The Virtual Prison: Community Custody and the Evolution of Imprisonment

by Julian V. Roberts

Book Overview

The last twenty-five years have seen dramatic rises in the prison populations of most industrialised nations. Unable to keep up with increased numbers of convicted offenders, governments and criminal justice systems have been seeking new ways to control and punish offenders. One sanction adopted in Canada and some parts of Europe and the US is community custody which attempts to recreate the punitive nature of prison but without incarceration. This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521536448
• ISBN13: 9780521536448
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 8.9"