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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255192603321

Autore

Hall Maggie

Titolo

The Lived Sentence : Rethinking Sentencing, Risk and Rehabilitation / / by Maggie Hall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-45038-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (295 pages)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology

Disciplina

345.940772

Soggetti

Critical criminology

Police

Juvenile delinquents

Corrections

Punishment

Crime—Sociological aspects

Critical Criminology

Policing

Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice

Prison and Punishment

Crime and Society

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Socio-Political Context of Imprisonment in N.S.W -- Chapter 3. Theorising Sentencing -- Chapter 4. Experiencing Sentencing -- Chapter 5. Managerialism, Discipline and the 'Responsible Prisoner' -- Chapter 6. Relational aspects of imprisonment -- Chapter 7. Rehabilitation -- Chapter 8. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the lives of the sentenced to argue that 'sentencing' should be re-conceived to consider the human perspective. It combines a range of modern criminological and legal theories together with interviews with prisoners in New South Wales, to examine their lives during and beyond completing the terms of imprisonment, for a more continuous and coherent perspective on the process of



'sentencing'. This book makes a strong argument for the practical advantages of listening to the voices of the sentenced and it is therefore a useful tool for the correctional community engaged in providing services and programmes to reduce recidivism. A methodological and well-researched text, this book will be of particular interest to scholars of criminal justice and the penal system, as well as policy makers and practitioners.