Before September 11, 2001, few Americans had heard of immigration detention, but in fact a secret and repressive prison system run by the U.S. Immigration and ...more on ebook "American Gulag: Inside U.S. Immigra..."

What is restorative justice ... and does it work? These are just two of the many questions posed by David J Cornwell in this incisive work. Based on a lifetime ...more on ebook "The Penal Crisis and the Clapham Om..."

One out of every hundred adults in the U.S. is in prison. This book provides a crash course in what drives mass incarceration, the human and community costs, ...more on ebook "The Real Cost of Prisons Comix..."

First published in 1928, The Letters of Sacco and Vanzetti represents one of the great personal documents of the twentieth century: a volume commemorating the ...more on ebook "The Letters of Sacco and Vanzetti..."

Gates of Injustice is an extraordinarily compelling expose of the American prison system: how more than 2,000,000 Americans came to be incarcerated; what it's ...more on ebook "Gates of Injustice: The Crisis in A..."

"There is a large body of research that provides guidance for those working with offenders on how they should be treated once they are in the correctional ...more on ebook "The Assessment and Treatment of Wom..."

This textbook is designed to help trainee probation officers with the Diploma in Probation Studies, especially with the NVQ elements and making the link to the ...more on ebook "Knowledge and the Probation Service..."

Veronica Compton Wallace was convicted of attempted murder (the Hillside Strangler case in California). Her 21 years as a prisoner have afforded her a rare view ...more on ebook "Eating the Ashes - Seeking Rehabili..."

"Criminal behaviour continues to be a matter of major public concern. How should society respond? What should be done with those who offend repeatedly? Offender ...more on ebook "Offender Rehabilitation and Treatme..."

Acclaimed journalist Ted Conover sets a new standard for bold, in-depth reporting in this first-hand account of life inside the penal system.When ...more on ebook "Newjack..."

The Handbook of Victim Offender Mediation: An Essential Guide to Practice and Research ...more on ebook "The Handbook of Victim Offender Med..."

The American prison system has grown tenfold in thirty years, while crime rates have been relatively flat: 2 million people are behind bars on any given day, ...more on ebook "Going Up the River..."

This book examines the control of problem behaviour in prison from a situational crime prevention perspective. Following the success of situational crime ...more on ebook "Situational Prison Control..."