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Penology (SAGE Course Companions series)

Penology (SAGE Course Companions series)

by David Scott (Author)

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    Paperback 2008

    $3.29
Synopsis

As part of the SAGE Course Companion series, this book provides a comprehensive introduction and overview of the discipline of penology. It provides hints and tips on how to apply this information to maximum effect in coursework and examinations.

This is a highly accessible text for those new to prison studies, or for anyone looking for a refresher. It provides structure and background for all prison and punishment modules on undergraduate criminology and criminal justice degrees. Written in a straightforward and clear style, the book gives detailed explanations for all academic terms used.

The Penology Course Companion provides:

- Easy access to the key themes in punishment and prison studies

- Helpful summaries of the approach taken by the main course textbooks

- Guidance on the essential study skills required to pass the course

- Help with developing critical thinking

- Taking it Further sections that suggest how readers can extent their thinking beyond the received wisdom

- Pointers to success in course exams and written assessment exercises

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 240
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Published: 23 Jan 2008
ISBN 10: 1412948118
ISBN 13: 9781412948111

Media Reviews
This is an excellent introductory text book which covers a wide range of issues, concepts, theorists and questions relating to study of penal institutions or penology. Whilst it is a friendly text in the sense that it is not overly wordy, it is also authoratative, consisting of an overview of key issues and gives concise (often bullet pointed) summaries of important legislation and historical developments... This makes it an excellant first year undergraduate recommendation, which not only offers basic explanations but introduces philosophical questions and topics such as the criminological imagination and social constructionism... Overall this text is highly recommended for anyone studying penology for the first time. It is informative, concise, authoritative, lively, easy to read and affordable.


Dr Joanne Massey
Manchester Metropolitan University

'A highly engaging and accessible text that will absorb students into the study of Penology for many years to come. The book will appeal to theoretical purists and policy actors alike. Most of all, it is students wishing to immerse themselves in the hidden and complex world of the prison who will find this text stimulating and through-provoking. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and wish only that such texts were available during my studies.'


Dr Laura Piacentini
Reader in Criminology, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

'A clearly written introduction to penology studies that not only summarises the criminological literature but also provides useful advice to undergraduate students on essay-writing, getting the most out of lectures, revision and handling exam nerves.'


Mary Bosworth
Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford

'An invaluable, highly accessible guide for all students wanting to get the most out of their studies of punishment and penal institutions.'


Dr Elaine Crawley
Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Salford

Author Bio
David Scott is senior lecturer in Criminology at Liverpool John Moores University. David has published widely on prisons, punishment and critical criminology. Recent book titles include Critique and Dissent; Beyond Criminal Justice; The Caretakers of Punishment; and Why Prison? David is a former coordinator of the European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control and is a member of the steering committee of the Reclaim Justice Network. He is also an associate editor of the Howard Journal of Criminal Justice and is on the editorial board of Criminal Justice Matters.