Women’s Imprisonment and the Case for Abolition

Critical Reflections on Corston Ten Years On

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Criminology
Cover of the book Women’s Imprisonment and the Case for Abolition by , Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781351792141
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: November 20, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781351792141
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: November 20, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

In 2007, the Corston Report recommended a far-reaching, radical, ‘women-centred’ approach to women’s imprisonment in England and Wales. It suggested a ‘fundamental re-thinking’ about how services to support women in conflict with the law are delivered in custody and in the community, recommending the development and implementation of a decarceration strategy. This argued for appropriate treatment programmes in the community, reserving prison for only those women who commit serious and violent offences. Ten years on, what progress has been made? What is the relationship between Corston’s vision and a more radical abolitionist agenda?

Drawing on a range of international scholarship, this book contributes to the critical discourse on the penal system, human rights, and social injustice, revealing the consequences of imprisonment on the lives of women and their families. A decade on from Corston's publication, it critically reviews her report, revealing the slow progress in meeting the reforms it proposed. Identifying the significant barriers to change, it questions the failure to reverse the unrelenting growth of the women’s prison population or to transform state responses to women’s offending. Reflecting the global expansion of women’s imprisonment, particularly marked in advanced democratic societies, the chapters include comparative contributions from jurisdictions where Corston’s recommendations have relevance. It concludes with a critical appraisal of reformism and the case for penal abolition.

Essential for applied and theory courses on prisons, punishment, and penology; social justice and the criminology of human rights; gender and crime; and feminist criminology.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In 2007, the Corston Report recommended a far-reaching, radical, ‘women-centred’ approach to women’s imprisonment in England and Wales. It suggested a ‘fundamental re-thinking’ about how services to support women in conflict with the law are delivered in custody and in the community, recommending the development and implementation of a decarceration strategy. This argued for appropriate treatment programmes in the community, reserving prison for only those women who commit serious and violent offences. Ten years on, what progress has been made? What is the relationship between Corston’s vision and a more radical abolitionist agenda?

Drawing on a range of international scholarship, this book contributes to the critical discourse on the penal system, human rights, and social injustice, revealing the consequences of imprisonment on the lives of women and their families. A decade on from Corston's publication, it critically reviews her report, revealing the slow progress in meeting the reforms it proposed. Identifying the significant barriers to change, it questions the failure to reverse the unrelenting growth of the women’s prison population or to transform state responses to women’s offending. Reflecting the global expansion of women’s imprisonment, particularly marked in advanced democratic societies, the chapters include comparative contributions from jurisdictions where Corston’s recommendations have relevance. It concludes with a critical appraisal of reformism and the case for penal abolition.

Essential for applied and theory courses on prisons, punishment, and penology; social justice and the criminology of human rights; gender and crime; and feminist criminology.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Nature's Web: Rethinking Our Place on Earth by
Cover of the book From Florence to the Heavenly City by
Cover of the book Masculinity, Law and Family by
Cover of the book Digital Entrepreneurship by
Cover of the book Semantics and Pragmatics of False Friends by
Cover of the book William Byrd by
Cover of the book Urban Avant-Gardes by
Cover of the book The Prophets of Israel and their Place in History by
Cover of the book A Gallery of Her Own by
Cover of the book Iberian Worlds by
Cover of the book Alphabet to Internet by
Cover of the book Socially Restorative Urbanism by
Cover of the book Society and the Teacher's Role (RLE Edu N) by
Cover of the book Young Children and Classroom Behaviour by
Cover of the book Vital Signs by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy