The Voluntary Sector in Prisons
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"Acting on one's own volition is the essence of being human, so it is striking to read about the remarkable volunteerism of prisoners and other citizens taking place in that most involuntary of institutions, the prison. Read together, the insightful contributions to this first-of-its-kind volume represent a real testament to some of the best of humanity working in some of our least humane institutions." (Shadd Maruna, Professor of Education and Dean of Rutgers School of Criminal Justice, USA)
"Criminologists and sociologists who study punishment and rehabilitation have always tended to assume the centrality of the state and its penal institutions in their analysis. Despite Durkheim's enduring influence, the role of civil society in both punishment and reintegration has often been neglected. This excellent collection of essays begins to remedy this neglect by examining the role of volunteers, volunteering and non-profit organizations in these processes. Spanning multiple perspectives and reflecting on both research and lived experience, this book provides a rich resource both for deepening academic analyses and for practical projects of penal reform." (Fergus McNeill, Professor of Criminology and Social Work, University of Glasgow, UK)
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Laura S. Abrams is Professor of Social Welfare at the Luskin School of Public Affairs at UCLA, California, USA. She is the author of Compassionate Confinement: A Year in the Life of Unit C (2013) and Life After Juvie: Young Men and Women on Desistance, Survival, and Becoming an Adult (forthcoming).
Emma Hughes is Associate Professor of
Criminology at California State University, Fresno, USA. She is the author of the
book
Education in Prison: Studying
through Distance Learning
(2012). She has contributed book
chapters on offender rehabilitation to edited volumes and previously lectured
at Birmingham City University, UK.
Michelle Inderbitzin is Associate Professor of Sociology in the School of Public Policy at Oregon State University, USA. She is the lead author of the books Deviance and Social Control: A Sociological Perspective (2013) and Perspectives on Deviance and Social Control (2015).
Rosie Meek is Professor, Chartered Psychologist, and Head of the Law School at Royal Holloway University of London, UK. She is the author of Sport in Prison (2014) and is a Fulbright distinguished scholar, University of California, San Diego, USA.
