As the issue of parole and the concept of 'the community and the offender' continue to be of growing interest, Locked Out should be of interest to criminologists, policy-makers and advocates of safe communities. It should also find a welcome audience with scholars in criminology, political science, sociology, law and race and ethnicity. The book will be useful for a number of criminology courses, notably Community-Based Corrections. The book should make a valuable contribution and has the possibility of informing not only the academic and legal community, but educating the general public of...