Michael Adler

Die Geschichte steht in der Tradition von den Erz hlungen von Kenneth Grahame oder Michael Bond (erz hlendes Kinderbuch). Die Rahmenhandlung ist sehr einfach. Ein (Teddy-)B r wird mit auf eine Reise genommen und geht verloren. Er wird weit von zu Hause weg gefunden und tats chlich, auch wenn es fast unm glich erscheint, findet er wieder zur ck nach Hause. Das verdankt er den Menschen, f r die er nicht irgendein ersetzbares Spielzeug ist, sondern die wissen, dass ein Kind oftmals eine emotionale Bindung zu seinem Lieblingsspielzeug aufgebaut hat. Und er verdankt es den Menschen, auf die Verlass ist. Spannend ist das innere Erleben und die Perspektive der jeweilig Betroffenen, die eben oft ganz anders ist, als man es von au en erahnt. Kinder m ssen bereits lesen k nnen, wenn Sie diese Geschichte interessiert. Vielleicht ist es aber auch eine Geschichte f r Erwachsene, die Kinder manchmal schreiben w rden, damit die Erwachsenen verstehen. Am ehesten eignet sich die Geschichte zum Vorlesen, so wie fr her.

The book subjects the largely hidden phenomenon of benefit sanctions in the UK to sustained examination and critique. It comprises twelve chapters dealing with the terms ‘cruel’, ‘inhuman’ and ‘degrading’ that are used as a benchmark for assessing benefit sanctions; benefit sanctions as a matter of public concern; the historical development of benefit sanctions in the UK; changes in the scope and severity of benefit sanctions; conditionality and the changing relationship between the citizen and the state; the impact and effectiveness of benefit sanctions; benefit sanctions and administrative justice; the role of law in protecting the right to a social minimum; a comparison of benefit sanctions with court fines; benefit sanctions and the rule of law; and what, if anything, can be done about benefit sanctions. Each chapter ends with a paragraph that attempts to highlight the most salient points in that chapter, and the book ends with a short conclusion in which benefit sanctions are assessed against the chosen benchmark.

First Published in 1994. Discourse, Power and Justice is a distinctive and theoretically informed empirical study of the administration of the Scottish prison system. It is based on extensive research and combines theoretical innovation with detailed empirical evidence. The book is located at the confluence of two academic traditions and their associated literatures, socio-legal studies and the sociology of knowledge, which are combined to produce a novel theoretical framework. The authors focus on the activities of those who manage the prison system. They identify the most important social actors in the prison system, located both historically and comparatively, and examine their characteristic forms of discourse. A number of crucial areas of decision-making are analysed in depth, including decisions about the initial classification of prisoners, transfers between establishments and the allocation of prisoners to different forms of work. Another major focus is on the different forms and mechanisms of accountability, and the book concludes with an analysis of recent policy changes. Discourse, Power and Justice will be essential reading for both students and practitioners in sociology, social policy, criminology and law.

First Published in 1994. Discourse, Power and Justice is a distinctive and theoretically informed empirical study of the administration of the Scottish prison system. It is based on extensive research and combines theoretical innovation with detailed empirical evidence. The book is located at the confluence of two academic traditions and their associated literatures, socio-legal studies and the sociology of knowledge, which are combined to produce a novel theoretical framework. The authors focus on the activities of those who manage the prison system. They identify the most important social actors in the prison system, located both historically and comparatively, and examine their characteristic forms of discourse. A number of crucial areas of decision-making are analysed in depth, including decisions about the initial classification of prisoners, transfers between establishments and the allocation of prisoners to different forms of work. Another major focus is on the different forms and mechanisms of accountability, and the book concludes with an analysis of recent policy changes. Discourse, Power and Justice will be essential reading for both students and practitioners in sociology, social policy, criminology and law.