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Introduction to Convict Criminology - by Jeffrey Ian Ross (Paperback)

Name: Introduction to Convict Criminology - by Jeffrey Ian Ross (Paperback)
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Convict criminology (CC) is based on the belief that the convict's 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.
About the Author: 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.
222 Pages
Social Science, Criminology

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Convict criminology (CC) is based on the belief that the convict's 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.

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'Through this book, the reader has a strong foundational understanding of convict criminology scholarship, mentoring and activism. An added benefit is that the reader feels like they are actively interacting within this dynamic process of an evolving sub-discipline of criminology.' Critical Criminology

About the Author

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 Section's 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.

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Dimensions (Overall): 9.61 Inches (H) x 6.69 Inches (W) x .47 Inches (D)

Weight: .8 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 222

Genre: Social Science

Sub-Genre: Criminology

Publisher: Bristol University Press

Format: Paperback

Author: Jeffrey Ian Ross

Language: English

Street Date: April 30, 2024

TCIN: 88555288

UPC: 9781529221206

Item Number (DPCI): 247-02-5327

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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