- The Prisoner Society: Power, Adaptation and Social Life in an English Prison, Ben Crewe (reviewed by Jamie Bennett)
- Politics of Imprisonment: How the Democratic Process Shapes the Way America Punishes Offenders, by Vanessa Barker (reviewed by Yvonne Jewkes)
- The Rule of Law, by Tom Bingham (reviewed by William Payne)
- Gang Leader for a Day, by Sudhir Ventatesh (reviewed by Paul Crossey)
Four reviews of recently-published books