Lived Sentence

This book examines the lives of the sentenced to argue that 'sentencing'should be re-conceived to consider the human perspective. It combines arange of modern criminological and legal theories together withinterviews with prisoners in New South Wales, to examine their livesduring and beyond completing the terms of imprisonment, for a morecontinuous and coherent perspective on the process of 'sentencing'. This book makes astrong argument for the practical advantages of listening to the voices ofthe sentenced and it is therefore a useful tool for the correctionalcommunity engaged in providing services and programmes to reducerecidivism. A methodological and well-researched text, this book will be ofparticular interest to scholars of criminal justice and the penal system, as well as policy makers and practitioners.