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Understanding Prisons: Key Issues in Policy and Practice (Paperback, Ed)
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"Few people can talk about prisons with the authority and
experience thatAndrew Coyle brings to his subject. A former prison
governor, an academicauthor, an international activist and a
practical reformer, Professor Coyleknows prisons inside and out,
home and abroad, past and present. InUnderstanding Prisons he uses
his impressive expertise to guide researchersthrough the changing
world of the English prison. The result is an
accessible,up-to-date, and highly informative book that will be
welcomed by studentsand practitioners alike." David Garland, NYU,
author of The Culture of Control"Andrew Coyle has drawn on his
lifelong experience of governing prisons inScotland and England
and, as the former Director of the International Centrefor Prison
Studies, Kings College, London, studying prisons worldwide. Hehas
written a comprehensive account of the use of imprisonment and
thecharacter of prisons. He persuasively argues that our continued,
extensiveuse of imprisonment cannot simply be explained or
justified by the incidenceof crime and could otherwise. His book
merits close attention." Rod Morgan, Chairman, Youth Justice
BoardThere are over nine million men, women and children in prison
around the world, and the number of people in prison in England and
Wales has increased significantly in recent years. Yet in many
respects prison remains the last secretive public institution in
our society. Understanding Prisons provides a unique, in-depth
examination of prisons - how they function, what they achieve, and
their historical and political context. The book: Describes how
prisons developed into their present form Looks at who is sent to
prison and what happens to them while they are there Explains how
the prison system and staff in England and Wales are organised
Examines how order and control is maintained and how high security
prisons operate Looks at prisoners' families and the wider
community Offers a future vision of the prison system This is
essential reading for criminology and sociology students and
researchers, criminal justice practitioners, the media and members
of the public who are interested in learning more about the closed
world of the prison.
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Imprint: |
Open University Press
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
December 2005 |
First published: |
2005 |
Authors: |
Andrew Coyle
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Dimensions: |
240 x 170 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
224 |
Edition: |
Ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-335-21338-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
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LSN: |
0-335-21338-3 |
Barcode: |
9780335213382 |
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