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Introduction to Convict Criminology Jeffrey Ian Ross, Ph.D. (Division of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Social Policy, University of Baltimore)

Introduction to Convict Criminology By Jeffrey Ian Ross, Ph.D. (Division of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Social Policy, University of Baltimore)

Introduction to Convict Criminology by Jeffrey Ian Ross, Ph.D. (Division of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Social Policy, University of Baltimore)

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This book is the first to organize and explain current scholarship on convict criminology, corrections and criminal justice in an accessible manner. From activism to the emergence of undergraduate programmes in prisons, it provides a clear guide to the complexities of the field.

Introduction to Convict Criminology Summary

Introduction to Convict Criminology by Jeffrey Ian Ross, Ph.D. (Division of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Social Policy, University of Baltimore)

Convict criminology (CC) is based on the belief that the convicts voice has been traditionally ignored or marginalized in scholarship and policy debates, and that its inclusion can positively impact the fields of corrections, criminology, criminal justice, and policy making. Designed for students, scholars, and activists worldwide this is the first sole-authored book to comprehensively explain the CC approach to scholarship, teaching, mentorship, and prison and criminal justice activism. It reviews the history and scholarship on this engaging field and the challenges that the approach has encountered. It features: exhibit boxes keywords test questions - including multiple choice, short answer and essay format.

About Jeffrey Ian Ross, Ph.D. (Division of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Social Policy, University of Baltimore)

Jeffrey Ian Ross is Professor in the School of Criminal Justice and Research Fellow with the Center for International and Comparative Law and the Schaefer Center for Public Policy at the University of Baltimore. In 2018, Ross was given the Hans W. Mattick Award, for an individual who has made a distinguished contribution to the field of Criminology & Criminal Justice practice, from the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2020, he received the John Howard Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Division of Corrections. The award is the ACJS Corrections Sections most prestigious award, and was given because of his outstanding research and service to the field of corrections. In 2020, he was honored with the John Keith Irwin Distinguished Professor Award from the ASC Division of Convict Criminology. During the early 1980s, Jeff worked for almost four years in a correctional institution.

Table of Contents

Foreword - Francesca Vianello Introduction Part 1: Introduction and Scholarship 1. Getting Up to Speed with Convict Criminology 2. What Is the History of Convict Criminology? 3. What Kinds of Scholarship Have Been Conducted on Convict Criminology and by Convict Criminologists? Part 2: Teaching and Mentoring 4. Teaching Convicts and Formerly Incarcerated Individuals: The State of Post-Secondary Undergraduate Education in Correctional Facilities 5. Mentoring Convicts and Formerly Incarcerated Students 6. How Has Convict Criminology Engaged in Mentoring? Collaboration with Convicts and Formerly Incarcerated People on Scholarly Research Part 3: Activism and Public Policy Work 7. What Is Prison Activism? 8. How Has Convict Criminology Engaged in Activism? 9. What Does the Future of Convict Criminology Look Like?

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NGR9781529221206
9781529221206
152922120X
Introduction to Convict Criminology by Jeffrey Ian Ross, Ph.D. (Division of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Social Policy, University of Baltimore)
Jeffrey Ian Ross, Ph.D. (Division of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Social Policy, University of Baltimore)
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Bristol University Press
2024-04-30
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