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  • The New Punitivenessby John Pratt; David Brown; Mark Brown

    Willan Publishing 2005; US$ 58.00

    Throughout much of the western world more and more people are being sent to prison, one of a number of changes inspired by a 'new punitiveness' in penal and political affairs. This book seeks to understand these developments, bringing together leading authorities in the field to provide a wide-ranging analysis of new penal trends, compare the... more...

  • Dictionary of Forensic Psychologyby Graham J Towl; David P Farrington; David A Crighton

    Willan Publishing 2008; US$ 94.95

    Over the past decade forensic psychology has grown rapidly as a subject, with an increasing number of forensic psychologists under training and working in demanding roles in prisons, secure training facilities, and high, medium and low security healthcare facilities as well as other parts of the criminal justice system. This Dictionary is part of a... more...

  • My Brother's Keeperby Jonathon Burnside; Joanna Adler; Nancy Loucks

    Willan Publishing 2005; US$ 89.95

    Ten years ago there were no faith-based units in prisons outside South America. Today, they are spreading all over the world, including the United States, Europe and the Commonwealth. My Brother's Keeper is the first major study of a global phenomenon. Exploring the roots of faith-based units in South America it explains why the Prison Service of England... more...

  • Murderby Shani D'Cruze; Sandra Walklate; Samantha Pegg

    Willan Publishing 2006; US$ 89.95

    This book seeks to unravel the issues associated with the crime of murder, providing a highly accessible account of the subject for people coming to it for the first time. It uses detailed case studies as a way of exemplifying and exploring more general questions of socio-cultural responses to murder and their explanation. It incorporates a historical... more...

  • Managing Persistent and Serious Offendersby Robin Moore; Emily Gray; Colin Roberts

    Willan Publishing 2006; US$ 134.95

    Over the last few years intensive community programmes for both young and adult offenders have become established in the UK as an important new component of penal policy ? the ISSP (Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Programme) for persistent and serious young offenders, and the ICCP (Intensive Control and Change Programme) for adult offenders.... more...

  • A Fair Hearing?by Stephen Shute; Roger Hood; Florence Seemungal

    Willan Publishing 2005; US$ 84.95

    This book reports on research which investigates the perceptions of ethnic minorities concerning their treatment in the criminal courts. It examines the extent to which ethnic minority defendants and witnesses in both the Crown Court and the magistrates' courts perceived their treatment to have been unfair, whether they believed any unfairness to have... more...

  • Dealing with Disaffectionby Tim Newburn; Michael Shiner; Tara Young

    Willan Publishing 2005; US$ 94.95

    In recent years increasing attention has been paid to issues of social exclusion and the problematic transition from youthful dependence to adult independence. Often this has had severe consequences, ranging from under achievement and disruptive behaviour in school, through the misuse of alcohol and drugs, to serious or persistent offending. Seeking... more...

  • Crime and Empire 1840-1940by Barry Godfrey; Graeme Dunstall

    Willan Publishing 2005; US$ 94.95

    This book is a major contribution to the comparative histories of crime and criminal justice, focusing on the legal regimes of the British empire during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its overarching theme is the transformation and convergence of criminal justice systems during a period that saw a broad shift from legal pluralism to... more...

  • New Directions in Restorative Justiceby Elizabeth Elliott; Robert Gordon

    Willan Publishing 2005; US$ 89.95

    This book addresses a number of key themes and developments in restorative justice, and is based on papers originally presented at the 6th International Conference on Restorative Justice in Vancouver. It is concerned with several new areas of practice within restorative justice, with sections on restorative justice and youth, aboriginal justice and... more...

  • Transforming International Criminal Justiceby Mark Findlay; Ralph Henham

    Willan Publishing 2005; US$ 94.95

    This book sets out an agenda to transform international criminal trials and the delivery of international criminal justice to victim communities through collaboration of currently competing paradigms. It reflects a transformation of thinking about the comparative analysis of the trial process, and seeks to advance the boundaries of international criminal... more...