Arguing against incarceration by using feminist philosophy and moral psychology, Barrett Emerick and Audrey Yap bring theoretical arguments about personhood and moral repair into conversation with the practice of abolition. They develop the concept of moral abandonment and contrast it with moral solidarity as they argue that it is inherent in our ......
nited StatesLessons Learned from Islamic Criminal Justice Systems
This book ignites debates about the history and persistence of judicial corporal punishment in criminal justice systems and examines if corporal punishment is a less cruel alternative to spending years behind bars in primitive and punitive jails and prisons.
Through firsthand accounts this book explores women's roles from their initial entry into corrections work through their careers to executive roles, documenting their successes and struggles.
A Communication Perspective of Justice, Restoration, and Community
The authors argue that communication plays a central role in the evolution of different frameworks of restorative justice. Not just about sending and receiving messages, communication gives meaning to restorative justice and helps to structure thought and behavior when individuals engage in restorative practices in various contexts.
The true story of the only Westerner ever to break out of Thailand'sBangkok Hilton
“This is one of the world’s most notorious—and remarkable—heroin traffickers: Melbourne man David McMillan. Despite still being on the run, McMillan has written a book, Escape, about … his amazing breakout in Bangkok” The Australian.
Using the most recent prison and jail suicide data, the second edition of Suicide and Self-Harm in Prisons and Jails explores how the stress associated with arrest, sentencing, and incarceration can contribute to the onset of a suicidal crisis even among those who never before experienced suicidal ideation or self-harmed.
A Communication Perspective of Justice, Restoration, and Community
The authors argue that communication plays a central role in the evolution of different frameworks of restorative justice. Not just about sending and receiving messages, communication gives meaning to restorative justice and helps to structure thought and behavior when individuals engage in restorative practices in various contexts.
Based on in-depth ethnographic research, Norms and Illegality: Intimate Ethnographies and Political Control explores the entanglements and contradictions of legal and illegal practices across multiple cultures.