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- Challenges theorists to re-conceive the idea of the 'sentence' to incorporate the perspective of the 'sentenced'
- Draws on interviews with 30 prisoners with long sentences in New South Wales prisons
- Argues that sentences should include real, concrete expectations for the prisoners to aid their rehabilitation
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology (PSIPP)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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Independent Academic, Sydney, Australia
Maggie Hall
About the author
Maggie Hall is a highly experienced criminal lawyer and social worker with 30 years experience working in the criminal justice system in New South Wales, Australia. She is currently involved in developing further research in NSW prisons as part of an international multidisciplinary team at Oxford University, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Lived Sentence
Book Subtitle: Rethinking Sentencing, Risk and Rehabilitation
Authors: Maggie Hall
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45038-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-45037-7Published: 10 April 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83193-0Published: 18 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-45038-4Published: 29 March 2017
Series ISSN: 2753-0604
Series E-ISSN: 2753-0612
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 295
Topics: Critical Criminology, Policing, Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice, Prison and Punishment, Crime and Society