| Description |
1 online resource (304 pages) |
| Series |
International library of sociology |
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International library of sociology
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| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Institutions, actors and trends in imprisonment; Discourses and discursive struggles; Classification: the core of the prison system; Transfers and careers: reinforcing classification; Regimes: the power of the governors and the marginalisation of other professionals; Petitions to the Secretary of State: handling requests and settling grievances?; The Prisons Inspectorate: monitoring regimes and improving standards? |
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The European Convention on Human Rights: protecting prisoners' rights?Recent developments in penal policy: towards enterprising managerialism; Conclusion: discourse, power and justice; Notes; List of cited cases; References; Index |
| Summary |
Discourse, Power and Justice is a distinctive and theoretically informed, empirical study of the administration of the Scottish prison system. Based on extensive research which combines theoretical innovation with detailed empirical evidence, the book focuses on the activities of those who manage the prison system. The authors identify the most important social actors in the prison system, located both historically and comparatively, and examine their characteristic forms of discourse |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Prison administration -- Scotland
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Imprisonment -- Scotland
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Scotland
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Criminal justice, Administration of
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Imprisonment
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Prison administration
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Scotland
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Longhurst, Brian
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| ISBN |
9780203203996 |
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0203203992 |
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