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Introduction: The Significance of Voluntary Sector Provision in Correctional Settings

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In this chapter, the authors lay out the rationale and structure for this innovative edited collection. The chapter begins with an explanation for why the voluntary sector is an important area of inquiry for the USA, the UK, and other countries seeking alternatives to mass incarceration policies and prison overcrowding. The authors also introduce the background and context for the work, as well as present a brief summary of related research. Last, they introduce the four main sections of the book, the authors, and the relevant themes. They conclude the chapter by inviting the reader to think about critical questions surrounding the role of the voluntary sector in correctional settings.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Laura S. Abrams

  2. California State University, Fresno, CA, USA

    Emma Hughes

  3. Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, UK

    Rosie Meek

  4. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA

    Michelle Inderbitzin

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  1. Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California Los Angeles, Culver City, California, USA

    Laura S. Abrams

  2. Criminology, California State University, Fresno, Fresno, California, USA

    Emma Hughes

  3. Sociology, School of Public Policy, Oregon State University , Corvallis,, Oregon, USA

    Michelle Inderbitzin

  4. School of Law, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, Berkshire, United Kingdom

    Rosie Meek

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Abrams, L.S., Hughes, E., Meek, R., Inderbitzin, M. (2016). Introduction: The Significance of Voluntary Sector Provision in Correctional Settings. In: Abrams, L., Hughes, E., Inderbitzin, M., Meek, R. (eds) The Voluntary Sector in Prisons. Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-54215-1_1

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