Ethics of Total Confinement

A Critique of Madness, Citizenship, and Social Justice
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-19-537221-2
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 643 g

Reihe: American Psychology-Law Society Series

Provides a series of recommendations in theory development, methodology, and for future research

In three parts, this volume in the AP-LS series explores the phenomena of captivity and risk management, guided and informed by the theory, method, and policy of psychological jurisprudence. The authors present a controversial thesis that demonstrates how the forces of captivity and risk management are sustained by several interdependent "conditions of control." These conditions impose barriers to justice and set limits on citizenship for one and all. Situated at the nexus of political/social theory, mental health law and jurisprudential ethics, the book examines and critiques constructs such as offenders and victims; self and society; therapeutic and restorative; health; harm; and community. So, too, are three "total confinement" case law data sets on which this analysis is based.

The volume stands alone in ist efforts to systematically "diagnose" the moral reasoning lodged within prevailing judicial opinions that sustain captivity and risk management practices impacting: (1) the rights of juveniles found competent to stand criminal trial, the mentally ill placed in long-term disciplinary isolation, and sex offenders subjected to civil detention and community re-entry monitoring; (2) the often unmet needs of victims; and (3) the demands of an ordered society. Carefully balancing sophisticated insights with concrete and cutting-edge applications, the book concludes with a series of provocative, yet practical, recommendations for future research and meaningful reform within institutional practice, programming, and policy. The Ethics of Total Confinement is a thought-provoking and timely must-read for anyone interested in the ethical and legal issues regarding madness, citizenship, and social justice.

Zielgruppe

Researchers and policymakers involved in restorative justice, as well as professionals in the fields of law, psychology, criminology, ethics, public policy, and social theory.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Arrigo, Bruce A.

Bersot, Heather Y.

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtssoziologie, Rechtspsychologie, Rechtslinguistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Kriminalpsychologie, Forensische Psychologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Series Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction: On Madness, Citizenship, and Social Justice
Chapter 1: The Ethics of Psychological Jurisprudence
Chapter 2: Juvenile Transfer, Developmental Maturity, and Competency to Stand Trial
Chapter 3: Inmate Mental Health, Solitary Confinement, and Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Chapter 4: Sexually Violent Predators, Criminal and Civil Confinement, and Community Reentry
Chapter 5: Rethinking Total Confinement: Translating Social Theory into Justice Policy
Conclusion: Total Confinement, Psychological Jurisprudence, and Transformative Habits of Character: "Almost a Revolution"
Appendices
Notes
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Bruce A. Arrigo, Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, University of North Carolina- Charlotte, Heather Y. Bersot, Consultant and researcher, and Brian G. Sellers, Adjunct Professor, Criminology, University of South Florida

Bruce A. Arrigo, Ph.D. is Professor of Criminology, Law, & Society, Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Heather Y. Bersot, M.S., earned a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Brian G. Sellers, M.S., is an instructor and doctoral student in the Department of Criminology at the University of South Florida.