Published over 200 years after prison reformer John Howard's "The State of Prisons in England and Wales", this contains contributions reporting on a variety of penal institutions around the world. Claims and good intentions are contrasted with actual prison conditions. This book should be of interest to researchers, teachers and students of criminology, penology, social history and social policy; to voluntary workers and compaigners; and to general readers.
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CONTRIBUTORS: Richard Whitfield
EAN: 9780415051873
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 476 g
HEIGHT: 234 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd
DATE PUBLISHED: 1991-03-07
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GENRE: MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
WIDTH: 156 cm
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Book Themes:
Society and culture: general, Penology and punishment, Social and cultural history
' a fascinating account of comparative methods of inmate management.' - New Statesman'... a highly readable book which provides a unique insight into previously undocumented prison regimes.' - Criminal Justice`Written in the best John Howard tradition, that is to say with objectivity, balance and factual accuracy, the essays offer valuable and readable accounts of previously undocumented prison regimes.' - Times Educational SupplementAlso: British Society of Criminology Newsletter, NASPO News (+)
Dick Whitfield - For the Howard League
