Crime and criminology Books
University of California Press Criminology Explains School Bullying 2
Book SynopsisIn this book, Robert A. Brooks and Jeffrey W. Cohen provide a concise, targeted overview of the major criminological theories to explain the phenomenon of school bullying, bringingto life what is often dense and confusing material with concrete case examples.Criminology Explains School Bullying is a valuable resource in criminology or juvenile delinquency classes, as well as special-topics classes on school violence, bullying, or the school-to-prison pipeline. Charts, critical thinking questions, and implications for practice and policy illuminate real-world applications, making this is a go-to book for teachers, students, and researchers interested in an empirically driven synthesis of criminological theory as it applies to school bullying.Trade Review"Comprehensive, and an excellent resource for people wanting to gain a rounded insight into the various explanations for school bullying. . . . This is the first book of its kind that attends so thoroughly to this many theoretical explanations within the same resource.” * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 • The Nature, Scope, and Response to School Bullying 2 • Deterrence, Rational Choice, and Victimization Theories 3 • Micro-Level Theories 4 • Social Structure Theories 5 • Social Process Theories 6 • Critical Criminology and Restorative Justice 7 • Integrationist, Life Course, and Developmental Theories References Index
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University of California Press Migration and Hybrid Political Regimes Navigating
Book SynopsisA free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. While migration has become an all-important topic of discussion around the globe, mainstream literature on migrants' legal adaptationand integrationhas focused on case studies of immigrant communities in Western-style democracies. We know relatively little about how migrants adapt to a new legal environment in the ever-growing hybrid political regimes that are neither clearly democratic nor conventionally authoritarian. This book takes up the case of Russiaan archetypal hybrid political regime and the third largest recipients of migrants worldwideand investigates howCentral Asianmigrant workersproduce new forms ofinformalgovernance and legal order. Migrants use the opportunities provided by a weak rule-of-law and a corrupt political systemto navigate the repressive legal landscape and to negotiateusing informal channelsaccess to employment and other opportunities that are hard to obtain through the official legal framework of their host country. This lively ethnography presents new theoretical perspectives for studying immigrant legal incorporation in similar political contexts. Trade Review"Migration and Hybrid Political Regimes provides an important complement to our knowledge of undocumented labor migrants and presents an important study of a very underresearched case. The book will also make for good reading in graduate and undergraduate seminars on international migration." * American Journal of Sociology *
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University of California Press Law and Justice around the World A Comparative
Book SynopsisLaw and Justice around the Worldis designed to introduce students to comparative law and justice, including cross-national variations in legal and justice systems as well as global and international justice. The book draws students into critical discussions of justice around the world today by: taking a broad perspective on law and justice rather than limiting its focus to criminal justice systemsexamining topics of global concern, including governance, elections, environmental regulations, migration and refugee status, family law, and othersfocusing on a diverse set of global examples, from Europe, North America, East Asia, and especially the global south, and comparing the United States law and justice system to these other nationscontinuing to cover core topics such as crime, law enforcement, criminal courts, and punishmentincluding chapter goals to define learning outcomessharing case studies to help students apply concepts to real life issues Instructor resources include discussion questions; suggested readings, films, and web resources; a test bank; and chapter-by-chapter PowerPoint slides with full-color maps and graphics. By widening the comparative lens to include nations that are often completely ignored in research and teaching, the book paints a more realistic portrait of the different ways in which countries define and pursue justice in a globalized, interconnected world. Trade Review" . . . an excellent addition to the textbooks of comparative justice education. . . . Arthur’s book can be great learning material for those who are not only interested in legal comparison but also interested in their historical, theoretical, political, and sociological roots. Other than students of criminal justice, the book can also be a great fit for students of pre-law, political sciences, international business, and sociology." * Journal of Criminal Justice Education *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations and Tables Acknowledgments Preface 1. The Study of Comparative Law and Justice Chapter Goals Why Study Comparative Law and Justice? The Roots of the Field Legal Culture versus Legal Structure A Quick Introduction to Legal Systems Case Study 1.1: An International Child Custody Dispute Conclusion 2. World Legal Systems Chapter Goals The Rule of Law Defining Legal Systems Common Law Case Study 2.1: Cannibalism and Common Law Civil Law Theocratic Law Authoritarian Law Traditional Law Other Legal Systems Change and Continuity Case Study 2.2: The Aztec Legal System Conclusion 3. The Organization of State Power Chapter Goals What Is a State? Types of Government Case Study 3.1: Indigenous Sovereignty Branches of Government Voting and Elections Who Votes? Who Runs? Conclusion 4. Crime and the Global World Chapter Goals Why Do Crime Rates Vary? Cultural Explanations for Crime The Impact of Economic and Social Factors on Crime Crime and the Legal System How Do We Measure Crime? How Do Crime Rates Vary? Criminalization Decriminalization Case Study 4.1: The Portuguese Drug Strategy Cross-Border Crime International Crime Transnational Crime Terrorism Conclusion 5. Law Enforcement Chapter Goals The History of Law Enforcement Defining Modern Policing Cross-National Variations in Policing Practices Organizational Structures Policing Styles Police-Military Relations International Police Cooperation Case Study 5.1: Tracking the Pink Panthers Conclusion 6. Resolving Disputes Chapter Goals Dispute Resolution in Historical Perspective Types of Disputes, Types of Law Contemporary Dispute Resolution Systems Dispute Resolution in Common Law Dispute Resolution in Civil Law Dispute Resolution in Theocratic Law Traditional Dispute Resolution Practices Case Study 6.1: Traditional Courts in South Africa Dispute Resolution under Authoritarianism Criminal Procedure in Comparative Perspective Fairness and Impartiality The Presumption of Innocence Evidentiary Rules Confessions and Self-Incrimination The Right to Counsel Other Factors Case Study 6.2: The Trials of Amanda Knox Conclusion 7. Punishment and Social Control Chapter Goals Why Do Societies Punish? Deterrence and Crime Control Revenge and Retribution Rehabilitation Reconciliation Case Study 7.1: Transitional Justice in Rwanda How Has Punishment Changed over Time? What Types of Punishment Do Societies Use? Prisons Control-in-Freedom Case Study 7.2: Prisons and Punishment in Norway Financial and Other Sanctions Corporal Punishment Capital Punishment What Factors Shape National Differences in Punishment Practices? Conclusion 8. Family Law Chapter Goals What Is a Family? Forming a Family Marriage and Union Formation The Legal Status of Children Case Study 8.1: Marriage, Children, and Surnames Regulating Reproduction Ending Family Relationships Ending Unions Child Custody and Parental Rights Conclusion 9. Legal Rights Chapter Goals What Are Legal Rights? The Most Severe Violations Legal Rights: A Tour The Right to Privacy The Right to Expression The Right to Conscience Case Study 9.1: Intellectual and Academic Freedom in Qatar The Right to Subsistence Law and Equality Conclusion 10. Global Justice Chapter Goals What Is International Law? How Is International Law Enforced? Institutions of Global Justice The International Criminal Court The United Nations and the International Court of Justice Citizenship and Statelessness Case Study 10.1: Chevron in Ecuador Conclusion 11. Law and Culture Chapter Goals The Concept of Legal Culture Cultural Universalism, Cultural Relativism, and Cultural Pluralism Conflicts in Law and Culture The Cultural Defense to Crime Legal Cultures of Childhood Case Study 11.1: Child Soldiers Conclusion 12. Considering Comparative Law and Justice Chapter Goals Why Compare? The Future of Law Case Study 12.1: Regulating the Environment Conclusion Glossary Works Cited Index
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University of California Press Criminology Explains Police Violence
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Provides a rich overview of traditional criminological theories and their connection to police misconduct." * Journal of Criminal Justice Education *"Simply put: this book is a must-read for anyone who studies policing." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Police Violence 1 • Understanding Police Violence 2 • Deterrence, Rational Choice, Victimization, and Lifestyle Theories 3 • Individual-Level Theories 4 • Social Structure Theories 5 • Social Process Theories 6 • Societal Conflict and Legitimacy Theories 7 • Integrationist Perspectives Notes Bibliography Index
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University of California Press Smoke But No Fire
Book Synopsis2020 ForewordINDIES Book of the Year Awards Winner, Silver(Politicaland Social Sciences) Winner of theMontaigne Medal, awarded to the most thought-provoking booksThe first book to explore a shocking yet all-too-common type of wrongful convictionone that locks away innocent people for crimes that never actually happened. Rodricus Crawford was convicted and sentenced to die for the murder by suffocation of his beautiful baby boy. After years on death row, evidence confirmed what Crawford had claimed all along: he was innocent, and his son had died from an undiagnosed illness. Crawford is not alone. A full one-third of all known exonerations stem from no-crime wrongful convictions. The first book to explore this common but previously undocumented type of wrongful conviction, Smoke but No Fire tells the heartbreaking stories of innocent people convicted of crimes that simply never happened. A suicide is mislabeled a homicide. An accidental fire is mislabeled an arson. Corrupt police plant drugs on an innocent suspect. A false allegation of assault is invented to resolve a custody dispute. With this book, former New York City public defender Jessica S. Henry sheds essential light on a deeply flawed criminal justice system that allowseven encouragesthese convictions to regularly occur. Smoke but No Fire promises to be eye-opening reading for legal professionals, students, activists, and the general public alike as it grapples with the chilling reality that far too many innocent people spend real years behind bars for fictional crimes.Trade Review"The author's accumulation of evidence is revelatory. An eye-opening book that suggests how commonplace are miscarriages of justice in the U.S." * Kirkus Reviews *“Jessica Henry provides a concise and even-handed account of no-crime convictions and the numerous, interdependent ways in which they are allowed to continue. Her ability to weave personal stories with the matter of (legal) fact writing beautifully illustrates a perfectly ugly scenario. . . . The book is an informative and interesting read that also provides a great starting point for anyone who may want to further investigate this miscarriage of criminal justice.” * Crime, Law and Social Change *"Smoke but No Fire is an engaging read that offers a damning indictment of the American criminal justice system and its pervasive indifference to the possibility of innocence." * Wrongful Conviction Law Review *"Smoke but No Fire is groundbreaking and frightening. . . . This book lays bare the deepest and darkest dysfunction within the criminal legal system and helps us understand what we can do about it." * The Champion *"The book allows the reader a bit of hope, which is both cautiously optimistic and deliberately realistic. Henry provides a number of recommendations for reform that do not push the bounds of reality but instead focus on incremental and achievable success." * Crime, Law, and Social Change *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction: Phantom Crimes 1 • Forensic Error: Misclassified Murders and Mislabeled Crimes 2 • False Accusations: When Lies Become Courtroom Truths 3 • Police: Crossing the “Thin Blue Line” 4 • Prosecutors: Winning, at All Costs 5 • Defense Lawyers: Drowning in Cases 6 • Judges: Tilting the Scales of Justice 7 • Misdemeanors: Not Minor Matters Conclusion: Clearing the Smoke Notes Index
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University of California Press Refusal to Eat
