Words Behind Walls: Prison Staff Writing
(2023)
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Metcalf, J., Nichols, H., Westoby, C., & Clement, J. (Eds.). (2023). Words Behind Walls: Prison Staff Writing. Newcastle, UK: Butcher's Dog Publishing
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History of policing, crime, disorder, punishment (2023)
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Joyce, P., & Laverick, W. (2023). History of policing, crime, disorder, punishment. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36892-9This engaging textbook provides a broad and unique coverage of the key historical events that shaped ideas in criminology, criminal justice and policing from the late seventeenth century to the early twenty-first century in England and Wales. It vivi... Read More about History of policing, crime, disorder, punishment.
Hacker, Influencer, Faker, Spy. Intelligence Agencies in the Digital Age (2022)
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Dover, R. (2022). Hacker, Influencer, Faker, Spy. Intelligence Agencies in the Digital Age. London: Hurst PublishersIntelligence agencies are reflections of the societies they serve. No surprise, then, that modern spies and the agencies they work for are fixated on the internet and electronic communications. These same officials also struggle with notions of priva... Read More about Hacker, Influencer, Faker, Spy. Intelligence Agencies in the Digital Age.
Criminal justice: An introduction (2022)
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Joyce, P., & Laverick, W. (2022). Criminal justice: An introduction. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429330537This book offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the criminal justice system of England and Wales. Starting with an overview of the main theories of the causes of crime, this book explores and discusses the operation of the main criminal... Read More about Criminal justice: An introduction.
Penal Servitude: Convicts and long-term imprisonment, 1853-1948 (2022)
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Johnston, H., Godfrey, B., & Cox, D. J. (2022). Penal Servitude: Convicts and long-term imprisonment, 1853-1948. Montreal; London: McGill-Queen's University PressPenal Servitude is the first comprehensive study to examine the convict prison system that housed all those sentenced to penal servitude during this time. The research details the administration and evolution of the system, from its creation in the 1... Read More about Penal Servitude: Convicts and long-term imprisonment, 1853-1948.
Work and the Carceral State (2022)
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Burnett, J. (2022). Work and the Carceral State. London: Pluto Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv2724535During 2019-20 in England and Wales, over 17 million hours of labour were carried out by more than 12,500 people incarcerated in prisons, while many people in immigration removal centres also worked. In many cases, such workers constitute a sub-waged... Read More about Work and the Carceral State.
A Victim Community: Stigma and the Media Legacy of High-Profile Crime (2021)
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O’Leary, N. (2021). A Victim Community: Stigma and the Media Legacy of High-Profile Crime. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87679-1Although historically ignored, crime victims are now very firmly on the map. For politicians, newspapers, the media and the public at large, criminal injury and loss are a source of constant concern and anxiety. Criminologists and media analysts have... Read More about A Victim Community: Stigma and the Media Legacy of High-Profile Crime.
Policing: Development and Contemporary Practice 2nd Edition (2021)
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Laverick, W., & Joyce, P. (2021). Policing: Development and Contemporary Practice 2nd Edition. (2nd ed.). London: SAGE PublicationsThe book comprises a comprehensive introduction to policing
Understanding the Educational Experiences of Imprisoned Men (2021)
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Nichols, H. (2021). Understanding the Educational Experiences of Imprisoned Men. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429323850Understanding the Educational Experiences of Imprisoned Men explores how adult male prisoners interpret and give value to their experiences of education, presenting an opportunity to consider how education can be beneficial to prisoners including and... Read More about Understanding the Educational Experiences of Imprisoned Men.
