Criminology 

The book investigates controversies surrounding the incarceration of people with mental health problems, women, children, BME and foreign nationals, offenders with suicidal ideation, sex offenders and drug takers, as well as looking at the consequences of incarceration on prisoners' families.<p> Each chapter addresses key questions, such as:<ul> <li> How have people conceptualised this penal controversy? <li> What does the official data tell us and what are its limitations? <li> What is its historical context? <li> What are the contemporary policies of the Prison Service? <li> Are they legitimate and, if not, what are the alternatives?<p></ul> The book concludes that the eight penal controversies highlighted in the text collectively provide a damning indictment of the current state of imprisonment in England and Wales and points to the need for radical alternatives for dealing with human wrongdoing rooted in the principles of human rights and social justice.<p> <i>Controversial Issues in Prisons</i> is key reading for students and academics in the fields of criminology and criminal justice, as well as those studying crime and punishment on courses in social policy, sociology, social work and addiction studies. 

Xiv,208p.;ill.;24cm(pbk) 

Includes biblio and index