An introduction to penology : punishment, prisons & probation / Lawrence Burke & Helena Gosling.

By:

Burke, Lawrence [author.]

Contributor(s):

Gosling, Helena [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2023Description: xi, 344 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781526492838
9781526492845

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

364.6

LOC classification:

HV8665 .B877 2022

Summary: "This book is designed to provide a concise, informative, scholarly text that will speak to a variety of audiences interested in how the notion of punishment, plays out in community and custodial settings with people who have broken the law. With a particular focus on prisons and probation, the book provides an opportunity for readers to critically engage with the concept of punishment (in theory and practice) and consider different ways in which we, as a society, can respond to lawbreaking"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Books	PCCR College Library	Non-fiction	General Collections	GC 364.6 .B87 2023 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	08121

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book is designed to provide a concise, informative, scholarly text that will speak to a variety of audiences interested in how the notion of punishment, plays out in community and custodial settings with people who have broken the law. With a particular focus on prisons and probation, the book provides an opportunity for readers to critically engage with the concept of punishment (in theory and practice) and consider different ways in which we, as a society, can respond to lawbreaking"-- Provided by publisher.

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