Given the over-involvement of young men in crime and young men’s disproportionally high rates of reoffending, it is surprising that more research has not expl

"Given the connection between youth, maleness and crime, the literature on the imprisonment of young men is surprisingly sparse. Murray's book opens up this wor

In this book Victor J Seidler, one of the leading contributors to the growing debate about masculinities, turns his attention to the lives of young men and thei

The profile of prisoners across many Western countries is strikingly similar – 95% male, predominantly undereducated and underemployed, from the most deprived

This book explores the frightening ways our prisons mirror the worst aspects of society-wide gender relations. It is part of the growing research on men and mas