'An incredibly powerful and robust text on imprisonment. It is, without doubt, a tour de force.' − Peter Hamerton in British Society of Criminology Newsletter

'This book deserves to become the standard text on the subject for some years to come.' − Maurice Vanstone in Vista Vol. 10 no. 3

'Is most timely and well-crafted in its fresh handling of this critical and enduring issue.' − Michael Weinrath, University of Winnipeg in The Canadian Journal of Criminology

'Extraordinarily important compendium because it looks at its subject in so many different contexts. By doing so, it provides clues and generates hypotheses about the nuances of the consequence of incarceration under varying circumstance.' − Gilbert Geis, University of California, Irvine, US

Alison Liebling is Professor of Criminology at the Institute of Criminology, Cambridge University.

Shadd Maruna is Professor of Justice and Human Development at the School of Law, Queen's University Belfast.