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Sommario
1. Introduction: Studying the Evolution of ‘Community Punishment’ in Comparative Context, Gwen Robinson and Fergus McNeill 2. The new generation of community penalties in Belgium. More is less…, Kristel Beyens 3. Three Narratives and a Funeral: Community Punishment in England & Wales, Gwen Robinson 4. France: Legal architecture, political posturing, ‘prisonbation’ and adieu social work, Martine Herzog-Evans 5. "Der Resozialisierungsgrundsatz" – Social Reintegration as the dominant narrative for community punishment in Germany?, Christine Morgenstern 6. Community Punishment in the Netherlands: A history of crises and incidents, Miranda Boone 7. Contingent Legitimacy: Community Sanctions in Northern Ireland, Nicola Carr 8. The Evolution of Probation Supervision in the Republic of Ireland: Continuity, Challenge and Change, Deirdre Healy 9. Community Sanctions and Measures in Romania: Empty shells, emulation and Europeanization, Ioan Durnescu 10. Reductionism, Rehabilitation and Reparation: Community Punishment in Scotland, Fergus McNeill 11. Community Punishments in Spain: A Tale of Two Administrations, Ester Blay and Elena Larrauri 12. Philanthropy, Welfare State and Managerial Treatment: Three Phases of Community Punishment in Sweden, Kerstin Svensson 13. Conclusion: Community Punishment and the Penal State, Fergus McNeill and Gwen Robinson.
Info autore
Gwen Robinson is Reader in Criminal Justice at the University of Sheffield, UK. After qualifying as a probation practitioner in 1996, she has pursued a career in academic research, and has published widely in the areas of community sanctions, offender rehabilitation and restorative justice. Her recent publications include
Restorative Justice in Practice: Evaluating What Works for Victims and Offenders (co-authored with Joanna Shapland and Angela Sorsby) published in 2011 by Routledge. She is co-leader of the COST Action on Offender Supervision in Europe's Working Group on Practicing Supervision.
Fergus McNeill is Professor of Criminology and Social Work at the University of Glasgow, where he works in the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research and is Head of Sociology. His research and publications address institutions, cultures and practices of punishment, rehabilitation and reintegration, particularly in the community. His recent publications include
Offender Supervision in Europe (co-edited with Kristel Beyens), published by Palgrave in 2013 and
Understanding Penal Practice (co-edited with Ioan Durnescu), published by Routledge in 2014. He is the Chair of the COST Action on Offender Supervision in Europe.
Riassunto
This book brings together leading scholars to examine the contemporary forms and features of punishment in the community in a range of European jurisdictions, looking at the key influences upon their development and their prospects for the future.
