続きを見る

Explore one of history’s most notorious maximum-security prisons through these tales of mayhem and madness. As “animal factories” go, the Ohio Penitentiary was one of the worst. For 150 years, it ho……続きを見る

A detailed history of where German & Italian prisoners of war stayed in Wyoming during WWII, featuring archival photographs. Wyoming’s nineteen prisoner of war camps held several thousand incarcerat……続きを見る

Because people’s contact with the criminal justice system comes in different shapes and forms, scholars are now broadening their analytical scope and examining the overall repercussions of criminal ……続きを見る

A pictorial history of the WWII Nazi concentration camp, from its beginnings as a POW camp to the war’s end and the camp’s liberation. Accompanied by rare and unpublished photos with in-depth captio……続きを見る

An analysis of the U.S. prison system through real-life stories, and a look at the complex work of community-based social justice projects. Through the stories of prisoners and their families, inclu……続きを見る

“An unforgettable look at the peculiar horrors and humiliations involved in solitary confinement” from the prisoners who have survived it (New York Review of Books). On any given day, the United Sta……続きを見る

From a decorated officer, an extremely rare account of a World War II Soviet military unit comprised of prisoners of war. Made up of soldiers who conducted “unauthorized retreats,” former POWs deeme……続きを見る

For the past fifty years, America has been extraordinarily busy building prisons. Since 1970 we have tripled the total number of facilities, adding more than 1,200 new prisons to the landscape. This……続きを見る

An in-depth history of the inhumane Union Civil War prison camp that became known as “the Andersonville of the North.” Long called by some the “Andersonville of the North,” the prisoner of war camp ……続きを見る

“An uncommonly powerful memoir about four decades in confinement . . . A profound book about friendship [and] solitary confinement in the United States.” ーNew York Times Finalist for the Pulitzer P……続きを見る

“The book provides insight into life inside a maximum-security prison while illuminating the benefits of the craft of writing. . . . compassionate.” ーPublishers Weekly A Grip of Time (prison slang ……続きを見る

An eye-opening guide to the public execution practice of hanging criminals in body-shaped cages as a crime deterrent or religious punishment. The history of gibbeting is the story of one of Britain’……続きを見る

“A crucial analysis of how the truly disadvantaged people who enter prison fare in the three years after their release.” ーPaula England, NYU America’s high incarceration rates are a well-known face……続きを見る