Book SynopsisThe first global history of hunger strikes as a tactic in prisons, conflicts, and protest movements. The power of the hunger strike lies in its utter simplicity. The ability to choose to forego eating is universally accessible, even to those living under conditions of maximal constraint, as in the prisons of apartheid South Africa, Israeli prisons for Palestinian prisoners, and the detention camp at Guantánamo Bay. It is a weapon of the weak, potentially open to all. By choosing to hunger strike, a prisoner wields a last-resort personal power that communicates viscerally, in a way that is undeniableespecially when broadcast over prison barricades through media and to movements outside. Refusal to Eat is the first book to compile a global history of this vital form of modern protest, the hunger strike. In this enormously ambitious but concise book, Nayan Shah observes how hunger striking stretches and recasts to turn a personal agony into a collective social agony in conflicts aTrade Review"Shah recognises that the hunger strike is a nonviolent performance that reconnects the prisoner to her community and to the world of journalism and public debate. But it is also a weapon that can transform the vulnerable and disempowered body of the captive into a remarkably effective instrument in a war for legitimacy. . . . Reaching beyond the prison wall, the voice of the hunger striker implicates us all in its challenge to decide what world we seek to inhabit." * Irish Times *“The hunger strike’s significance lies in allowing captives and outsiders to disturb the carceral system’s control of space and time. These graphic, saddening stories are uncomfortable to read, but they are crucial to understanding that often complex dynamic.” * Times Literary Supplement *"The real originality of Refusal to Eat rests in its exploration of lesser-known hunger strikes. . . . There is much value in bringing all these hunger strikes together. Doing so renders visible many common threads in hunger strikers’ experience, and also their management by doctors’ governments across multiple geographical, historical and conflict contexts. Refusal to Eat speaks to a broad audience, having much to say to bioethicists as well as historians. . . . [and] both academic and non-scholarly audiences." * Journal of Social History *"Shah’s book amplifies important voices and expands the arsenal of evidence that can be used to interrogate and dismantle carceral systems." * Punishment and Society *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations vii Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Hunger Striking in the Crisis of Imperial Democracy 1 • Suffragists and the Shaping of Hunger Striking 2 • The Medical Ethics of Forcible Feeding and a Brief History of Four Objects 3 • Irish Republicans Innovating Hunger Strikes for Anticolonial Rebellion 4 • Gandhi's Fasts, Prisoner Hunger Strikes, and Indian Independence Part Two: Hunger Striking and Democratic Upheavals 5 • Solidarity and Survival in the Tule Lake Stockade 6 • South African Anti-apartheid Hunger Strikes 7 • Controversies of Medical Intervention in Northern Ireland 8 • Biomedical Technologies, Medical Ethics, and the Management of Hunger Strikers 9 • Australian Refugee Detention, Trauma, and Mental Health Crisis 10 • Captives in U.S. Detention and Their Networks of Resistance and Solidarity Conclusion: Hunger-Striking Contingencies Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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University of California Press Carceral Con
Book SynopsisA critical examination of how contemporary criminal justice reforms expand rather than shrink structurally violent systems of policing, surveillance, and carceral control in the United States. Public opposition to the structural racist, gendered, and economic violence that fuels the criminal legal system is reaching a critical mass. Ignited by popular uprisings, protests, and campaigns against state violence, demands for transformational change have escalated. In response, a now deeply entrenched so-called bipartisan industry has staked its claim to the reform terrain. Representing itself as a sensible bridge across bitterly polarized political divides and party lines, the bipartisan reform industry has sought to control the nature and scope of local, state, and federal reforms. Along the way, it creates an expanding web of neoliberal public-private partnerships, with the promotion and implementation of efforts managed by billionaires, public officials, policy factories, foundationTrade Review"While scholars will find much in Carceral Con enlightening, the book is no standard academic text. Rather, it is a movement-building tool intended to assist readers in ‘critically interrogat[ing] new [reform] proposals as they arise’ and in choosing the ‘radically different way forward’ of abolition." * The Nation *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: World Making and "Criminal Justice Reform" 1. Correctional Control and the Challenge of Reform 2. Follow the Money 3. Criminalization, Policing, and Profiling 4. The Slippery Slope of Pretrial Reform 5. Courts, Sentencing, and "Diversion" 6. Imprisonment and Release 7. Threshold Notes Index
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University of California Press Twenty Million Angry Men The Case for Including
Book SynopsisToday, all but one U.S. jurisdiction restricts a convicted felon's eligibility for jury service. Are there valid, legal reasons for banishing millions of Americans from the jury process? How do felon-juror exclusion statutes impact convicted felons, jury systems, and jurisdictions that impose them?Twenty Million Angry Menprovides the first full account of this pervasive yet invisible form of civic marginalization. Drawing on extensive research, James M. Binnall challenges the professed rationales for felon-juror exclusion and highlights the benefits of inclusion as they relate to criminal desistance at the individual and community levels. Ultimately, this forward-looking book argues that when it comes to serving as a juror, a history of involvement in the criminal justice system is an asset, not a liability. Trade Review"Not only is Twenty Million Angry Men, a quick read, but it is well written. The book reviews and contextualizes the most important scholarship that has been done on the subject of felon juror exclusion. . . . Much like the field of convict criminology, felon-juror research demonstrates how previously convicted people can make a positive contribution to understanding the subtleties of the criminal justice process that lay people often overlook." * British Journal of Criminology *"Scholars and activists need look no further than Binnall’s book for a powerful exposition of the flaws in felon-juror exclusions and compelling evidence that allowing felon-jurors to serve would enhance 'our purest form of civic engagement.'" * Law & Society Review *“Twenty Million Angry Men: The Case for Including Convicted Felons in Our Jury System is a powerful title, and gives a useful preview of some of the emphases of this important book. James Binnall demonstrates the broad scope of this form of jury exclusion, unearths fascinating new material about the emotions of those involved, presents a multi-tiered argument for change, and shows, through his upfront ownership of the word ‘felon,’ that he is not going to shy away from exposing and tackling stigmatizing labels in this area of the law.” * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *"This book will interest students and scholars of American jurisprudence, sociology of law, and desistance studies." * CHOICE *"Well organized and…tightly argued." * Critical Criminology *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 • Framing the Issue 2 • Rotten to the Core? 3 • Honor Among Thieves 4 • Sequestering the Convicted: Part I 5 • Sequestering the Convicted: Part II 6 • Criminal-Desistance Summoned 7 • A Community Change Agent 8 • A Healthy Ambivalence Conclusion Epilogue Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Notes References Index
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University of California Press Manufacturing Freedom
Book SynopsisSex worker rescue programs have become a core focus of the global movement to combat human trafficking. While these rehabilitation programs promise freedom from enslavement and redemptive wages for former sex workers, such organizations actually propagate a moral economy of low-wage women's work that obfuscates relations of race, gender, national power, and inequality. Manufacturing Freedom is an ethnographic exploration of two American organizations that offer vocational training in jewelry production to women migrants in China and Thailand as a path out of sex work. In this innovative study, Elena Shih argues that anti-trafficking rescue and rehabilitation projects profit off persistent labor abuse of women workers and imagined but savvily marketed narratives of redemption.Trade Review"Elena Shih…makes an important contribution to critical studies of anti-trafficking. . . . an insightful read for criminology and sociology students and instructors interested in a critical approach to anti-trafficking activism." * Journal of Human Trafficking *"An important contribution to the scholarship on human trafficking, Manufacturing Freedom reveals how market-based, anti-trafficking movements bolster the US empire and white supremacy, China’s authoritarian state power, and Thailand’s global market supremacy. . . . Highly recommended." * CHOICE *Table of ContentsContents Preface Introduction: The Slave-Free Good 1. The Business of Rehab: Ethical Consumption, Social Enterprise, and the Myth of Vocational Training 2. Manufacturing Freedom: Racialized Redemptive Labor and Sex Work 3. Bad Rehab: House Moms, Shelters, and Maternalist Rehabilitation 4. Trafficking Benevolent Authoritarianism in China 5. Vigilante Humanitarianism in Thailand 6. Quitting Rehab: The Promises and Betrayals of Freedom Conclusion: Redistribution and Possibilities for Global Justice Acknowledgments Methodological Appendix: The Embodied Currencies and Debts of Global Feminist Fieldwork Notes References Index
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University of California Press Death by Prison
Book SynopsisIn recent decades, life imprisonment without the possibility of parole (LWOP) has developed into a distinctive penal form in the United States, one firmly entrenched in US policy-making, judicial and prosecutorial decision-making, correctional practice, and public discourse. LWOP is now a routine practice, but how it came to be so remains in question. Fifty years ago, imprisonment of a person until death was an extraordinary punishment; today, it accounts for the sentences of an increasing number of prisoners in the United States. What explains the shifts in penal practice and social imagination by which we have become accustomed to imprisoning people until death without any reevaluation or expectation of release? Combining a wide historical lens with detailed state- and institutional-level research, Death by Prison offers a provocative new foundation for questioning this deeply problematic practice that has escaped close scrutiny for too long.Trade Review"Seeds does a masterful job of busting the myth of how [life without parole] replaced the death penalty." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *"Christopher Seeds’ Death by Prison is a comprehensive and compelling origin story of a sentence that is a crime against human decency. . . . This book is essential reading for all students of crime and punishment." * Social Forces *Table of ContentsContents Introduction Part I Foundations 1. Perpetual Penal Confinement 2. Precursor and Prototype 3. The Phenomenon to Be Explained Part II Eruptions 4. The Complex Role of Death Penalty Abolition 5. The Collapse of a Penal Paradigm 6. Governors and Prisoners Part III Adaptation and Solidification 7. The US Supreme Court’s Ambivalent Crafting of LWOP 8. Abolition and the Alternative 9. Life Prisoners, Lifetime Prisons Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
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University of California Press A Carceral Ecology Ushuaia and the History of
Book SynopsisCloser to Antarctica than to Buenos Aires, the port town of Ushuaia, Argentina is home to a national park as well as a museum that is housed in the world's southernmost prison. Ushuaia's radial panopticon operated as an experimental hybrid penal colony and penitentiary from 1902 to 1947, designed to revolutionize modern prisons globally. A Carceral Ecology offers the first comprehensive study of this notorious prison and its afterlife, documenting how the Patagonian frontier and timber economy became central to ideas about labor, rehabilitation, and resource management. Mining the records of penologists, naturalists, and inmates, Ryan C. Edwards shows how discipline was tied to forest management, but also how inmates gained situated geographical knowledge and reframed debates on the regeneration of the land and the self. Bringing a new imperative to global prison studies, Edwards asks us to rethink the role of the environment in carceral practices as well as the impact of incarceration on the natural world. Table of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Rethinking Prisons and Patagonia 1 • Constructing an Open-Door Penitentiary 2 • Forestry in Fireland 3 • “I Too Am Ushuaia” 4 • The Martyr in Argentine Siberia 5 • The Lettered Archipelago 6 • Developing an Argentine Prisonscape Epilogue: Curating the End of the World Notes Bibliography Index
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University of California Press In This Place Called Prison Womens Religious
Book SynopsisIn This Place Called Prison offers a vivid account of religious life within an institution designed to punish. Rachel Ellis conducted a year of ethnographic fieldwork inside a U.S. state women's prison, talking with hundreds of incarcerated women, staff, and volunteers. Through their stories, Ellis shows how women draw on religion to navigate lived experiences of carceral control. A trenchant study of religion colliding and colluding with the state in an enduring tension between freedom and constraint, this book speaks to the quest for dignity and light against the backdrop of mass incarceration, state surveillance, and American inequality.Trade Review"This book is highly valuable as an experience that helps readers build a mental schema of some of the women inmates’ realities of incarceration." * Affilia: Feminist Inquiry in Social Work * "Ellis’ piercing study, beautifully written, vividly demonstrates the double-edged sword of religion in prison – its capacity to liberate and its equal power to subjugate." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *"Ellis’ contributions are significant to a plethora of academic fields, while her writing style is easily digestible as she recalls the lived experiences of the women at Mapleside Prison." * Gender and Society *"Ellis develops three-dimensional, nuanced portrayals of the interiority of women’s lives, recognizing women’s full and complex humanity in ways neither the carceral nor religious discourses that are the object of her study do. Ellis is an exceptionally skilled, ethical, and transparent ethnographer. Her methodological appendix should be required reading in sociological research methods classes." * Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion *Table of ContentsContents Introduction 1. Thou Shalt Not: A Day in Prison 2. Let There Be Light: Religious Life Behind Bars 3. The Lord Is My Shepherd: Protestant Messages of God’s Redemptive Plan 4. Blessed Is The Fruit Of Thy Womb: Gender, Religion, and Ideologies of the Family 5. For Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen: Status and Dignity in the Prison Church Conclusion Epilogue: Out of the House of Bondage Acknowledgments Methodological Appendix Notes References Index
