This book reviews the burgeoning literature on contemporary punishment and penal change, concentrating on the work of four scholars- David Garland, John Pratt, Hans Boutellier and Loic Wacquant. The book differs from classical reviews in that it places the scholars themselves, rather than the problem to be addressed, at the centre of the book. Daems argues that academics do not think and write in a vacuum, they carry a past with them and are influenced by new insights and theories, and constantly need to reposition themselves within their own field and their political environment. This book,...

This new book aims to explore the key isues and debates surrounding the question of the incorporation and institutionalization of restorative justice within existing penal and criminal justice systems, an increasingly pressing issue given the rapid spread of restorative justice worldwide at both national and international levels. In doing so it aims to build bridges between those concerned with the practical institutionalization of restorative justice on the one hand, and those engaged in more theoretical aspects of penal development and analysis on theother. It offers conceptual tools and a...

Is there something distinctive about penology in Europe? Do Europeans think about punishment and penal policy in a different way to people in other parts of the globe? If so, why is this the case and how does it work in practice? This book addresses the issues that have been emerging recently in the interdisciplinary field of 'European penology'.

This volume explores the role that European institutions have come to play in regulating national prisons systems.