Prisons In Context (Clarendon Paperbacks) - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0198258658 ISBN 13: 9780198258650

Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 1981

Riassunto

State controlled-though increasingly privately run-prisons are the organs of state power which are used to punish deviant members of society. Much is known about prisons, their administration, their effectiveness and their problems, and since the late 1980s prisons have become the focus of increased attention from researchers, policymakers and government. However, little attention has been given to comparing and contrasting prison systems in different countries. This collection brings together leading prison scholars from the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Australia to offer a broad view of recent developments in imprisonment theory and practice. The essays explore such issues as privately run prisons, human rights, Russian prisons after Perestroika, European prisons, women in prisons, and racial disproportion in U.S. prisons. This is a high-quality collection of up-to-date essays which will be required reading for anyone interested in prisons and the process of criminal justice.

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Recensione

A helpful range of introductory essays for Undergraduate students of Crime, criminology and institutional resonses. (Barry Goldson, University of Liverpool)

`There are a number of chapters in this book which AMBoV members should find both interesting and topical.'AMBoV Quarterly

'As a collection of reflective essays on prison matters it is as good as any other collection I have come across...One of this volume's many strengths, however, is its international focus, and the way in which what seem on the surface to be 'domestic' and immediate political issues in the UK can be relocated in a much broader context.'

L'autore

Roy D. King is at University College of North Wales, Bangor. Mike Maguire is at University College of Wales, Cardiff.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Data di pubblicazione: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0198258658
• ISBN 13: 9780198258650
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 168
• Redattore: King Roy D.
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile