Title Imprisonment worldwide : the current situation and an alternative future / Andrew Coyle, Helen Fair, Jessica Jacobson, Roy Walmsley

Published Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 170 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) Series Policy Press Shorts Insights Policy Press shorts. Insights Contents Intro -- IMPRISONMENT WORLDWIDE -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- A note on terminology -- SECTION I. Prisons and the use of imprisonment: numbers and trends -- 2. Numbers of prisoners worldwide -- The World Prison Brief -- Make-up of the worldwide prison population -- Regional variation -- ational variation -- Occupancy levels -- 3. Composition of prison populations worldwide -- Remand prisoners -- including pre-trial detainees -- Women prisoners -- 4. Prison population trends -- Prison population trends worldwide and by continent -- Africa -- The Americas -- Asia -- Europe -- Oceania -- Global diversity and change in the use of imprisonment: some general considerations -- SECTION II. An ethical approach to the use of imprisonment -- 5. What constitutes an ethical approach to the use of imprisonment? -- Overview -- International human rights standards -- 6. Features of an ethical approach to the use of imprisonment -- Total prohibition of torture -- Dignity of the person -- Health -- Operating safe, secure and orderly prisons -- Disciplinary procedures and complaints -- Constructive activities and social reintegration -- Recognising diversity -- Remand prisoners and all others under detention without sentence -- Women prisoners -- Juvenile and young prisoners -- Prisoners serving long sentences -- Inspection procedures -- Concluding remarks -- 7. Challenges to an ethical approach to the use of imprisonment -- Human rights as a means to an end -- Common features of prison populations -- The increased use of prison -- Some concluding remarks -- SECTION III. An alternative future -- 8. Rethinking prisons and the use of imprisonment -- The purpose of imprisonment -- Justice Reinvestment -- The human development model -- 9. Conclusion -- References ANNEX A. List of jurisdictions on which the World Prison Brief holds prison population data -- ANNEX B. List of relevant international human rights instruments -- Index Summary How many people are imprisoned across the globe? What factors can help explain variations in the use of imprisonment in different countries? What ethical considerations should apply to the way imprisonment is used? Providing a comprehensive account of prison populations worldwide, this new work links prison statistics from the last 15 years with considerations of how prisons and prison populations are managed. With commentary from its well-known, respected authors on what is meant by an ethical approach to the use of imprisonment, and how this can be sustained in ever more challenging social, economic and political environments, this book is a major contribution to the knowledge of those currently debating prisons and the use of imprisonment, whether from academic, policy, practitioner, activist or lay perspectives. Its accessible, informative infographics also make it an engaging read and a valuable teaching resource for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in criminology, law, political science, and public policy Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource, title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed on September 8, 2016) Subject Prisons. Prisoners. Prisoners -- Statistics Prisons Prisoners prisoners. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology. Prisoners Prisons Genre/Form Statistics Form Electronic book Author Fair, Helen, author. Jacobson, Jessica, 1966- author. Walmsley, Roy, author. ISBN 9781447331766 1447331761 9781447331773 144733177X 9781447331780 1447331788

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