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Emma Hughes, Education in Prison: Studying Through Distance Learning

Emma Hughes, Education in Prison: Studying Through Distance Learning Book Reviews 311 Target audiences for this collection are not specified by the editors, however a wide range of professionals comes to mind, including academics and journalists. Prison offi- cers and prison management staff who seek to improve policy or make a positive impact with their own behaviour, may find this book enlightening, especially if they are new to the correctional environment or have not actively engaged with inmates on a personal level. For higher level students this is a great addition to literature on prison and pun- ishment theory. Incarcerated individuals and their families may find this book useful in coping with the prison experience, as the inmate narratives may substantiate aspects of their own lives and thus reduce feelings of isolation. This book is preceded by other collaborative works between inmates and academics. However, most prison books that use inmate narrative as a feature, do so either in a purely descriptive fashion, that is, without applying existing knowledge to the accounts, or by employing only short excerpts of inmate narratives as illustrations. That being said, the book shows overlaps with previous publications, in particular in the chapters on prison culture and care in custody. However, such intersections http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology SAGE

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0004-8658
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1837-9273
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10.1177/0004865813487845
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Book Reviews 311 Target audiences for this collection are not specified by the editors, however a wide range of professionals comes to mind, including academics and journalists. Prison offi- cers and prison management staff who seek to improve policy or make a positive impact with their own behaviour, may find this book enlightening, especially if they are new to the correctional environment or have not actively engaged with inmates on a personal level. For higher level students this is a great addition to literature on prison and pun- ishment theory. Incarcerated individuals and their families may find this book useful in coping with the prison experience, as the inmate narratives may substantiate aspects of their own lives and thus reduce feelings of isolation. This book is preceded by other collaborative works between inmates and academics. However, most prison books that use inmate narrative as a feature, do so either in a purely descriptive fashion, that is, without applying existing knowledge to the accounts, or by employing only short excerpts of inmate narratives as illustrations. That being said, the book shows overlaps with previous publications, in particular in the chapters on prison culture and care in custody. However, such intersections

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Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology – SAGE

Published: Aug 1, 2013

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