Penology & punishment books

Based on two empirically rigorous studies, this book analyses how prisoners attempt to adapt and control their emotions....  Read More >>

This book offers a solution-focused and strengths-based guide to becoming an effective Prison Officer.  Read More >>

This book offers a solution-focused and strengths-based guide to becoming an effective Prison Officer.  Read More >>

"During the 1970s, grassroots women activists in and outside of prisons forged a radical politics against gender...  Read More >>

"During the 1970s, grassroots women activists in and outside of prisons forged a radical politics against gender...  Read More >>

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This edited collection addresses the topic of prison governance which is crucial to our understanding of contemporary...  Read More >>

Within Prison Walls by Thomas Mott Osborne as Tom Brown, No. 33,333x, tells of his one-week voluntary imprisonment...  Read More >>

This book explores how prison life is normalized in different countries, with a critical and detailed look at ‘Scandinavian...  Read More >>

A follow-up to the bestselling A Prayer Before Dawn about Billy's imprisonment in Klong Prem prison, the 'Bangkok...  Read More >>

Through a study of ten commercially published prison autobiographies, Haunting Prison: Exploring the Prison as an...  Read More >>

This concise and accessible guide offers a critical overview of the prison system in England and Wales for students...  Read More >>

"During the 1970s, grassroots women activists in and outside of prisons forged a radical politics against gender...  Read More >>

This concise and accessible guide offers a critical overview of the prison system in England and Wales for students...  Read More >>

First published in 1977, Angel Face documents the penal life of Walter Probyn, who spent 30 out of 44 years in prison...  Read More >>

Prison Segregation: The Limits of Law explores the use of segregation in English prisons by examining how law is...  Read More >>

While state and federal prisons like Attica and Alcatraz occupy a central place in the national consciousness, most...  Read More >>

While state and federal prisons like Attica and Alcatraz occupy a central place in the national consciousness, most...  Read More >>

This 25-volume set has titles published between 1951 and 1995. It explores aspects of the police and their approaches...  Read More >>

Castle, The Story of a Kentucky Prison chronicles the history of the Kentucky State Penitentiary at Eddyville, beginning...  Read More >>

While state and federal prisons like Attica and Alcatraz occupy a central place in the national consciousness, most...  Read More >>

This book aims to apply the new generation of information technology to the research and practice of prison management,...  Read More >>

The number one bestseller and storyteller writes a powerful account of life inside the British penal system.  Read More >>

The final volume in Archer’s essential account of life inside the penal system.  Read More >>

The number one bestseller continues his vital account of life inside the British penal system.  Read More >>