Full Description
A collection of writings by Dr David Scott which build on his work teaching criminology for over 20 years. Against Imprisonment includes topics such as `The Changing Face of the Prison', justifications of punishment, prison violence and the shortcomings of prisons and the mega-prisons. Very much against the current political obsession with increasing incarceration, this book is a wake-up call for all those who feel the use of imprisonment is failing to achieve a reduction in crime. Provides a compelling analysis of the failings of imprisonment. Sheds new light on this pressing topic. Explains why prisons do not work for most offenders.
Contents
Foreword: Emma Bell; Preface; Chapter 1: Against Imprisonment; Chapter 2: Walking Among the Graves of the Living;
Chapter 3: Escaping the Logic of "Crime"; Chapter 4: Justifications of Punishment and Questions of Penal Legitimacy;
Chapter 5: The Changing Face of the Prison; Chapter 6: Problematising "Common Sense" Understandings of Prison Violence; Chapter 7: Contesting the Spirit of Death; Chapter 8: Saying NO to the Mega Prison; Chapter 9: Unequalled in Pain; Bibliography; Index
