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Imprisonment in England and Wales - A Concise History
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Imprisonment in England and Wales - A Concise History
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Prison and Prisoners
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Originally published in 1985, Imprisonment in England and Wales is
an account of the changing functions and conditions of imprisonment
in England and Wales from the Medieval period to the present day.
It is designed both as a text for students and teachers of history,
law and social science and as an introduction to the subject for
more general readers and is one of the few attempts to provide an
overall view of the institution of imprisonment in this country
over a period of several centuries. The authors have made use of
original sources and other research to provide an accessible
account of the subject, combining essential factual detail with an
analysis of the use of imprisonment. It is therefore particularly
of interest to those approaching the subject for the first time and
is also intended to provide guidance for further research into
particular areas of the subject. The authors draw upon their
respective knowledge of four main periods to show how imprisonment
has performed a number of different functions: the punishment and
reform of convicted offenders, the coercion of debtors, the custody
of persons awaiting trial and more generally the containment of
society’s undesirables. At the same time, the institution of
imprisonment is put into the context of wider social, political and
economic forces, and related to the development of an increasingly
centralised and incursive system of criminal law, as well as to the
use and disuse of other forms of punishment and legal control. This
discussion is supported by an account of the characteristics of
prisons, the problems of administration and the implementation of
penal and reformative policy.
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