A critical exploration of the role and (in)effectiveness of prisons in contemporary society. It challenges popular misconceptions about what prison is and does, explains links between prison, social inequality and social power, analyses the limits of liberal prison reform, and openly champions an evidence based approach to prison abolition.
A critical exploration of the role and (in)effectiveness of prisons in contemporary society. It challenges popular misconceptions about what prison is and does, explains links between prison, social inequality and social power, analyses the limits of liberal prison reform, and openly champions an evidence based approach to prison abolition.
Joe Sim is Emeritus Professor of Criminology at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. He has written extensively about prisons, the state and punishment. He was a member of the Radical Alternatives to Prison Collective and is currently a Trustee of the charity INQUEST.
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Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Background: A History of Failure and Success Chapter 3: What Do We Know, And Not Know About Crime and the Prison Population? Chapter 4: What Do We Know and Not Know About Prisons? Myths and Misrepresentations Chapter 5: What Should We Do? The Case for Abolishing Prisons Chapter 6: Conclusion
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Background: A History of Failure and Success Chapter 3: What Do We Know, And Not Know About Crime and the Prison Population? Chapter 4: What Do We Know and Not Know About Prisons? Myths and Misrepresentations Chapter 5: What Should We Do? The Case for Abolishing Prisons Chapter 6: Conclusion
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