How Offenders Make Decisions: Evidence of Rationality

This paper examines the results of a study which set out to ascertain applicability of Rational Choice Theories of offending to offenders' actual experiences.

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Editorial: Rhetoric and Reality in Penal Reform

It is remarkable how much excitement a prime minister talking about prison creates in the penal lobby.

Female Prisoners, Aftercare and Release: Residential Provision and Support in Late Nineteenth-Century England

This article examines the release and aftercare of female prisoners in England during the late nineteenth century.