Jonathan Simon & Richard Sparks 
The SAGE Handbook of Punishment and Society [EPUB ebook] 

The project of interpreting contemporary forms of punishment means exploring the social, political, economic, and historical conditions in the society in which those forms arise. The SAGE Handbook of Punishment and Society draws together this disparate and expansive field of punishment and society into one compelling new volume.

Headed by two of the leading scholars in the field, Jonathan Simon and Richard Sparks have crafted a comprehensive and definitive resource that illuminates some of the key themes in this complex area – from historical and prospective issues to penal trends and related contributions through theory, literature and philosophy. Incorporating a stellar and international line-up of contributors the book addresses issues such as: capital punishment, the civilising process, gender, diversity, inequality, power, human rights and neoliberalism.

This engaging, vibrantly written collection will be captivating reading for academics and researchers in criminology, penology, criminal justice, sociology, cultural studies, philosophy and politics.

Tabella dei contenuti

Introduction: Punishment and Society: The Emergence of an Academic Field – Jonathan Simon and Richard Sparks

PART ONE: PUNISHMENT AND SOCIAL THEORY

Punishment and Social Solidarity – David Garland

Punishment and Political Economy – Alessandro de Giorgi

Punishment and the Political Technologies of the Body – Jonathan Simon

Punishment and ′The Civilizing Process′ – John Pratt

Punishment and Meaning: The Cultural Sociological Approach – Philip Smith

Risk and Punishment – Kelly Hannah-Moffat

Punishment and the Penal Field – Joshua Page

PART TWO: MASS IMPRISONMENT AND ITS CONSEQUENCE

Punishment and Inequality – Christopher Muller and Christopher Wildeman

Gender and Punishment – Mary Bosworth and Emma Kaufman

The Carceral State and the Politics of Punishment – Marie Gottschalk

The Social Psychology of Mass Imprisonment – Mona Lynch

Punishment, (Neo)Liberalism and Social Democracy – Nicola Lacey

PART THREE: MODES OF PUNISHMENT

Prisons Beyond the New Penology: The Shifting Moral Foundations of Prison Management – Alison Liebling and Ben Crewe

Capital Punishment in the USA: Prospects and Possibilities – Austin Sarat

Punishment in Society: The Improbable Persistence of Probation and Other Community Sanctions and Measures – Gwen Robinson, Fergus Mc Neil, and Shadd Maruna

Youth Justice: In a Child′s Best Interests? – John Muncie and Barry Goldson

The Punishment Debate in Restorative Justice – Kathleen Daly

Monetized Justice: Money and Punishment in Consumer Societies – Pat O′Malley

PART FOUR: NEW CONTEXTS

Punishment and Human Rights – Dirk van Zyl Smit

Punishment and Migration Between Europe and the USA: A Transnational ′Less Eligibility′? – Dario Melossi

Amnesties, Transnational Justice and Governing Through Mercy – Kieran Mc Evoy and Louise Mallinder

Control without Punishment: Understanding Coercion – Liora Lazarus , Benjamin Goold and Caitlin Goss