Abolitionist Voices

Ruth Kinna (Loughborough University), Jon Burnett (University of Hull), Harry Blagg (The University of Western Australia) , Joy James (Williams College)

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Bristol University Press
19 March 2025

Police & security services; Penology & punishment; Criminal law & procedure

Why have so many radical thinkers advocated for the abolition of prisons and punishment? And why have their ideas been so difficult to popularise or garner the political will for change? This book outlines several different approaches to penal abolitionism and showcases their calls for the ending of legal coercion, domination, and repression.

This exciting and innovative edited collection shows how abolitionist ideas have continued topicality and relevance in the present day and how they can collectively help with devising new ways of thinking about social problems as well as suggesting alternatives to existing penal policies, practices and institutions.

Contributions by: Ruth Kinna (Loughborough University), Jon Burnett (University of Hull), Harry Blagg (The University of Western Australia), Joy James (Williams College), Micheal Dellwing (The University of Kassel)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529224030
ISBN 10: 1529224039
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 19 March 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

David Gordon Scott works at The Open University and is Co-Founding Editor of the journal Justice, Power and Resistance.

Reviews for Abolitionist Voices

“Abolitionist Voices provides an excellent collection of thought-provoking and politically engaged arguments for abolitionism. Its breadth is impressive: from underpinnings of colonialism, slavery and political economy to the ideas of Kropotkin, Foucault and others.” Christopher Cunneen, University of Technology Sydney