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University of California Press You Might Go to Prison Even Though Youre Innocent
Book SynopsisTrade Review“The truest true crime you’ll ever read, and when it’s not scaring you, it will make your blood boil.” * BookTrib *"An essential read for anyone interested in criminal justice reform and for those who want to understand the human cost of wrongful conviction." * Splash Magazines *"Well-researched and accessible." * Arts Fuse *"This important book spotlights the work of various Innocence Projects to seek justice for those wrongly convicted and highlights urgently needed reforms. . . . Highly recommended." * CHOICE *Table of ContentsForeword by Barry Scheck Introduction 1. You Hired the Wrong Lawyer (Pleas with No Bargain) 2. You Live in the Country or the City 3. You Are in a Relationship and Live with Someone Who Is Murdered 4. You (Kind of) Look like Other People in the World 5. You Get Confused When You Are Tired and Hungry, and People Yell at You 6. You Have or Care for a Sick Child 7. You Got a Jury That Was Blinded by "Science" 8. You Work with Children or Let Them in Your House 9. Someone Lies about You 10. You Are Poor and/or a Person of Color Conclusion Notes Index
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University of California Press Imperfect Victims Criminalized Survivors and the
Book SynopsisA profound, compelling argument for abolition feminismto protect criminalized survivors of gender-based violence, we must dismantle the carceral system. Since the 1970s, anti-violence advocates have worked to make the legal system more responsive to gender-based violence. But greater state intervention in cases of intimate partner violence, rape, sexual assault, and trafficking has led to the arrest, prosecution, conviction, and incarceration of victims, particularly women of color and trans and gender-nonconforming people. Imperfect Victims argues that only dismantling the system will bring that punishment to an end. Amplifying the voices of survivors, including her own clients, abolitionist law professor Leigh Goodmark deftly guides readers on a step-by-step journey through the criminalization of survival. Abolition feminism reveals the possibility of a just world beyond the carceral state, which is fundamentally unable to respond to, let alone remedy, harm. As Imperfect Victims shows, abolition feminism is the only politics and practice that can undo the indescribable damage inflicted on survivors by the very system purporting to protect them. Trade Review"An essential read for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of the concept of abolition feminism and supports the rights of all survivors of domestic violence, regardless of their race or life circumstances." * Library Journal *"Goodmark buttresses her call for an abolition feminism opposed to the carceral system with harrowing case studies and hard data. This provocation hits the mark." * Publishers Weekly *Table of ContentsContents Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Criminalization of Survival 2. Youth 3. Arrest and Prosecution 4. Punishment and Sentencing 5. Reconsideration and Clemency 6. Abolition Feminism Notes Bibliography Index
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University of California Press Imperfect Victims
Book SynopsisA profound, compelling argument for abolition feminismto protect criminalized survivors of gender-based violence, we must dismantle the carceral system. Since the 1970s, anti-violence advocates have worked to make the legal system more responsive to gender-based violence. But greater state intervention in cases of intimate partner violence, rape, sexual assault, and trafficking has led to the arrest, prosecution, conviction, and incarceration of victims, particularly women of color and trans and gender-nonconforming people. Imperfect Victims argues that only dismantling the system will bring that punishment to an end. Amplifying the voices of survivors, including her own clients, abolitionist law professor Leigh Goodmark deftly guides readers on a step-by-step journey through the criminalization of survival. Abolition feminism reveals the possibility of a just world beyond the carceral state, which is fundamentally unable to respond to, let alone remedy, harm. As Imperfect Victims shows, abolition feminism is the only politics and practice that can undo the indescribable damage inflicted on survivors by the very system purporting to protect them. Trade Review"An essential read for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of the concept of abolition feminism and supports the rights of all survivors of domestic violence, regardless of their race or life circumstances." * Library Journal *"Goodmark buttresses her call for an abolition feminism opposed to the carceral system with harrowing case studies and hard data. This provocation hits the mark." * Publishers Weekly *Table of ContentsContents Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Criminalization of Survival 2. Youth 3. Arrest and Prosecution 4. Punishment and Sentencing 5. Reconsideration and Clemency 6. Abolition Feminism Notes Bibliography Index
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University of California Press Democracy in Captivity
Book SynopsisWho ought to govern those held in custody, and by what right?Democracy in Captivityexamines various efforts to answer these questions, centering on two case studies at custodial institutions: the rise and demise of patient self-governance at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, DC, between 1947 and 1965 and the prisoner-organized governance of Massachusetts's Walpole State Prison following a 1973 prison-guard strike. As Christopher D. Berk shows, the promise of these initiatives was tempered by the custodians' backlash to their wards' attempts at self-rule. This backlash arrived not only in the blunt forms of restraint chairs, riot gear, and a surgeon's scalpel but also as more covert measures taken under the cover of so-called democratic managementwhich in turn entrenched disenfranchisement and naturalized authoritarian rule. Turning from these case studies to a wider consideration of custody and democracy, Berk explores pathologies that have captured the politics of punishment, witTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgments 1. Custody and Democracy 2. Patients, Prisoners, Children, and Travelers 3. Mad Politics 4. Community Control in Custody 5. On Prison Democracy 6. Democratic Erosion Notes Bibliography Index
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University of California Press You Might Go to Prison Even Though Youre Innocent
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Blkwell Comp Law and Society
Book SynopsisThe Blackwell Companion to Law and Society is an authoritative study of the relationship between law and social interaction. Thirty--three original essays by an international group of expert scholars examine a wide range of critical questions.Trade Review"This collection of law and society scholarship fills a gap that many of us in the field have lamented for years. Encyclopedic in scope, it manages to represent the rich diversity of the field while still making a strong case for a law and society "canon". It is bound to become a classic." Kitty Calavita, University of California, Irvine "Austin Sarat and his contributors have compiles a valuable and authoritative introduction to a substantial body of scholarship and reflection on the relationship between law and society. this will be an essential resource for both novice and experienced workers in this field." Robert Dingwall, University of NottinghamTable of ContentsPreface. List of Contributors. 1. Vitality Amidst Fragmentation: On the Emergence of Post-Realist Law and Society Scholarship:. Austin Sarat (Amherst College). Part I: Perspectives on the History and Significance of Law and Society Research:. 2. Law in Social Theory, And Social Theory in the Study of Law: Roger Cotterrell (University of London). 3. Profession, Science, and Culture: An Emergent Canon of Law and Society Research: Carroll Seron (Baruch College of the City University of New York) and Susan S. Silbey (M.I.T). Part II: The Cultural Life of Law:. 4. The Work of Rights and the Work Rights Do: A Critical Empirical Approach: Laura Beth Nielsen (American Bar Foundation). 5. Consciousness and Ideology: Patricia Ewick (Clark University). 6. Law in Popular Culture: Richard Sherwin (New York Law School). 7. Comparing Legal Cultures: David Nelken (University of Macerata). Part III. Institutions and Actors:. 8. The Police and Policing: Jeannine Bell (Indiana University). 9. Professional Power: Lawyers and the Constitution of Professional Authority: Tanina Rostain (New York Law School). 10. Courts and Judges: Lee Epstein (Washington University) and Jack Knight (Washington University). 11. Jurors and Juries: Valerie P. Hans (University of Delaware) and Neil Vidmar (Duke University). 12. Regulators and Regulatory Processes: Robert Kagan (University of California, Berkeley). 13. The Legal Lives of Private Organizations: Lauren B. Edelman (University of California-Berkeley). Part IV. Domains of Policy:. 14. Legal Regulation of Families in Changing Societies: Susan Boyd (University of British Columbia). 15. Culture, “Kulturkampf” and Beyond: The Antidiscrimination Principle Under the Jurisprudence of Backlash: Francisco Valdes (University of Miami). 16. The Government of Risk: Pat O’Malley (Carleton University). 17. Thinking About Criminal Justice: Socio-Legal Expertise and the Modernization of American Criminal Justice: Jonathan Simon (University of California, Berkeley). 18. Rights in the Shadow of Class: Poverty, Welfare, and the Law: Frank Munger (New York Law School). 19. Immigration: Susan Sterett (University of Denver). 20. Commodity Culture, Private Censorship, Branded Environments, and Global Trade Politics: Intellectual Property as a Topic of Law and Society Research: Rosemary J. Coombe (York University). 21. Legal Categorizations and Religion: On Politics of Modernity, Practices, Faith, and Power: Gad Barzilai (Tel-Aviv University). 22. The Role of Social Science in Legal Decisions: Jonathan Yovel (University of Haifa) and Elizabeth Mertz (University of Wisconsin). Part V. How Does Law Matter?. 23. Procedural Justice: Tom Tyler (New York University). 24. A Tale of Two Genres: On the Real and Ideal Links Between Law & Society and Critical Race Theory: Laura Gomez (UCLA). 25. The Constitution of Identity: Gender, Feminist Legal Theory and the Law and Society Movement: Nicola Lacey (Australian National University). 26. Sexuality, Law and Society: Leslie J. Moran (Birkbeck College, University of London). 27. Law and Social Movements: Michael McCann (University of Washington). 28. “The Dog That Didn’t Bark:” A Soci0-Legal Tale of Law, Democracy and Elections: Stuart Scheingold (University of Washington). Part VI. Studying Globalization: Past, Present, Future:. 29. Ethnographies of Law: Eve Darian-Smith (University of California, Santa Barbara). 30. Colonial and Post-Colonial Law: Sally Merry (Wellesley College). 31. Human Rights: Lisa Hajjar (University of California-Santa Barbara). 32. The Rule of Law and Economic Development in a Global Era: Kathryn Hendley (University of Wisconsin). 33. Economic Globalization and the Law in the 21st Century: Francis Snyder (Université d'Aix-Marseille III, Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales et Communautaires). Index
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Harvard University Press Playing the Numbers
Book SynopsisThe most ubiquitous feature of Harlem life between the world wars was the game of “numbers.” Thousands of wagers were placed daily. Playing the Numbers tells the story of this illegal form of gambling and the central role it played in the lives of African Americans who flooded into Harlem in the wake of World War I.Trade ReviewLong before the arrival of glossy state-run lotteries in the 1960s and ’70s, smaller lotteries—illegal, but almost as well-organized as a Powerball drawing—thrived in poor neighborhoods. In Chicago, the lotteries were known as the policy racket. In New York, they were called the numbers game. The history of these illicit enterprises is a picaresque mélange of race and class, business acumen and organized crime. A significant part of the story—Harlem during the 1920s and 1930s—receives a thorough and insightful treatment in Playing the Numbers, which recounts a flowering of black entrepreneurship in addition to capturing how integral the numbers game was to the lives of average Harlemites… Playing the Numbers brims with fascinating, colorful stories about a little-known facet of New York life. -- Michael J. Agovino * Wall Street Journal *[Playing the Numbers] draws on an array of sources—from the back issues of Harlem’s newspapers, to probation reports and the case files of the New York City district attorney, to the literature and memoirs of the Harlem Renaissance—to illuminate the scope of the numbers game and the sometimes harmless, sometimes farcical, often sociable, but ultimately insidious ways it permeated nearly every aspect of Harlemites’ daily lives and even their dream lives. The result: an intricate sociology of organized crime. -- Benjamin Schwarz * The Atlantic *Brilliantly reconstructs the world of the numbers trade, showing how it provided, for at least a decade and a half, a space for an African American entrepreneurship that mirrored, in a gaudy and distorting way, the mainstream financial institutions and activities of the city. There is astute attention throughout this book to this shadow relationship to mainstream commerce… The research underlying this short and elegantly written book is extraordinary. Years of detailed work in New York judicial and legal records, as well as in newspapers and literary sources, makes this an almost uncannily well-informed book… This is history as work of art, a dazzling demonstration of what can be done with sources—such as lower court prosecutor records—so voluminous and so miscellaneous that they have never been mined in this way before. -- David Goodman * Australian Book Review *Playing the Numbers is a gripping, sometimes violent, often humorous tale of politics, commerce, community and culture, a must-read for anyone remotely interested in the history of Harlem or the mechanics of the most elaborate informal economy in the nation. -- Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American OriginalA brilliant reconstruction of a critical African American—and American—institution. Essential reading for those who play and those who don’t. -- Ira Berlin, author of Many Thousands Gone: The First Two Centuries of Slavery in North AmericaDeeply and imaginatively researched, Playing the Numbers reveals how a simple game of chance evolved for thousands of Harlemites in the 1920s into a central part of their everyday life. A fascinating study of the interior of black society, the sights, styles, and sounds of the black metropolis. -- Leon F. Litwack, author of Trouble in Mind: Black Southerners in the Age of Jim CrowMost folks living in Harlem in the 1920s ‘hadn’t heard of the Negro Renaissance,’ Langston Hughes once observed. ‘And if they had, it hadn’t raised their wages any.’ But everyone in Harlem knew about the numbers, and those who hit the daily ‘gig’ earned plenty… This is a wonderful, unconventional, utterly original book. -- James T. Campbell, author of Middle Passages: African American Journeys to Africa, 1787–2005Table of Contents* Prologue * Introduction * History * Beginnings * Dreams * Turf Wars * Numbers' Lore * Of Kings and Queens * The Dutchman Cometh * Of Banks and Bankers * All Over Town * Epilogue * Notes * Acknowledgments * Index
