{"product_id":"what-do-we-know-and-what-should-we-do-about-abolishing-prisons-hardcover","title":"What Do We Know and What Should We Do about Abolishing Prisons? - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoe Sim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book challenges the myths and misrepresentations that justify the existence of prisons. It traces the history and failure of prison reform over two centuries, addresses a number of key, contemporary issues and argues for the abolition of prisons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt explores: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe problem with liberal reformism.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe myths around crime, the prison population and prison regimes.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePeople in prison and the harms they experience.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe relationship between prisons, punishment and structural inequality.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe case for abolishing prisons.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAimed at students, researchers, grassroots organisations, prisoners' rights activists, policy makers and anyone interested in social justice, its conclusion is clear; there needs to be fundamental and meaningful change. Prisons, the criminal injustice system and structural inequalities need to be radically transformed and abolished if social justice is to be achieved.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Written by leading social scientists, the \u003cstrong\u003eWhat Do We Know and What Should We Do About...? \u003c\/strong\u003eseries offers concise, up-to-date overviews of issues often oversimplified, misrepresented or misunderstood and shows you how to enact change.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\"Short, sharp and compelling.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e - Alex Preston, The Observer\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\"If you want to learn a lot about what matters most, in as short a time as possible, this is the series for you.\"- \u003c\/strong\u003eDanny Dorling, 1971 Professor of Geography, University of Oxford\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe Sim is Emeritus Professor of Criminology at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. He has written extensively about prisons, the state and punishment. He was a member of the Radical Alternatives to Prison Collective and is currently a Trustee of the charity INQUEST. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42543833022544,"sku":"9781529684612","price":105.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/M2QL8jMDqX9781529684612.webp?v=1781858655","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/what-do-we-know-and-what-should-we-do-about-abolishing-prisons-hardcover","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}