The SAGE Handbook of Punishment and Society

Bringing together contributions from internationally renowned names in the field, this engaging and lively handbook is a definitive resource to the controversial topic of punishment and society.

The project of interpreting contemporary forms of punishment means exploring the social, political, economic, and historical conditions in the society in which those forms arise. The SAGE Handbook of Punishment and Society draws together this disparate and expansive field of punishment and society into one compelling new volume.

Headed by two of the leading scholars in the field, Jonathan Simon and Richard Sparks have crafted a comprehensive and definitive resource that illuminates some of the key themes in this complex area - from historical and prospective issues to penal trends and related contributions through theory, literature and philosophy. Incorporating a stellar and international line-up of contributors the book addresses issues such as: capital punishment, the civilising process, gender, diversity, inequality, power, human rights and neoliberalism.

This engaging, vibrantly written collection will be captivating reading for academics and researchers in criminology, penology, criminal justice, sociology, cultural studies, philosophy and politics.

Introduction: Punishment and Society: The Emergence of an Academic Field - Jonathan Simon and Richard Sparks
PART ONE: PUNISHMENT AND SOCIAL THEORY
Punishment and Social Solidarity - David Garland
Punishment and Political Economy - Alessandro de Giorgi
Punishment and the Political Technologies of the Body - Jonathan Simon
Punishment and ′The Civilizing Process′ - John Pratt
Punishment and Meaning: The Cultural Sociological Approach - Philip Smith
Risk and Punishment - Kelly Hannah-Moffat
Punishment and the Penal Field - Joshua Page
PART TWO: MASS IMPRISONMENT AND ITS CONSEQUENCE
Punishment and Inequality - Christopher Muller and Christopher Wildeman
Gender and Punishment - Mary Bosworth and Emma Kaufman
The Carceral State and the Politics of Punishment - Marie Gottschalk
The Social Psychology of Mass Imprisonment - Mona Lynch
Punishment, (Neo)Liberalism and Social Democracy - Nicola Lacey
PART THREE: MODES OF PUNISHMENT
Prisons Beyond the New Penology: The Shifting Moral Foundations of Prison Management - Alison Liebling and Ben Crewe
Capital Punishment in the USA: Prospects and Possibilities - Austin Sarat
Punishment in Society: The Improbable Persistence of Probation and Other Community Sanctions and Measures - Gwen Robinson, Fergus McNeil, and Shadd Maruna
Youth Justice: In a Child′s Best Interests? - John Muncie and Barry Goldson
The Punishment Debate in Restorative Justice - Kathleen Daly
Monetized Justice: Money and Punishment in Consumer Societies - Pat O′Malley
PART FOUR: NEW CONTEXTS
Punishment and Human Rights - Dirk van Zyl Smit
Punishment and Migration Between Europe and the USA: A Transnational ′Less Eligibility′? - Dario Melossi
Amnesties, Transnational Justice and Governing Through Mercy - Kieran McEvoy and Louise Mallinder
Control without Punishment: Understanding Coercion - Liora Lazarus , Benjamin Goold and Caitlin Goss