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Harvard University Press Gods Law and Order
Book SynopsisThere is more to the story of mass incarceration than civil rights backlash politics. It is also a religious story. Aaron Griffith points to the key role played by evangelical Christians, who worked for conversion of prisoners and pushed an anticrime agenda that, while ostensibly colorblind, exacerbated racial inequality in the justice system.Trade ReviewEvangelicals, it would seem, are everywhere. Even prison. Aaron Griffith offers an important clarification regarding this tradition and its uniquely American expression as seen in the religious history of mass incarceration…In six wonderfully exhaustive chapters and a conclusion worth the price of the book alone, Griffith details the evolution of evangelical involvement in helping to see ‘crime as a sacred national issue’ while charting a middle path between a punitive or progressive paradigm. -- Jeffrey A. VanDerWerff * Religious Studies Review *Engrossing and much-needed…It is a sprawling story, not one easily told, but Griffith handles the material with aplomb, capably weaving together a variety of source materials and perspectives into an immensely readable account. This is surefooted scholarship. -- Shawn Francis Peters * Journal of American History *Griffith paints a challenging portrait of the relationship between white evangelicalism and the state’s mechanisms for punitive justice. -- Michael B. Crosby * Anabaptist Witness *Superb…Griffith calls for a new direction on the part of evangelicals who feel the pull of law-and-order politics. -- David Swartz * Anxious Bench *If Griffith’s book prompts evangelical believers to apply the gospel not only to individuals in prison but also to the structure of the prison system itself, that would undoubtedly be a good thing. And maybe in the process, as Griffith suggests, the gospel will induce repentance not only among those behind bars but also among some evangelicals who voted for the policies that put so many there in the first place. -- Daniel K. Williams * Christianity Today *Traces the connection between the revival of evangelical Christianity in the second half of the twentieth century and the accompanying rise in law-and-order politics…Fascinating. -- David Schultz * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *A stunning work that shakes up our preconceived notions of evangelicalism and criminal justice. It is a must-read for any person of faith who longs to see more compassionate and more just responses to crime in our nation. -- C. Christopher Smith * Englewood Review of Books *Accurately centers the complicity of evangelicals in the development of the modern justice system while also acknowledging how evangelicals have been ‘pioneers in humanitarian engagement with modern prison life’ through efforts like prison ministry. -- Sam Heath * Equal Justice USA *Paints a detailed picture of the social and political context from which evangelical law and order theology emerged and became intertwined with the broader American political landscape. Theologians, criminologists, prison ministers and chaplains, and criminal justice activists will benefit from Griffith’s research as it provides historical nuance, success stories, cautionary tales, and ultimately hope that evangelical preoccupation with crime, punishment, and ‘lawbreakers’ can be converted into a powerful force that redeems the lives and communities affected by American mass incarceration. -- Shari C. Mackinson * Journal of Law and Religion *Essential reading for anyone interested in the cultural context for the War on Crime…This timely book documents the paradoxical ways that evangelicalism has helped propagate and justify the punitiveness that fuels mass incarceration, while simultaneously and somewhat more unexpectedly, including pockets of reformers who genuinely sought to improve the lives (and not just the souls) of persons convicted of crimes…Many comparisons of relevance to the modern political moment are evident throughout Griffith’s gripping account of the history of evangelicalism. -- Justin Marceau * Law and History Review *If the American public is finally waking up to its decades-long addiction to racialized mass incarceration, evangelical Christians now have a chronicler of the depth of their own complicity with the racist carceral binge…Both a readable account of American cultural history and a valuable opportunity for conservative Protestantism to reckon with some of the cultural skeletons in its own closet…Evangelical Christianity, including the Anabaptists on the edges of the movement, will have plenty to ponder after their encounter with this important work of history. -- Robert Brenneman * Mennonite Quarterly Review *Plumbs the depths of how evangelicalism’s rise in the mid-twentieth century overlapped with and connected to the expansion of the criminal punishment system…On this point Griffith is insightful and unflinching: reinstituting a robust criminal justice system was a frontline issue for conservative evangelicals because the rending of cultural norms was terrifying. -- Justin R. Phillips * Other Journal *Few American voting blocs stand out in terms of political influence as much as white evangelical Christians. They are keystone supporters of the Republican Party and conservative policies whose interests—as a result of this group’s size and mobilization substantially affect both local and national politics…An important contribution to the study of religion and politics in America and the American criminal legal system. -- Andreas Kuersten * Religion *Griffith explores how evangelicals have overlooked systemic racial inequalities and disparities that drove their approach to crime and punishment. -- Yonat Shimron * Religion News Service *Griffith demonstrates the connections between two spheres rarely discussed: American evangelicalism and the modern prison system…An illuminating examination of evangelical identity through the lenses of crime, punishment, justice, and redemption. -- Jesse M. Payne * Themelios *Griffith traces Evangelical Christians’ diverse engagements with prison ministries, criminal justice reform, and mass incarceration through the 20th century…Griffith carefully chronicles how Evangelical prison ministries' stress on personal responsibility and conversion often blinded them to the ways that economic inequality and racial injustices in the system were also factors in the growing prison population. This is an important book on American religious history. * Choice *In God’s Law and Order, Griffith connects the simultaneous rise of evangelicalism and mass incarceration, illuminating the way religious leaders played a central role in shoring up support for devastating punitive programs. Carefully researched and persuasively argued, Griffith’s rich history makes enormous contributions to our understanding of politics and culture in modern America. -- Elizabeth Hinton, author of From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in AmericaConsidering ongoing clashes over incarceration, social and criminal justice, and race, God’s Law and Order couldn’t be more timely. With a balanced and sympathetic touch, Griffith reveals the surprising extent to which law and order concerns have not just driven evangelicalism’s public engagement since the mid-twentieth century, but also stirred its passions for ministry and reform. This brilliantly crafted and beautifully written work forces us to reevaluate the origins of the religious right and adopt a wider purview when trying to make sense of evangelicalism’s political ascent and present course of action. This book deserves—indeed, demands—a wide readership. -- Darren Dochuk, author of Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern AmericaGriffith’s account of how modern evangelicalism and the carceral state came of age together is nothing short of pathbreaking. Ranging across time and region with unusual sensitivity and keen insight, he weaves a gripping narrative, full of surprising turns and unintended consequences. The connections between past and present jump off these pages; make no mistake, the story that unfolds in God’s Law and Order is far from over. -- Heath W. Carter, author of Union Made: Working People and the Rise of Social Christianity in ChicagoAn outstanding contribution to religious history and the history of criminal justice. Griffith offers a deeply researched, limpidly written, and exceedingly well balanced account of the surprisingly complex involvement of white evangelicals with issues of criminal justice, prison ministries, and prison reform. His compelling narrative reveals persistent ambiguities—genuine concern for prisoners, intermittent concern for prison reform, and general lack of awareness about issues of race in criminal justice. I am not aware of anything that comes even close to the sophistication of Griffith’s treatment of this subject. -- Mark Noll, author of A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada
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Harvard University Press Gun SelfControl Liberating Individuals to Reduce
Book SynopsisThe push for federal gun reform is foundering. Ian Ayres and Fredrick Vars look instead to libertarian ideas that can survive judicial review. Individuals can renounce gun-ownership rights, which prevents suicide. Citizens should be able to petition for confiscation from unlawful possessors. While Congress and the courts argue, lives can be saved.Trade ReviewFive stars! A truly innovative book that does not simply advocate the same old litany of mandatory gun laws. Whatever your political persuasion, you will find that their ideas could help alleviate some of the public health problems caused by firearms that we all want to see reduced. -- David Hemenway, author of Private Guns, Public HealthGun violence is one of America’s most pressing problems. We have very few solutions, or even new ideas. This important book provides some genuinely new ideas that also, by respecting the deeply-held but conflicting values people have around guns, seem feasible and hence helpful for the widely-shared goal of saving lives. -- Jens Ludwig, coauthor of Gun Violence: The Real CostsGun violence remains a nationwide crisis, and comprehensive, innovative legislation is needed to save lives. Ayres and Vars are opening an important new discussion about how state government can take an active role in preventing gun violence. -- Gina Raimondo, Governor of Rhode IslandAyres and Vars craft an innovative new legal tool people can use to defend themselves against gun violence—including self-harm. The book is packed with conceptual insights about the nature of freedom and self-restriction, as well as creative and promising new policy alternatives. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the gun debate. -- Joseph Blocher, coauthor of The Positive Second AmendmentThis bold yet disarming prescription for new and promising gun policies seeks to empower and protect the citizenry while expanding and protecting individual rights. Ayres and Vars illustrate that government can reduce suicides and diminish the risk of gun violence without triggering the opposition of even the most ardent Second Amendment enthusiasts. -- John J. Donohue III, author of Law and Economics of DiscriminationWhile the authors tend to favor more regulation, they write with an understanding of and respect for the tens of millions of Americans who cherish the right to keep and bear arms guaranteed by the Second Amendment. This understanding and respect can foster the trust necessary to evaluate their proposals free from the rancor that makes critical analysis difficult in discussions about sound gun policy. -- Brannon P. Denning, coauthor of Guns and the Law
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Princeton University Press When Brute Force Fails
