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1 online resource (1 volume) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half title; Title page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgement; List of contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; Bibliography; Part I: Prisons in context; 1. Prisons in context; Introduction; As it was then; As it is now; Learning from our past; Learning from others; Conclusion; Note; Bibliography; 2. Prison histories, 1770s-1950s: Continuities and contradictions; The mid-Victorian prison: deterrence and bureaucratic administration, 1850-95; Prison reform, 1770s-1850s |
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The emergence of the modern prison and into the 20th century: the demise of Du Cane, decarceration and two World Wars, 1895-1945Inside the prison system during the two World Wars, 1914-18 and 1939-45; Bibliography; 3. The aims of imprisonment; Introduction; Antecedents; Official formulations; Attempting a new definition; A constriction of ambition; The prison in society; Fragmentation; Conclusion; Bibliography; 4. The politics of imprisonment; Introduction; What do we want prisons to do?; Why are so many people in prison, or so few?; Punishment and the 'New Right' |
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Two faces of risk: calculation and representationConcluding remarks; Note; Bibliography; 5. The sociology of imprisonment; Introduction; The 'society of captives'; The prison, inmate culture and the outside world; Prison adaptation and socialization; Social relations and everyday culture; Power, order and resistance; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 6. Prison expansionism; Introduction; Imprisonment trends; Prisons and crime control; The persistence of prisons, despite the evidence; Social and economic structures and prison expansionism; Conclusion; Bibliography |
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7. Prison design and carceral spaceIntroduction; Prison design; Research into prison design; The policy context of prison design; Carceral geography and prison design; Building new prisons in the UK; Discussion; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 8. Prison managerialism: Global change and local cultures in the working lives of prison managers; Introduction; Thinking about prison management; Rethinking prison management in late modernity; Late modern prison management in practice; Key performance targets; Measuring the quality of prison life; Conclusion: prison managerialism; Bibliography |
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Part II: Prison controversies9. Private prisons; Background; Overview; Catalysts of privatization; Political influences; Have private prisons delivered the anticipated outcomes?; Some big issues for the future; The future; Notes; Bibliography; 10. Segregation and supermax confinement: An ethical evaluation; Introduction; Defining punishment; Punishment and justification; The retributive turn and supermax confinement; Defining solitary confinement; Deterrence and segregation; Retribution and segregation; Prospects for the future; Conclusion; Selected further reading; Notes; Bibliography |
| Summary |
The second edition of the Handbook on Prisons provides a completely revised and updated collection of essays on a wide range of topics concerning prisons and imprisonment. Bringing together three of the leading prison scholars in the UK as editors, this new volume builds on the success of the first edition and reveals the range and depth of prison scholarship around the world.The Handbook contains chapters written not only by those who have established and developed prison research, but also features contributions from ex-prisoners, prison governors and ex-governors, prison inspectors and others who have worked with prisoners in a wide range of professional capacities. This second edition includes several completely new chapters on topics as diverse as prison design, technology in prisons, the high security estate, therapeutic communities, prisons and desistance, supermax and solitary confinement, plus a brand new section on international perspectives. The Handbook aims to convey the reality of imprisonment, and to reflect the main issues and debates surrounding prisons and prisoners, while also providing novel ways of thinking about familiar penal problems and enhancing our theoretical understanding of imprisonment |
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The Handbook on Prisons, Second edition is a key text for students taking courses in prisons, penology, criminal justice, criminology and related subjects, and is also an essential reference for academics and practitioners working in the prison service, or in related agencies, who need up-to-date knowledge of thinking on prisons and imprisonment.-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Prisons -- Great Britain
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Prison administration -- Great Britain
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Prisoners -- Great Britain
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Imprisonment -- Great Britain
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology.
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Imprisonment
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Prison administration
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Prisoners
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Prisons
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Jewkes, Yvonne, 1966- editor.
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Crewe, Ben, editor
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Bennett, Jamie, editor
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| ISBN |
9781317754558 |
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1317754557 |
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9781317754541 |
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1317754549 |
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9781315797779 |
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1315797771 |
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9781317754534 |
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1317754530 |
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