Category Archives: Penology

Restorative Justice and Violence Against Women (Interpersonal Violence Series)

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

Despite significant accomplishments over the past 35 years, antiviolence activists know that justice for most abused women remains elusive. Most victims do not call the police or seek help from the courts, making it crucial to identify new ways for … Continue reading →

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The Apology Ritual: A Philosophical Theory of Punishment

Posted on February 26, 2008 by singleton

Christopher Bennett presents a theory of punishment grounded in the practice of apology, and in particular in reactions such as feeling sorry and making amends. He argues that offenders have a ‘right to be punished’ – that it is part … Continue reading →

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The Prisoners’ Dilemma: Political Economy and Punishment in Contemporary Democracies (The Hamlyn Lectures)

Posted on February 26, 2008 by singleton

Over the last two decades, and in the wake of increases in recorded crime and other social changes, British criminal justice policy has become increasingly politicised as an index of governments’ competence. New and worrying developments, such as the inexorable … Continue reading →

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The Culture of Vengeance and the Fate of American Justice

Posted on February 26, 2008 by singleton

America is driven by vengeance in Terry Aladjem’s provocative account – a reactive, public anger that is a threat to democratic justice itself. From the return of the death penalty to the wars on terror and in Iraq, Americans demand … Continue reading →

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The Crisis of Imprisonment: Protest, Politics, and the Making of the American Penal State, 1776-1941 (Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society)

Posted on February 26, 2008 by singleton

In the Age of Jackson, private enterprise set up shop in the American penal system. Working hand in glove with state government, contractors in both the North and the South would go on to put more than half a million … Continue reading →

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Justice, Punishment and the Medieval Muslim Imagination (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization)

Posted on February 26, 2008 by singleton

How was the use of violence against Muslims explained and justified in medieval Islam? What role did state punishment play in delineating the private from the public sphere? What strategies were deployed to cope with the suffering caused by punishment? … Continue reading →

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The Problem of Punishment

Posted on February 25, 2008 by singleton

In this book, David Boonin examines the problem of punishment, and particularly the problem of explaining why it is morally permissible for the state to treat those who break the law in ways that would be wrong to treat those … Continue reading →

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Prison State: The Challenge of Mass Incarceration (Cambridge Studies in Criminology)

Posted on February 25, 2008 by singleton

Within the past 25 years, the prison population in America shot upward to reach a staggering 1.53 million by 2005. This book takes a broad, critical look at incarceration, the huge social experiment of American society. The authors investigate the … Continue reading →

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Biosocial Criminology: New Directions in Theory and Research (Criminology and Justice Studies)

Posted on February 25, 2008 by singleton

Ideal for use, either as a second text in a standard criminology course, or for a discrete course on biosocial perspectives, this book of original chapters breaks new and important ground for ways today’s criminologists need to think more broadly … Continue reading →

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Encyclopedia of Capitol Punishment in the United States

Posted on February 25, 2008 by singleton

This updated encyclopedia provides ready information on all aspects of capital punishment in America. It details virtually every capital punishment decision rendered by the United States Supreme Court through 2006, including more than 40 cases decided since publication of the … Continue reading →

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