Book SynopsisSince the crime explosion of the 1960s, the prison population in the United States has multiplied fivefold, to one prisoner for every hundred adults - a rate unprecedented in American history and unmatched anywhere in the world. This book explains how we got into the trap and how we can get out of it: to cut both crime and the prison population.Trade ReviewOne of Economist's Best Books for 2009 "One way to make apprehension and punishment more likely is to spend substantially more money on law enforcement. In a time of chronic budget shortfalls, however, that won't happen. But Mr. Kleiman suggests that smarter enforcement strategies can make existing budgets go further. The important step, he says, is to view enforcement as a dynamic game in which strategically chosen deterrence policies become self-reinforcing... It is an ingenious idea that borrows from game theory and the economics of signaling behavior... Revolutionary."--Robert H. Frank, New York Times "Mass incarceration was a successful public-policy tourniquet. But now that we've stopped the bleeding, it can't be a permanent solution... [I]t requires a more sophisticated crime-fighting approach--an emphasis, for instance, on making sentences swifter and more certain, even as we make them shorter; a system of performance metrics for prisons and their administrators; a more stringent approach to probation and parole. (When Brute Force Fails, by the U.C.L.A. law professor Mark Kleiman, is the best handbook for would-be reformers.)"--Ross Douthat, New York Times "'Big cases make bad laws' is a criminological axiom, and one with which Mark A. R. Kleiman agrees, in When Brute Force Fails: How to Have Less Crime and Less Punishment. Kleiman blames big cases and bad laws for another distinctive feature of American life: 2.3 million people are currently behind bars in the United States... At what point, Kleiman wonders, will incarceration be a greater social ill than crime? He proposes, for lesser offenders, punishments that are swift and certain but not necessarily severe: a night in jail, instead of a warning, for missing a meeting with a parole officer, say, and ten nights the next time."--Jill Lepore, New Yorker "From Kennedy and Kleiman to Alm and Meares, the judges and scholars developing new deterrence strategies are changing the way we think about parole, probation, gang violence and drug markets."--Jeffrey Rosen, New York Times Magazine "In his recent book, When Brute Force Fails, UCLA's Kleiman argues that new strategies for targeting repeat offenders--including reforms to make probation an effective sanction rather than a feckless joke--could cut crime and reduce prison populations simultaneously. Safer communities, in turn, might produce more hopeful and well-disciplined kids."--David Von Drehle, TIME Magazine "Mark Kleiman's new book, When Brute Force Fails, draws on the bedrock of economic logic--rational actors using incentives to make optimal decisions--to arrive at a sweeping overhaul of how we deter, punish and sentence... Kleiman says we can have more effective deterrence by becoming more efficient in the use of resources to control crime... Kleiman's theory of 'dynamic concentration' is the best example of economic logic used cautiously and innovatively to address a social problem... If you want a no-nonsense guide to using incentives to build a better mousetrap, this is the book for you."--Sudhir Venkatesh, Forbes "Absolutely buy this book and dedicate some time to it... This is the most important social science book I've read in many years."--Reihan Salam, Bloggingheads.tv "In ... When Brute Force Fails, Kleiman argues that such capricious enforcement undermines efforts to reduce crime, and moreover that tough penalties--such as the long sentences that have contributed to clogged prisons--don't do much to help, despite their high cost. The alternative, Kleiman suggests, is a paradigm called 'swift and certain' justice, first proposed by Cesare Beccaria in the 18th century: immediate, automatic penalties--though not necessarily severe ones--doled out by credible, identifiable figures... [I]t seems likely that the invasive surveillance model, combining tracking technology and the Kleiman/Alm paradigm of 'swift and certain' justice, could offer an alternative to much of the waste--in human as well as economic terms--of our current, dysfunctional system."--Graeme Wood, Atlantic "Mark Kleiman, a professor of public policy at the University of California (Los Angeles), contend[s] that for violent as well as nonviolent offenders, long prison terms--which most potential criminals don't expect to incur--do less to deter crime than would swifter and surer imposition of less onerous penalties. Even probation, Kleiman writes, can be a real deterrent if accompanied by tough conditions and oversight. In his recent book, When Brute Force Fails: How to Have Less Crime and Less Punishment, Kleiman argues that the correct reforms would lead to 'half as much crime and half as many people behind bars 10 years from now.'"--Stuart Taylor Jr., National Journal "Kleiman's recommendations appear to work. If they do, every community should be considering how to apply them. The current ways, the tough-sounding sentences, the random zero-tolerance, the throw 'em-in-jail-and-throw-away-the-key approach, feels right. But maybe it's wrong."--Royal Oak Daily Tribune "[Kleiman] brings to his analysis a formidable array of statistics and case studies, which, fortunately for the reader, he uses to illuminate rather than overpower... Having dissected the problem as he sees it, Kleiman offers in his final chapter a series of tips he believes will reduce both crime and the cost of correction and punishment. It is a trenchantly-stated starting point for reformers and fiscal conservatives alike."--Edward Morris, ForeWord Magazine "Offenders are not 'rational actors' in the normal sense, explains UCLA professor Mark A.R. Kleiman in his book, When Brute Force Fails. Their cost-benefit calculations are skewed toward the immediate future, which means a delayed punishment won't feel tied to the offense... Even [James Q.] Wilson, the godfather of 'tough on crime,' has endorsed Kleiman's book. 'This is very good. It's not quite as good as Einstein predicting the shift of light behind Mars ... but it's a step in the right direction,' Wilson said while appearing alongside Kleiman on a panel at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in October."--Adam Serwer, American Prospect "One of the most admired liberal policy books of the season, Mark Kleiman's When Brute Force Fails, argues for reconsidering current law enforcement policy."--David Frum, The WeekTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Introduction e How to Have Less Crime and Less Punishment 1 Chapter 1: The Trap 8 Chapter 2: Thinking about Crime Control 16 Chapter 3: Hope 34 Chapter 4: Tipping, Dynamic Concentration, and the Logic of Deterrence 49 Chapter 5: Crime Despite Punishment 68 Chapter 6: Designing Enforcement Strategies 86 Chapter 7: Crime Control without Punishment 117 Chapter 8: Guns and Gun Control 136 Chapter 9: Drug Policy for Crime Control 149 Chapter 10: What Could Go Wrong? 164 Chapter 11: An Agenda for Crime Control 175 Notes 191 Bibliography 207 Index 227
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Princeton University Press Caught The Prison State and the Lockdown of
Book SynopsisThe huge prison buildup of the past four decades has few defenders, yet reforms to reduce the numbers of those incarcerated have been remarkably modest. Meanwhile, an ever-widening carceral state has sprouted in the shadows, extending its reach far beyond the prison gate. It sunders families and communities and reworks conceptions of democracy, rigTrade ReviewWinner of the 2016 Michael Harrington Book Award, New Political Science Section of the American Political Science Association "Carefully documented... It is hard to imagine a more comprehensive analysis of our shameful crisis."--Adam Hochschild, New York Review of Books "Gottschalk provides a systematic, surprising, and scathing critique of the prison state... Caught may well be the best book on this subject to appear in decades."--Glenn C. Altschuler, Huffington Post "Gottschalk is particularly convincing about the follow-on effects of incarceration on the vulnerable neighborhoods that contribute most to the prison population."--Jakub Wrzewniewski, Pacific Standard "An encyclopedic synthesis of recent scholarly work and journalism on criminal justice, Caught spans a wide range of topics but has a simple refrain: Beware of bipartisan reformers bearing gifts. Politicians pretend that hard problems are easy and make easy problems hard. Gottschalk, to her credit, is no politician."--Sara Mayeux, Chronicle Review "Everyone ... should read this book."--Angelia Wilson, Times Higher Education "Gottschalk has done a public service. She has tried to untangle a fiendishly complex subject, helping to liberate her readers from the intellectual prison of conventional wisdom in the process."--Gary Silverman, Financial Times "Marie Gottschalk's commanding and disturbing Caught is our best guide to the political decisions and public policies that have created the carceral state and our present immobility on the issue of crime and its punishment... Caught is that relatively rare academic book that hopes to move both public debate and policy."--Michael Meranze, Los Angeles Review of Books "[D]evastatingly persuasive... Caught proves not only an authoritative companion to the criminal justice system crises you know, but also a thorough compendium of the crises you've never even considered."--Stephen Lurie, Los Angeles Review of Books "[A] powerful book."--Choice "Gottschalk convincingly shows that the American penal system has come to embody a very un-American idea: that there are lives that are not worth caring about and people beyond reforming."--The Christian Century "Gottschalk's analysis offers a strong counternarrative to existing quick-fix solutions to mass incarceration."--James Kilgore, Truthout "Caught is an impressive accomplishment."--Bob Lane, Metapsychology "Caught is hard-hitting book on all that is wrong with the American carceral state. Importantly, it also shows why previous reform efforts have failed."--Eleanor Healy-Birt, Interlib "Admirably bold... [S]weeping and magisterial."--Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsList of Figures xi List of Abbreviations xiii Preface to the Paperback Edition xv Chapter 1 Introduction The Prison State and the Lockdown of American Politics 1 Part I The Political Economy of Penal Reform 23 Chapter 2 Show Me the Money, The Great Recession and the Great Confinement 25 Chapter 3 Squaring the Political Circle, The New Political Economy of the Carceral State 48 Chapter 4 What Second Chance?, Reentry and Penal Reform 79 Chapter 5 Caught Again, Justice Reinvestment and Recidivism 98 Part II The Politics of Race and Penal Reform 117 Chapter 6 Is Mass Incarceration the "New Jim Crow"? Racial Disparities and the Carceral State 119 Chapter 7 What's Race Got to Do with It?, Bolstering and Challenging the Carceral State 139 Part III The Metastasizing Carceral State 163 Chapter 8 Split Verdict, The Non, Non, Nons and the "Worst of the Worst" 165 Chapter 9 The New Untouchables, The War on Sex Offenders 196 Chapter 10 Catch and Keep, The Criminalization of Immigrants 215 Chapter 11 The Prison beyond the Prison, The Carceral State and Growing Political and Economic Inequalities in the United States 241 Chapter 12 Bring It On, The Future of Penal Reform, the Carceral State, and American Politics 258 Acknowledgments 283 Notes 285 Select Bibliography 411 Index 439
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Princeton University Press The Hoods
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the 2012 James S. Donnelly, Sr. Prize for Books on History and the Social Sciences, American Conference for Irish Studies""The Hoods is a very readable book that will be of great interest to all who have worked in the criminal justice system in any capacity but particularly those who have worked with young offenders. The author's skill both in eliciting the views of young people and in presenting those views in a fair and accessible way allow the book to reach out to a wider readership beyond Northern Ireland."---Brian Stout, Policing
£22.50
Princeton University Press Changing Places
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the James Short Senior Scholar Award, Communities and Place Division of the American Society of Criminology""A great, bracing read for us cultural theorists: the authors really interrogate what evidence means in a complex ecosystem such as a city, as well as what you do with it. The case studies in the rest of the book show off examples of evidence-led interventions, all with apparently proven social benefits: they include large-scale tree planting for health in Philadelphia, light rail ridership fighting obesity in Charlotte and the use of signs in LA parks to make people exercise. The message is a simple one: with the right evidence base, you can make meaningful changes. Like London’s cholera in 1854, you can cure a city of its social ills."---Richard J. Williams, Times Higher Education
£29.75
Princeton University Press The Idea of Prison Abolition
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A Seminary Co-Op Notable Book of the Year""Winner of the Easton Award, Foundations of Political Thought section of the American Political Science Association""The Idea of Prison Abolition is the work of a well-read, clear-headed, and sober-minded thinker, and it seldom gives good cause to disagree with its careful arguments. It will be indispensable for anyone working on its subject."---Benjamin Ewing, Mind"Necessary reading."---Mike Nellis, Punishment & Society"The time is right for a book like Tommie Shelby’s The Idea of Prison Abolition—one that closely and carefully examines, in detail and with rigor, some of the best arguments on behalf of abolishing prisons, and does so with philosophical sophistication, crystal-clear prose, and admirable breadth."---Jennifer Lackey, Journal of Philosophy"A good intellectual case against abolitionism."---Andy West, The Philosopher
£25.00
Princeton University Press Changing Places
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the James Short Senior Scholar Award, Communities and Place Division of the American Society of Criminology""A great, bracing read for us cultural theorists: the authors really interrogate what evidence means in a complex ecosystem such as a city, as well as what you do with it. The case studies in the rest of the book show off examples of evidence-led interventions, all with apparently proven social benefits: they include large-scale tree planting for health in Philadelphia, light rail ridership fighting obesity in Charlotte and the use of signs in LA parks to make people exercise. The message is a simple one: with the right evidence base, you can make meaningful changes. Like London’s cholera in 1854, you can cure a city of its social ills."---Richard J. Williams, Times Higher Education
£19.00
MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas Hoovers War on Gays Exposing the FBIs Sex
Book SynopsisFully exposes the extraordinary invasion of US citizens’ privacy perpetrated on a historic scale by an institution tasked with protecting American life. What Hoover’s War on Gays reveals is the FBI’s distinctly unethical, off-the-books long-term targeting of gay men and women and their organisations under cover of “official” rationale.Trade Review“A significant contribution to the literature on the gay and lesbian movements, on the history of the FBI, and on the political and cultural changes shaping twentieth century US.” Athan Theoharis, author of The FBI and American Democracy: A Brief Critical History “A brilliant and fascinating look at the FBI’s decadeslong interest in gays, one of the best things I have read about the FBI in years. It is an impressive achievement and very readable. Charles managed to obtain related files and follow the threads in those accounts which, in turn, led him to others. A groundbreaking book, covering a topic in FBI history that has not been previously explored in any significant way.” Matthew Cecil, author of Hoover’s FBI and the Fourth Estate: The Campaign to Control the Press and the Bureau’s Image.
