The Voluntary Sector in Prisons : Encouraging Personal and Institutional Change
2016 ed.
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology
ISBN-10
1137542144
ISBN-13
9781137542144
Edition
2016 ed.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 26th, 2016
Print length
374 Pages
Weight
590 grams
Dimensions
16.00 x 22.00 x 2.50 cms
Product Classification:
Crime & criminologyCrime and criminology
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This volume examines how volunteers and non-profit programs encourage institutional change in prisons and offer individual support and services to people who are housed behind bars. Collectively, the chapters highlight beneficial practices while raising critical questions about the role of the voluntary sector in prison and reentry settings.
This volume examines how volunteers and non-profit programs encourage institutional change in prisons and offer individual support and services to people who are housed behind bars. Through a diverse set of chapters, including two that are co-written by current prisoners, the volume spans the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada, and juvenile and adult facilities. The book showcases the exciting, groundbreaking, and yet often unrecognized work that the voluntary sector provides in correctional settings. Collectively, the chapters highlight beneficial practices while raising critical questions about the role of the voluntary sector in prison and reentry settings. The chapters also offer useful information about how to implement innovative prison programs that promote health, education, and peer support.
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