Redemptive Criminology

by Clemens Bartollas and Aaron Pycroft

Book Overview

Drawing on criminology, philosophy and theology, this book develops a theory of 'redemptive criminology' for practice in criminal justice settings. The therapeutic impulse for the text is a focus on the individual practitioner's ability to embrace difference with the other, to resist harsh penal measures and to bring about change from 'the bottom up'. By challenging concepts and practices of rehabilitation, the authors argue for the possibility of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1529203570
• ISBN13: 9781529203578
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"