£40.80
Pluto Press State Crime
Book SynopsisQuestions the perametres of state crime in all its forms, from corruption and corporate crime to natural' disasters, torture, war crimes and genocide.Trade Review'An excellent primer and an important analysis of an area that criminology is belatedly taking seriously' -- Social & Legal StudiesTable of ContentsPreface 1. Defining States as Criminal 2. Corruption as State Crime 3. State-Corporate Crime 4. Natural Disaster as State Crime 5. Police Crime 6. Organised Crime and the ‘Deep State’ 7. State Terror and Terrorism 8. Torture 9. War Crimes 10. Genocide 11. The Political Economy of State Crime 12. Every Crime in the Book: Iraq and its Liberators Notes References Index
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Pluto Press Privatising Justice
Book SynopsisA powerful petition against the privatisation of the criminal justice system.Trade Review'Privatising Justice is a compelling, and often disturbing, account of the shifting boundaries between state and private coercion. Historically grounded and theoretically informed, this book is a thought-provoking examination of emergent forms of public-private power and where they may be headed' -- Dean Wilson, co-author of 'Pre-crime: Pre-emption, Precaution and the Future''In this timely text, Wendy Fitzgibbon and John Lea provide a salutary warning of a potentially dystopian future in which the rule of law is ultimately subservient to, and shaped by, the neoliberal project of expanding the economic domination of the powerful' -- Lawrence Burke, co-author of 'Reimagining Rehabilitation Beyond the Individual''Privatising Justice is a compelling, and often disturbing, account of the shifting boundaries between state and private coercion. Historically grounded and theoretically informed, this book is a thought-provoking examination of emergent forms of public-private power and where they may be headed' -- Dean Wilson, co-author of 'Pre-crime: Pre-emption, Precaution and the Future''This ground-breaking analysis offers a highly readable and thought provoking understanding of the complex interplay between the state, the security industries and the military estate through the lens of privatisation' -- Sandra Walklate, author of 'Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice''The privatisation of justice is one of the riskiest developments of the recent era, yet it is also among the most misunderstood. As such, Fitzgibbon and Lea's rigorous analysis could not be more welcome. It is essential, if at times chilling, reading' -- Shadd Maruna, author of 'Making Good: How Ex-Convicts Reform and Rebuild Their Lives'Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Old Privatisation 2. The Consolidation of State Power and Legitimacy 3. The Re-emergence of Private War 4. Private Security and Policing 5. The Private Sector in the Penal System 6. Towards a Private State? References Index
£24.29
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Visions of Social Control
Book SynopsisVisions of Social Control is a wide ranging analysis of recent shifts in ideas and practices for dealing with crime and delinquency. In Great Britain, North America and Western Europe, the 1960''s saw new theories and styles of social control which seemed to undermine the whole basis of the established system. Such slogans as ''decarceration'' and ''division'' radically changed the dominance of the prison, the power of professionals and the crime-control system itself. Stanley Cohen traces the historical roots of these apparent changes and reforms, demonstrates in detail their often paradoxical results and speculates on the whole future of social control in Western societies. He has produced an entirely original synthesis of the original literature as well as an introductory guide to the major theoreticians of social control, such as David Rothman and Michael Foucault. This is not just a book for the specialist in criminology, social problems and the sociology of deviTrade Review"A major achievement ... in range and in analysis it is quite the best thing to have appeared in the area for many years." Sociological Review "A model worthy of emulation and a challenge to all, regardless of theoretical, methodological or ideological persuasion." American Journal of Sociology "A rich, provocative, and at times brilliant analysis of social control, punishment and classification. Cohen's use of historical, theoretical and empirical description, his unique vision and objective argumentation, and his compassion and involvement with the issues make this an essential text for anyone interested in social control... Cohen has permanently broadened and illuminated the discourse in this field." Law and Society ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgements ix Introduction 1 Something like a Definition 2 The Sociological Connection 4 What Follows 9 1 The Master Patterns 13 The Original Transformation 14 The Alleged Current Move: Destructing 30 First Doubts, Second Thought 36 2 Inside the System 40 Size and Density 43 Visibility, Ownership and Identity 56 Penetration and Absorption 76 Conclusion: The Emerging Patterns 83 3 Deposits of Power 87 Progress 90 Organizational Convenience 92 Ideological Contradiction 100 Professional Interest 101 Political Economy 102 Conclusion 112 4 Stories of Change 115 The Quest for Community 116 The Ideal of the Minimum State 127 The Return to Behaviorism 139 Conclusion: Telling Stories 155 5 The Professionals 161 Part of a ‘New Class’? 162 The Logic and Language of Control 167 Cognitive Passion 175 Towards the Classified Society 191 6 Visions of Order 197 The Dystopian Assumption 197 The City as Metaphor 205 Planning for Order 211 Maps and Territories 218 Conclusion: Domains of Control 230 7 What Is To Be Done? 236 The Intellectual as Adversary 239 Doing Good and Doing Justice 245 Inside the System – Again 254 Means and Ends 261 Exclusion and Inclusion – Again 266 Appendix: In Constructing a Glossary of Controltalk 273 Euphemism 276 Medicalism and Psychologism 278 Acronyms 279 Technobabble 280 Notes and References 282 Index 318
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Vigilant Citizens Vigilantism and the State
Book SynopsisVigilantes operate in the shadows rather than the bright lights of mainstream political consensus. They have arisen at many times in different regions of the world as defenders, often by force, of their view of the good life against those they see to be its enemies.Trade Review'Well researched and clearly written, with little academic jargon. [It] could be of interest to academics and a wider reading public.' Times Higher Education Supplement 'Ray Abraham's book, Vigilant Citizens, begins to break through conventional approaches that simply focus on broad historical or social causes of vigilantism, and has much to offer as a result. By providing a rich historical overview of the social and political contexts in which vigilante groups have emerged, and a balanced degree of detail on their activities and goals, Vigilant Citizens is an excellent text for students, both at undergraduate and graduate levels.' Ron Levi, Faculty of Law and Centre of Criminology, University of Toronto, in the British Journal of Criminology '[An] impressive piece of work that goes a long way to filling a gap in the literature on social protest movements.' Social AnthropologyTable of Contents1. Vigilantes. 2. On the Frontiers of the State. 3. Early San Francisco and Montana. 4. Vigilante Politics. 5. The British Scene. 6. Death Squads. 7. Vigilantism and Gender. 8. Limits of the Law. Notes. References. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Innocence Betrayed Paedophilia the Media and
Book Synopsis* A very readable and accessible book which is also rigorous and well researched. * Written by Jon Silverman (BBC Home Affairs Correspondent) and David Wilson (former prison governor) -- public figures with many contacts in the press and media.Trade Review"We fear it and loathe it but if we want to protect our children we must understand it too. The authors use formidable research to put paedophilia in context. This book is uncomfortable reading – but essential." John Humphrys, 'Today', BBC Radio 4 "No one has previously put the case so well for having an adult, rational debate about how we should respond to paedophilia. Nor have the counterproductive dangers of outing, naming and shaming with responses like Megan’s Law been so clearly discussed. A thoroughly researched and well argued study." Rod Morgan, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of the Probation Service for England and Wales "Silverman and Wilson manage to achieve what many of us aspire to - a book that will appeal both to a specialised and lay audience. In the emotionally charged atmosphere of considering the threat posed by predatory paedophiles ... it is important that we have a text that is thoughtful and measured, while also recognising the deep emotions that the topic raises among the populace. ...[T]his is a well-written book that can be recommended to the interested layperson ... while, for the specialist, it draws the threads together of the recent painful scenario where the News of the World has largely orchestrated the terms of the debate." The Howard Journal of Criminal JusticeTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. 1. A Short History Of Sex Offending. 2. Paedophiles. 3. Beyond Victimhood. 4. Dealing With Paedophiles Within The Penal System. 5. Protecting The Community. 6. Release. 7. Communities In Need Of ‘Community Notification'. 8. Named And Shamed. 9. 'Charlie's Angels' And How To Protect Our Children. Bibliography. Index.
