Behind a Convict's Eyes

Behind a Convict's Eyes

Introduction

Behind a Convict's Eyes was a book published by K. C. Carceral, in the year 2003. The book is associated with the domain of criminology and provides perfect descriptions related to the prisoners and their life span in the prison. The book is mainly based on the experience of a prisoner but the identity has been hidden by using K. C. Carceral's name for protection. The book is well structured and provides a grip on the overall prison life of the person (Carceral, 2003). The paper is purely based on the review on this book, categorized into themes, writing and idea.

Review

Theme

The book is purely based on the life style of a prisoner and has wonderfully expressed the aspects related to a prisoner's life. It is never easy to create an affect or a sort of impact on the society living behind the walls of prison. Despite of this fact the author of this book has effectively achieved the concept of a prisoner's life. This book is physical proof of the fact that even a convicted human being can make a potential contribution on the society. This book reflects the positive impact created on the society by the prisoner's life, and how can it assist as a guide for people, not only in the prison life, but in every domain of life. Carceral is basically a convicted criminal who is suffering a life sentence, and has overall created a sequence of vivid word elements of inmate or a prisoner life. Every book has a certain theme which is of great interest for the reader. The book is purely based on the theme of a prison, but is further split into prison violence, the affect on relationships, and such relevant aspects (Carceral, 2003).

Ideas and Thoughts

The material of the book is not only based on the personal experiences of the prisoner's life, but also includes the political, economical, and cultural affects and impacts on prisoner's life. In this book, the author has followed maintained a scholarly perspective, and has tried the level best to create an existing theoretical aspect related to the “toxic shame identity”, which is basically a theory related to the aspects that lead to the criminal behaviors of people. This is a book which is more focused on the people or professionals who are more connected to the criminal justice profession. These include the students and other associated professionals, rather than the general public. The book as per my opinion deserves to cater a wider room of audience, considering it points. The work in this book by the author is supported overall by the potential discussions. The author has discussed all the elements and aspects of the life that brought him to the prison. The book also contains a sensitive and emotional part where the discussion reflects the better life the criminal could have live, had he not committed the crime. This came up as regret for the ...