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First published in 1985, this classic of law and society scholarship continues to shape the research agenda of today’s sociology of punishment. It is now repu

This book presents a feminist historical materialist analysis of the ways in which the law, policing and penal regimes have overlapped with social policies to c

Since 1993, crime in the United States has fallen to historic lows, seeming to legitimize the country’s mix of welfare reform and mass incarceration. The Uppe

From Margaret Thatcher’s first government to austerity politics, Ian Cummins traces changing attitudes to imprisonment and the social state. With fresh insigh

In this path-breaking book, David Garland argues that punishment is a complex social institution that affects both social relations and cultural meanings. Drawi