What do we know and what shoud we do about ...? Abolishing prisons

"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...

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Main Author: Sim, Joe 1952- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: London Thousand Oaks, California New Delhi Singapore Sage [2025]
In:Year: 2025
Online Access: Table of Contents
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 9 E 3382
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Keywords:
Prison abolition movements
Prisons
Punishment
Imprisonment
Abolitionnisme pénal
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Summary:"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."
Physical Description:x, 117 Seiten
ISBN:978-1-5296-8461-2
978-1-5296-8460-5