In many countries, community-based penalties such as probation, electronic monitoring and parole are the most common sanctions used in the punishment of criminalized individuals. Despite the widespread use of community-based penalties, these forms of penalization or punishment remain a less studied feature of punishment research today.

Punishment, Probation and Parole maps this lacuna in knowledge and scholarship while charting a path to fill it. Bringing together a series of key conceptual papers by leading scholars, the chapters explore the various dimensions and forms of community-based penalties as they are constructed and experienced in different times and places, producing different socio-penal effects. Addressing pressing debates and emerging concepts, this much-needed collection serves to chart directions for future researchers to explore in the field of community-based penalties.

Katharina Maier is Associate Professor in Criminal Justice at the University of Winnipeg, Canada.

Rosemary Ricciardelli is Professor and Research Chair in Safety, Security and Wellness at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.

Fergus McNeill is Professor of Criminology and Social Work at the University of Glasgow, UK.