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University of British Columbia Press Securing Borders
Book SynopsisDetention and deportation are the two most extreme sanctions of an immigration penality that polices noncitizens, identifies those deemed dangerous, diseased, deceitful, or destitute, and refuses them entry or casts them out. They play a key role in regulating national borders, citizens, and populations. But what determines whether a noncitizen is deserving or undeserving? And how have anxieties about risky outsiders and the quest for security shaped Canada's response to immigrants and refugees?Anna Pratt takes a close look at the discursive formations, transformations, and technologies of power that have surrounded the laws, policies, and practices of detention and deportation in Canada since the Second World War. She demonstrates that although the desire to fortify the border against risky outsiders has long been prominent in Canadian immigration penality, the degree to which concerns about security, crime, and fraud have come to govern the process is unprecedented.<Trade ReviewUltimately, Pratt writes convincingly of how (specific groups of) humans have become the object of management. This book also urges for research on a number of immigration management-related issues (e.g. discretion on the part of immigration officials). What I also consider a strength of the book is that it brings abundant light onto these minority ethnic groups in Canada that are relatively neglected by research … it will be invaluable for the researcher of immigration and ethnicity as well as to public official working with migrants and NGO workers. -- Georgios A. Antonopoulos, University of Durham * British Journal of Criminology Advance Access *Pratt’s book provides a complete and lucid analysis of the darker side of immigration policies in Canada. It maintains balance between a theoretical framework, historical backgrounders and practical illustrations, as well as between law and social science insights which will make reading accessible to a larger audience…It is, arguably the most complete and up-to-date Canadian book on detention and deportation. -- Sophie Dorais, McGill University * Canadian Journal of Law and Society, vol. 21, no. 1, 2006 *This book goes a long way to render visible the material conditions and tangible practices of the detention and deportation of undeserving and undesirable non-citizens, who are essentially being criminalized for the mere act of migration. -- Harsha Walia * The Rain Review of Books, Issue 4:1, Winter 2006 *Anna Pratt, a sociologist who teaches criminology, examines an important aspect of Canada’s refugee policy – detention and deportation – from the perspective of human rights and social justice. She sees larger a pattern in connections between the federal government’s immigration and refugee policies, public concerns about crime and welfare fraud, media reporting on immigrant communities such as Toronto’s Somalis, and the trend towards neo-liberalism. -- Greg Marquis, University of New Brunswick * Law and Politics Review, Vol. 16, No.3 *Table of Contents1 Overview and Orientations2 Detention at the Celebrity Inn3 Reframing Discretion4 From Purity to Security5 Floods and Frauds6 Risky Refugees7 Discretion, Dangerousness, and National Security8 Criminals First9 Risk-Smart Borders10 ConclusionAppendix:NotesBibliographyIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Surveillance Power Problems and Politics
Book SynopsisThis book examines surveillance as both cause and effect of social and political problems.Trade ReviewThis particular collection is unique in both its strong Canadian content, and the broad range of empirical cases. -- Benjamin J. Muller, Kings University College * Canadian Journal of Sociology, 35 (3) *Table of ContentsForeword / Kevin D. HaggertyIntroduction / Sean P. Hier and Josh Greenberg1 The Politics of Surveillance: Power, Paradigms, and the Field of Visibility / Sean P. Hier and Josh GreenbergPart 1: Stigma, Morality, and Social Control2 Kid-Visible: Childhood Obesity, Body Surveillance, and the Techniques of Care / Charlene D. Elliott3 Police Surveillance of Male-with-Male Public Sex in Ontario, 1983-94 / Kevin Walby4 A Kind of Prohibition: Targets of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario’s Interdiction List, 1953-75 / Scott ThompsonPart 2: Environmental Design, Consumerism, and Privacy5 Natural Surveillance, Crime Prevention, and the Effects of Being Seen / Patrick F. Parnaby and C. Victoria Reed6 Administering the Dead: Mass Death and the Problem of Privacy / Joseph Scanlon7 Identity Theft and the Construction of Creditable Subjects / Sheryl N. HamiltonPart 3: Genetics, Security, and Biometrics8 From Bodily Integrity to Genetic Surveillance: The Impacts of DNA Identification in Criminal Justice / Neil Gerlach9 Communication and the Sorrows of Empire: Surveillance and Information Operations “Blowback” in the Global War on Terrorism / Dwayne Winseck10 Bio-Benefits: Technologies of Criminalization, Biometrics, and the Welfare System / Shoshana MagnetPart 4: Participatory Surveillance and Resistance11 Public Vigilance Campaigns and Participatory Surveillance after 11 September 2001 / Mike Larsen and Justin Piché12 Cell Phones and Surveillance: Mobile Technology, States, and Social Movements / Simon J. Kiss13 Subverting Surveillance Systems: Access to Information Mechanisms as Tools of Counter-Surveillance / Laura HueyReferencesIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Surveillance
Book SynopsisThis book examines surveillance as both cause and effect of social and political problems.Trade ReviewThis particular collection is unique in both its strong Canadian content, and the broad range of empirical cases. -- Benjamin J. Muller, Kings University College * Canadian Journal of Sociology, 35 (3) *Table of ContentsForeword / Kevin D. HaggertyIntroduction / Sean P. Hier and Josh Greenberg1 The Politics of Surveillance: Power, Paradigms, and the Field of Visibility / Sean P. Hier and Josh GreenbergPart 1: Stigma, Morality, and Social Control2 Kid-Visible: Childhood Obesity, Body Surveillance, and the Techniques of Care / Charlene D. Elliott3 Police Surveillance of Male-with-Male Public Sex in Ontario, 1983-94 / Kevin Walby4 A Kind of Prohibition: Targets of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario’s Interdiction List, 1953-75 / Scott ThompsonPart 2: Environmental Design, Consumerism, and Privacy5 Natural Surveillance, Crime Prevention, and the Effects of Being Seen / Patrick F. Parnaby and C. Victoria Reed6 Administering the Dead: Mass Death and the Problem of Privacy / Joseph Scanlon7 Identity Theft and the Construction of Creditable Subjects / Sheryl N. HamiltonPart 3: Genetics, Security, and Biometrics8 From Bodily Integrity to Genetic Surveillance: The Impacts of DNA Identification in Criminal Justice / Neil Gerlach9 Communication and the Sorrows of Empire: Surveillance and Information Operations “Blowback” in the Global War on Terrorism / Dwayne Winseck10 Bio-Benefits: Technologies of Criminalization, Biometrics, and the Welfare System / Shoshana MagnetPart 4: Participatory Surveillance and Resistance11 Public Vigilance Campaigns and Participatory Surveillance after 11 September 2001 / Mike Larsen and Justin Piché12 Cell Phones and Surveillance: Mobile Technology, States, and Social Movements / Simon J. Kiss13 Subverting Surveillance Systems: Access to Information Mechanisms as Tools of Counter-Surveillance / Laura HueyReferencesIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Judging Homosexuals
Book SynopsisThis history examines shifting constructions of homosexuality over time through a comparative analysis of gay persecution in France and Quebec.Trade ReviewJudging Homosexuals has a clear thesis and is logically organized. The translator has done an excellent job in making specialized academic discussion understandable in a second language. The book is highly readable and should prove to be of value to not only academics in a number of disciplines such as history, criminology and gender studies, but also undergraduates. -- Greg Marquis, University of New Brunswick * Law and Politics Book Review *Table of ContentsForeword / Barry AdamPrefaceIntroduction1 Ancient Greece to the Seventeenth Century: From Pederasty to Sodomy2 The Grande Ordonnance of 1670 to the British Conquest: The Sodomist and the Stake3 The British Conquest to the Late Nineteenth Century: From the Sodomist to the Invert, or From the Priest to the Physician4 The Late Nineteenth Century to the Sexual Revolution: From Invert to Homosexual5 The 1970s to the Present: From Prison to City HallConclusion: From One Sexual Perversion to Another?NotesReferencesIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Judging Homosexuals
Book SynopsisThis history examines shifting constructions of homosexuality over time through a comparative analysis of gay persecution in France and Quebec.Trade ReviewJudging Homosexuals has a clear thesis and is logically organized. The translator has done an excellent job in making specialized academic discussion understandable in a second language. The book is highly readable and should prove to be of value to not only academics in a number of disciplines such as history, criminology and gender studies, but also undergraduates. -- Greg Marquis, University of New Brunswick * Law and Politics Book Review *Table of ContentsForeword / Barry AdamPrefaceIntroduction1 Ancient Greece to the Seventeenth Century: From Pederasty to Sodomy2 The Grande Ordonnance of 1670 to the British Conquest: The Sodomist and the Stake3 The British Conquest to the Late Nineteenth Century: From the Sodomist to the Invert, or From the Priest to the Physician4 The Late Nineteenth Century to the Sexual Revolution: From Invert to Homosexual5 The 1970s to the Present: From Prison to City HallConclusion: From One Sexual Perversion to Another?NotesReferencesIndex
£23.39
University of British Columbia Press Constructing Crime
Book SynopsisConstructing Crime examines the central question: Why do we define and enforce particular behaviours as crimes and target particular individuals as criminals?To answer this question, contributors interrogate notions of crime, processes of criminalization, and the deployment of the concept of crime in five radically different sites the enforcement of fraud against welfare recipients and physicians, the enforcement of laws against Aboriginal harvesting practices, the perceptions of incivilities or disorder in public housing projects, and the selective criminalization of gambling.By demonstrating that how crime is defined and enforced is connected to social location and status, these interdisciplinary case studies and an afterword by Marie-Andrée Bertrand challenge us to consider just who is rendered criminal and why. This timely volume will appeal to policy makers and students and practitioners of law, criminology, and sociology.Table of ContentsIntroduction / Janet Mosher and Joan Brockman1 Welfare Fraud: The Construction of Social Assistance as Crime / Janet Mosher and Joe Hermer2 Fraud against the Public Purse by Health Care Professionals: The Privilege of Location / Joan Brockman3 Pimatsowin Weyasowewina: Our Lives, Others’ Laws / Lisa Chartrand and Cora Weber-Pillwax4 Incivilities: The Representations and Reactions of French Public Housing Residents in Montreal City / Frédéric Lemieux and Nadège Sauvêtre5 The Legalization of Gambling in Canada / Colin S. Campbell, Timothy F. Hartnagel, and Garry J. SmithAfterword / Marie-Andrée BertrandIndex
£25.19
University of British Columbia Press Critical Criminology in Canada
Book SynopsisCanada's criminal justice landscape has been shaped by contrary trends in recent years. As the crime rate declines, policy-makers continue to push for tough-on-crime legislation, and university criminology programs continue to expand. Given these trends, what does the future hold for criminology and criminal justice?This book presents the work of a new generation of critical criminologists who explore the geographical, institutional, and political context of the discipline in Canada. Breaking away from mainstream criminology and popular law-and-order discourses, the authors present a spectrum of theoretical approaches to criminal justice from governmentality to feminist criminology, from critical realism to anarchism and they propose novel approaches to topics such as genocide, white-collar crime, and the effect of prison sentences on families. By posing crucial questions and attempting to define what criminology should be, this book will shape debates about crime, policingTable of ContentsIntroduction: Questions for a New Generation of Criminologists / Aaron Doyle and Dawn MoorePart 1: Canadian Criminology in the Twenty-First Century1 The Dilemmas of "Doing" Criminology in Québec: Curse or Opportunity? / Benoît Dupont2 Reconciling Spectres: Promises of Criminology / Bryan R. Hogeveen3 Commodifying Canadian Criminology: Applied Criminology Programs and the Future of the Discipline / Laura HueyPart 2: Expanding the Criminological Focus4 Corporate and White-Collar Crime: Reflections on the Study of Financial Wrongdoing in the Era of Neo-Liberalism / James W. Williams5 Criminological Nightmares: A Canadian Criminology of Genocide / Andrew Woolford6 Power and Resistance in Community-Based Sentencing / Diana Young7 Stigma and Marginality: Gender Experiences of Families of Male Prisoners in Canada / Stacey HannemPart 3: Theory and Praxis8 Reimagining a Feminist Criminology / Gillian Balfour9 The Promise of Critical Realism: Toward a Post-Empiricist Criminology / George S. Rigakos and Jon Frauley10 The Right to the City on Trial / Lisa Freeman11 Anarcho-Abolition: A Challenge to Conservative and Liberal Criminology / Kevin WalbyIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Critical Criminology in Canada
