Restorative Justice in a Prison Community: Or Everything I Didn't Learn in Kindergarten I Learned in Prison - Brossura

Swanson, Cheryl

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ISBN 10: 0739126806 ISBN 13: 9780739126806

Casa editrice: Lexington Books, 2010

Riassunto

Americans are frustrated with prisons. They recognize the need for these institutions, but at the same time, they worry about whether the money used to build and maintain them is well spent. Older prisons are dirty, disgusting, and dangerous, but even newer facilities come up lacking in terms of offering inmates opportunities to take responsibility for their crimes, support their loved ones, further their education, learn job skills, and develop positive relationships in healthy, safe, respectful communities. This book provides insight into the philosophy of restorative justice, which aims to develop ways we can manage our prisons differently to achieve more positive outcomes. Using the case study of an honor dorm in a maximum security prison, the book posits that most of the inmates never learned the basic tools for living life productively and responsibly. They never thought much about their victims or how their actions affected others. They never learned how to get along with others, pick up after themselves, or how to be of service to their fellow man. Swanson uses the writings and reflections of inmates participating in a restorative justice program to demonstrate the challenges and transformative possibilities of this alternative approach to rehabilitation.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Cheryl Swanson is associate professor in the division of criminal justice and legal studies at the University of West Florida.

Product Description:

This book provides a unique perspective on how restorative justice works in an actual prison setting. Theory, practice, research findings, and the illustration of concepts through inmate writings make this an excellent vehicle for learning more about alternatives to our present approach to crime and punishment.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Lexington Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0739126806
• ISBN 13: 9780739126806
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 262