Meet the Critics: The Routledge Handbook on Global Community Corrections

Session Submission Type: Author meets critics

Abstract

We are thrilled to invite you to an engaging and thought-provoking "Meet the Critics" session at the upcoming European Society of Criminology conference. This session will focus on the recently published ‘Routledge Handbook on Global Community Corrections’, edited by esteemed scholars Ioan Durnescu, James M. Byrne, Benjamin J. Mackey, and Faye S. Taxman.

About the Book:
This handbook offers an comprehensive global perspective on community corrections, assessing and analysing systems from around the world. It delves into the variations in design, implementation, and impact of community corrections on policy and practice, covering probation and parole in detail. This essential resource brings together leading international experts who explore the myriad of systems developed under community corrections to manage populations under both probation and parole.

Key Questions Explored:
- How many people are placed in community corrections systems globally?
- What are the key design features of these systems?
- What do we know about the performance of community corrections across different regions? And much more.

Editors:
- Ioan Durnescu - Professor at the Faculty of Sociology and Social Work, University of Bucharest, Romania.
- James M. Byrne - Professor Emeritus, School of Criminology and Justice Studies, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA.
- Benjamin J. Mackey - Research Associate at the Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence and doctoral student, George Mason University, USA.
- Faye S. Taxman - Distinguished University Professor at the School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, USA.

Join us for an intellectually stimulating session that promises to enhance our understanding of global community corrections.

Subtopic

• Topic 5: Social Control and Criminal Justice / Community Sanctions (Community Sanctions WG)

Critics

• James M. Byrne, School of Criminology and Justice Studies, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA

• Benjamin Mackey, George Mason University

Book Author

• Ioan Durnescu, University of Bucherest