Book SynopsisCanada's criminal justice landscape has been shaped by contrary trends in recent years. As the crime rate declines, policy-makers continue to push for tough-on-crime legislation, and university criminology programs continue to expand. Given these trends, what does the future hold for criminology and criminal justice?This book presents the work of a new generation of critical criminologists who explore the geographical, institutional, and political context of the discipline in Canada. Breaking away from mainstream criminology and popular law-and-order discourses, the authors present a spectrum of theoretical approaches to criminal justice from governmentality to feminist criminology, from critical realism to anarchism and they propose novel approaches to topics such as genocide, white-collar crime, and the effect of prison sentences on families. By posing crucial questions and attempting to define what criminology should be, this book will shape debates about crime, policingTable of ContentsIntroduction: Questions for a New Generation of Criminologists / Aaron Doyle and Dawn MoorePart 1: Canadian Criminology in the Twenty-First Century1 The Dilemmas of "Doing" Criminology in Québec: Curse or Opportunity? / Benoît Dupont2 Reconciling Spectres: Promises of Criminology / Bryan R. Hogeveen3 Commodifying Canadian Criminology: Applied Criminology Programs and the Future of the Discipline / Laura HueyPart 2: Expanding the Criminological Focus4 Corporate and White-Collar Crime: Reflections on the Study of Financial Wrongdoing in the Era of Neo-Liberalism / James W. Williams5 Criminological Nightmares: A Canadian Criminology of Genocide / Andrew Woolford6 Power and Resistance in Community-Based Sentencing / Diana Young7 Stigma and Marginality: Gender Experiences of Families of Male Prisoners in Canada / Stacey HannemPart 3: Theory and Praxis8 Reimagining a Feminist Criminology / Gillian Balfour9 The Promise of Critical Realism: Toward a Post-Empiricist Criminology / George S. Rigakos and Jon Frauley10 The Right to the City on Trial / Lisa Freeman11 Anarcho-Abolition: A Challenge to Conservative and Liberal Criminology / Kevin WalbyIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Aboriginal Justice and the Charter
Book SynopsisAboriginal Justice and the Charter explores the tension between Aboriginal justice methods and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, seeking practical ways to implement Aboriginal justice. David Milward examines nine legal rights guaranteed by the Charter and undertakes a thorough search for interpretations sensitive to Aboriginal culture.Much of the previous literature in this area has dealt with idealized notions of what Aboriginal justice might be. Here, David Milward strikes out into new territory to examine why Indigenous communities seek to explore different paths in this area, and to identify some of the applicable constitutional constraints. This book considers a number of specific areas of the criminal justice process in which Indigenous communities may wish to adopt different approaches, tests these approaches against constitutional imperatives, and offers practical proposals for reconciling the various matters at stake. Milward grapples with the difTable of ContentsForeword / Bruce Granville MillerAcknowledgments1 Introduction2 Aboriginal Aspirations for Justice3 The Current Situation in Canada4 Addressing the Tension5 Realizing the Culturally Sensitive Interpretation of Legal Rights6 The Sentencing Process7 The Trial Phase8 The Investigative Stage9 The Final Resolution10 ConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Demarginalizing Voices
Book SynopsisBy openly discussing the challenges of adopting innovative research methods, scholars of marginalized populations bring discussions of methodology from the fringes to the centre of debate in the social sciences.Table of ContentsIntroduction / Jennifer M. Kilty, Maritza Felices-Luna, and Sheryl C. FabianPart 1: Alternative Pathways: Opting for the Road Seldom Taken1 Observing a Self-Chosen Death / Russel D. Ogden2 Ensuring Aboriginal Women’s Voices Are Heard: Toward a Balanced Approach in Community-Based Research / Catherine Fillmore, Colleen Anne Dell, and Jennifer M. Kilty3 Commitment and Participation: A Collective Action to Defend the Rights of Homeless People against Anti-Disorder Policing Practices in Montreal / Céline Bellot, Marie-Ève Sylvestre, and Bernard St-Jacques4 Dance in Prison: Narratives of the Body, Performativity, Methodology, and Criminology / Sylvie Frigon and Laura Shantz5 Producing Feminist Knowledge: Lessons from the Past / Dorothy E. Chunn and Robert Menzies6 The Evolution of Feminist Research in the Criminological Enterprise: The Canadian Experience / Jennifer M. KiltyPart 2 Ethical Quagmires: Regulating Qualitative Research7 The Politics of Threats in Correctional and Forensic Settings: The Specificities of Nursing Research / Amélie Perron, Dave Holmes, and Jean Daniel Jacob8 How Positivism Is Colonizing Qualitative Research through Ethics Review / Will C. van den Hoonaard9 Fighting the Big Bad Wolf: Why All the Fuss about Ethics Review Boards? / Maritza Felices-Luna10 Doublespeak and Double Standards: Holding a Rogue University Administration to Account / John Lowman and Ted PalysPart 3 Emotion Work and Identity: Self-Examination and Self-Awareness11 Reconciling the Irreconcilable: Resolving Emotionality and Research Responsibility When Working for the Traumatizer / Sheryl C. Fabian12 Grappling with Reflexivity and the Role of Emotion in Criminological Analysis / Stacey Hannem13 Epistemological Violence, Psychological Whips, and Other Moments of Angst: Reflections on PhD Research / Melissa Munn14 Activist Academic Whore: Negotiating the Fractured Otherness Abyss / Chris BruckertConcluding Thoughts / Maritza Felices-Luna, Jennifer M. Kilty, and Sheryl C. FabianIndex
£69.70
University of British Columbia Press Who Is Bob34
Book SynopsisResearchers Francis Fortin and Patrice Corriveau investigate the clandestine world of child cyberpornography to understand who produces, exchanges, and consumes pedo-pornographic images.Table of ContentsIntroduction1 The Investigators and the Law2 The Evolution of ICTs and Their Effect on Trafficking3 How Much Is Out There, and Who Are the Victims?4 Are Search Engines Enabling?5 Are Discussion Forums a Classroom for Cyberpedophiles?6 Who Are Cyberpedophiles, and Is There a Link between Viewing and Abuse?ConclusionNotes, References, Index
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University of British Columbia Press Parole in Canada
Book SynopsisJust as Canada's population has changed in the past four decades, so too has its prison population. The increasing diversity among prisoners raises important questions about how we punish those who break the law. Parole in Canada is the first book to explore how concerns about Aboriginality, gender, and the multicultural ideal of diversity have been interpreted and used to alter federal parole policy and practice.Using the Parole of Board of Canada as a case study, this book shows how certain facets of offender differences are selectively included for accommodation, while fundamental institutional structures, practices, and power arrangements remain unchanged. Sarah Turnbull argues that, as the current approach fails to challenge outdated notions about gender, race, and aboriginality within the penal system, instead of addressing concerns around diversity, these measures end up contributing to further exclusion and discrimination within the system.Trade ReviewSarah Turnbull’s book is an important and timely qualitative addition to the field of law and justice ... Turnbull masterfully explains the intersections between the Canadian federal parole system and race, gender, Aboriginal status and identity without oversimplifying this complex issue. Parole in Canada is a highly accessible text that should find its way into every law, social justice and multiculturalism course. -- Katelan Dunn, Conestoga College * LSE Review of Books *Table of ContentsIntroduction1 Putting Gender, Race, and Culture on the Penal Agenda2 Responding to Diversity: Organizational Approaches to Managing Difference3 In Pursuit of “Appropriate” Decisions: Racialized and Gendered Knowledges within Training and Risk Assessment4 Cultural Ghettos? Organizational Responses to Aboriginal Peoples5 Discourses of Difference: Constituting the “Ethnocultural” Offender6 Conceptual Silos and the Problem of GenderConclusionNotes; References; Index
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University of British Columbia Press Behind the Walls
Book SynopsisIn this system, you can't trust anybody. Like, even on the streets, I've never trusted my own brother. But now, in Ni-Miikana, I'm starting to get that trust back. You just gotta be careful what you say in here, and you'll be all right.Despite falling crime rates, more rights for inmates, and better training for correctional officers, Canada's prison population is on the rise, and outbreaks of violence continue to grab headlines. Applying Erving Goffman's frame theory and drawing on interviews with inmates and correctional officers in federal and provincial institutions, Michael Weinrath assesses whether improvements over the past twenty-five years have truly led to better corrections.Behind the Walls offers an unprecedented look at life in contemporary prisons. Inmates and staff describe their transition to prison life and corrections work, and they explain how they frame or understand their roles and how they relate to others. They provide commentarTable of ContentsIntroduction1 Canadian Prisons and Their Problems2 The Prisons and the Interviews3 How Inmates Understand Their Role4 How Inmates Relate to Others5 How Corrections Officers Understand Their Role6 Relations between Inmates and Officers7 The Effect of Policy, Architecture, and Technology8 Boundary Violations by Correctional Officers9 The Effect of Programs10 The Rise of Prison GangsConclusionAppendix: Interview GuideNotesGlossary: Correctional Terms and Inmate ArgotReferences; Index
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University of British Columbia Press A Better Justice
Book SynopsisWomen are the fastest growing group of incarcerated people in Canada. While feminist criminologists advocate for community alternatives to imprisonment, they often do so without offering a corresponding analysis of existing community programs. And critical criminologists rarely consider gender in their assessment of the options.This book brings these criminological strands together in a concise and carefully reasoned analysis of alternative justice programs for criminalized women. Drawing on interviews with staff and documents from alternative justice agencies, Amanda Nelund finds that alternative programs neither reproduce dominant justice system norms nor provide complete alternatives. Instead, formal and informal practices reflect the tension between neoliberal and social justice approaches. A Better Justice? calls attention to the potential that alternative programs have for both alignment with and opposition to criminal justice norms. It is in the potentiTrade Review"While much feminist criminological research in Canada focuses on women’s experiences in Toronto, Vancouver, or Montreal, A Better Justice? adds an important Prairie-centric analysis. By documenting and examining community-based efforts to assist criminalized women in the city of Winnipeg, Nelund considers how front-line organizations attempt to imagine and do justice differently in Canada."—Jennifer Kilty, University of OttawaWhile much feminist criminological research in Canada focuses on women’s experiences in Toronto, Vancouver, or Montreal, A Better Justice? adds an important Prairie-centric analysis. By documenting and examining community-based efforts to assist criminalized women in the city of Winnipeg, Nelund considers how front-line organizations attempt to imagine and do justice differently in Canada. -- Jennifer Kilty, University of Ottawa
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University of British Columbia Press Changing of the Guards
Book SynopsisChanging of the Guards is the first comprehensive assessment of how for- and not-for-profit private organizations are reshaping Canadian criminal justice processes and outcomes.Table of ContentsForeword: Privatization of Criminal Justice: Emotional, Intellectual, and Political Responses / Adam WhiteIntroduction: Canadian Perspectives on Private Influences and Privatization in Criminal Justice / Alex Luscombe, Kevin Walby, and Derek SilvaPart 1: Private Provision and Purchase of Security1 Police, Private Security, and Institutional Isomorphism / Massimiliano Mulone2 Private Policing of Images in Canada / Steven Kohm3 Postsecondary Security in the Canadian Context / Erin Gibbs Van BrunschotPart 2: Private Actors in City Spaces and Surveillance4 Policing Canadian Smart Cities: Technology, Race, and Private Influence in Canadian Law Enforcement / Jamie Duncan and Daniella Barreto5 Platforms and Privatizing Lines: Business Improvement Areas, Municipal Apps, and the Marketization of Public Service / Debra MackinnonPart 3: Private Influences and Privatization in Courts, Prisons, and Jails6 Private Risk Assessment Instruments and Artificial Intelligence in Canada’s Criminal Justice System / Nicholas Pope and Rebecca Jaremko Bromwich7 The Implications of Food Privatization in Jails: A Case Study of the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre / Kaitlin MacKenzie8 Shape Shifting: The Penal Voluntary Sector and the Governance of Domestic Violence / Rashmee SinghPart 4: Private Actors in National Security and Border Control9 Where Public Meets Private: Evidence of an Emerging “Industrial-Espionage Complex” in Canada / Alex Luscombe10 The Role of Privatization in Canada’s Immigration Detention Centres / Jona Zyfi and Audrey MacklinPostscript: Privatization Cultures and the Racial Order: A Dispatch from the United States / Torin MonahanIndex
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