What Do We Know and What Should We Do About Abolishing Prisons?, Paperback/Joe Sim

A critical exploration of the role and (in)effectiveness of prisons in contemporary society. It challenges popular misconceptions about what prison is and does, explains links between prison, social inequality and social power, analyses the limits of liberal prison reform, and openly champions an evidence based approach to prison abolition. Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd Author(s): Joe Sim Number of pages: 136 Collection: What Do We Know and What Should We Do About: Publication date: 2025 Dimensions: 147 x 209 x 12 Cover type: Paperback / softback