Criminology: A Complete Introduction (2020)
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Peter, J., & Laverick, W. (2020). Criminology: A Complete Introduction. Teach Yourself
Hope Walks by Me: Justice & Liberty in the Lands of the Free: Poetry & Prose by Ex-Offenders (2019)
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Litten, R., & Metcalf, J. (Eds.). (2019). Hope Walks by Me: Justice & Liberty in the Lands of the Free: Poetry & Prose by Ex-Offenders. London: Barbican PressEx-prisoners in Hull joined together with writer Russ Litten and academic Josephine Metcalf for a series of writing workshops. Hope Walks By Me gathers the fruits of those months – individual poems by men and women, prose pieces, and ‘Group Poems’... Read More about Hope Walks by Me: Justice & Liberty in the Lands of the Free: Poetry & Prose by Ex-Offenders.
Racial and Religious Hate Crime: The UK From 1945 to Brexit (2019)
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Laverick, W., & Joyce, P. (2019). Racial and Religious Hate Crime: The UK From 1945 to Brexit. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21317-6Offers an in-depth discussion of racial and religious hate crime in the UK and also beyond. Focusses on 1945 until present with some additional attention to the 1930s when anti-Semitism was especially prominent in the UK. Devotes particular attenti... Read More about Racial and Religious Hate Crime: The UK From 1945 to Brexit.
Building Bridges: Prisoners, Crime Victims and Restorative Justice (2019)
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Brennan, I., & Johnston, G. (2019). Building Bridges: Prisoners, Crime Victims and Restorative Justice. Eleven International PublishingAcross Europe, restorative justice has gained acceptance as a way of resolving disputes and mitigating the harm of crime in the community. Practitioners have also begun to coordinate restorative meetings in prisons in an effort to reduce the harms of... Read More about Building Bridges: Prisoners, Crime Victims and Restorative Justice.
Farsi la galera. Spazi e culture del penitenziario (2018)
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Kalica, E., & Santorso, S. (2018). Farsi la galera. Spazi e culture del penitenziario. Ombre Corte
African American culture and society after rodney king: Provocations and protests, progression and 'post-racialism' (2016)
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Metcalf, J., & Spaulding, C. (2016). J. Metcalf, & C. Spaulding (Eds.). African American culture and society after rodney king: Provocations and protests, progression and 'post-racialism'. Ashgate. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315565989© Josephine Metcalf and Carina Spaulding 2015. 1992 was a pivotal moment in African American history, with the Rodney King riots providing palpable evidence of racialized police brutality, media stereotyping of African Americans, and institutional di... Read More about African American culture and society after rodney king: Provocations and protests, progression and 'post-racialism'.
Victorian Convicts: 100 Criminal Lives (2016)
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Johnston, H., Godfrey, B., & Cox, D. J. (2016). Victorian Convicts: 100 Criminal Lives. Pen & Sword Books
Global injustice and crime control (2016)
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Laverick, W. (2016). Global injustice and crime control. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315739434Global Injustice and Crime Control places cross-border, cross-national and international crime and crime control within its wider context. It examines theory from a range of disciplines and introduces students to the frequently neglected area of the... Read More about Global injustice and crime control.
Making Humans: Religious, Technological, and Aesthetic Perspectives (2015)
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Ornella, A. D. (Ed.). (2015). Making Humans: Religious, Technological, and Aesthetic Perspectives. Oxford: Inter-Disciplinary Press
Per uno stato che non tortura. Diritto, saperi e pratiche contro la violenza istituzionale (2015)
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Santorso, S., & Peroni, C. (2015). Per uno stato che non tortura. Diritto, saperi e pratiche contro la violenza istituzionale
Commun(icat)ing Bodies: Body as a Medium in Religious Symbol Systems (2015)
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Höpflinger, A., Ornella, A. D., & Knauss, S. (Eds.). (2015). Commun(icat)ing Bodies: Body as a Medium in Religious Symbol Systems. Zurich: Theologischer VerlagAs a basic medium of human interaction, the body is fundamental to socio-cultural communication systems, in particular the communication system of religion. This innovative and ground-breaking volume studies these systems and the role that the bo... Read More about Commun(icat)ing Bodies: Body as a Medium in Religious Symbol Systems.