A lot is written about criminal justice, and you should not feel that you have to read all - or even, any - of the titles listed, in order to be a volunteer. Some people read about things, while others get on and do them! Where a website address is given, it is often possible to download, or request, the title concerned via the Internet.

Community Safety

Nacro. 1999. Community Safety Community Solutions: tackling crime in inner city neighbourhoods. www.nacro.org.uk

Nacro. 2000. Putting the community into Community safety: a practitioner's guide www.nacro.org.uk

Criminal Justice Reform

Jones C. and Sedgwick P. (eds.). 2002. The Future of Criminal Justice: Resettlement, Chaplaincy and Community. SPCK

Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. 2004. I would Rethink Crime and Punishment by ..... www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk

Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. 2004. Rethinking Crime and Punishment: The Report www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk

Church of England Mission and Public Affairs Council. Sedgwick P. (ed.). 2004. Re-thinking Sentencing: A contribution to the debate. Church House Publishing

Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. 2004. Crime, Courts and Confidence: Report of an Independent Inquiry into Alternatives to Prison. www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk

Families

Action for Prisoners' Families. 2004. The Outsiders: Information booklets for the partners and families of prisoners. www.prisonersfamilies.org.uk

Prison Reform Trust. 2002. A Review of the Role of Prison Visitors' Centres. www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk

Inmates and families at HMP Wolds with Watson S. and Rice S. 2003. Daddy's Working Away: A Guide to Being a Dad in Prison. Care for the Family

Mental Health

Nacro. 1998. Risks and Rights: Mentally disturbed offenders and public protection. www.nacro.org.uk

National Offender Management Service

Clinks. 2005. Prisons Probation and NOMS: A fact sheet for the Voluntary Sector. www.clinks.org

Finola Farrant for Prison Reform Trust. 2002. Troubled Inside: Responding to the Mental Health needs of Children and Young People in Prison www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk

Dora Rickford for Prison Reform Trust. 2003. Troubled Inside: Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Women in Prison. www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk

Prison and Prisoners

Catholic Agency for Social Concern. 2001. People, Punishment and Prisons. www.caritas-socialaction.org.uk

Church of England Board for Social Responsibility. 2000. Prisons: a Study in Vulnerability. Church House Publishing

Leech M. and Cheney D. 2002. The Prisoners Handbook. Waterside Press.

Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. 2004. A Place of Redemption: A Christian Approach to Punishment and Prison. Burns and Oates

Prison Reform Trust. 2004. Forgotten Prisoners: The Plight of Foreign National Prisoners in England and Wales. www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk

Nancy Loucks for Prison Reform Trust and Federation of Prisoners' Families Support Groups (now Action for Prisoners' Families). 2002. Just Visiting? A Review of the Role of Prison Visitors' Centres. www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk

Clinks. Working with Prisoners Directory. www.clinks.org

Noblett W. 1998. Prayers for People in Prison. Oxford University Press

Race and Ethnic Minorities

Nacro. 2000. Race and Prisons: A snapshot Survey. www.nacro.org.uk

Smart Justice. 2004. The Racial Justice Gap: Race and the Prison Population www.smartjustice.org

Resettlement

Social Exclusion Unit 2002. Reducing re-offending by ex-prisoners www.socialexclusionunit.gov.uk

Restorative Justice

Graef R. 2001. Why Restorative Justice? Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

Wright M. 1999. Restoring Respect for Justice. Waterside Press

Tickell S. & Akester K. 2004, Restorative Justice - The Way Ahead. Justice.

Zehr H. 2002. The Little Book of Restorative Justice. Good Books

Home Office Communication Directorate, 2003, Restorative Justice: the Government Strategy.

Burnside J. and Baker N. 1994 Relational Justice: Repairing the Breach. Waterside Press

Victims

Wright M. 1996. Justice for Victims and Offenders. Waterside Press

Home Office. Victim's Charter. www.cjsonline.gov.uk

Victim Support. 2003. Working with victims of crime. www.victimsupport.org.uk

Howard League. Are prisoners challenged on victims of crime? www.howardleague.org

Volunteering

Clinks. 2004. Volunteering in Prison: A resource pack to support and train VCS staff and volunteers. www.clinks.org

Farrant F. and Levenson J. for Prison Reform Trust. 2002. Barred Citizens: Volunteering and Active Citizenship by Prisoners. www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk

Luks A. and Payne P. 2001 The Healing Power of Doing Good. The health and spiritual benefits of helping others. www.iuniverse.com

Women

Catholic Agency for Social Concern. 1999. Women in Prison. www.caritas-socialaction.org.uk

Nacro. 2001. Women beyond bars: A positive agenda for women prisoners' resettlement. www.nacro.org.uk

Fawcett Society. 2004. Women and the Criminal Justice System. www.fawcett.org.uk

Youth Crime

Lyon J. Dennison C. and Wilson A. 2000. Tell Them So They Listen: Messages from Young People in Custody. Home Office Research Study 201.

Gordon W. Cuddy P. and Black J. 1999. Introduction to Youth Justice. Waterside Press

YMCA. 2003. Crime and Safety. www.ymca.org.uk

Nacro. 2005. A better alternative: reducing child imprisonment. www.nacro.org.uk

Children's Rights Alliance. 2002. Rethinking Child Imprisonment: A report on Young Offender Institutions. www.crights.org.uk