"Discourse, Power and Justice" is a distinctive and theoretically
informed, empirical study of the administration of the Scottish
prison system. It is based on extensive research and combines
theoretical innovation with detailed empirical evidence. The book
is located at a confluence of two academic sub-disciplines and
their associated literature, socio-legal studies of justice and the
sociology of knowledge, which are combined to produce a novel
theoretical framework. The authors focus on the activities of those
who manage the prison system. They identify the most important
social actors in the prison system, located both historically and
comparatively, and examine their characteristic forms of discourse.
A number of crucial areas of decision-making are analyzed in depth
including decisions about the initial classification of prisoners,
transfers around the system and the allocation of prisoners to
different forms of work. A major focus of the book is on the
different forms and mechanisms of accountability and the book
concludes with an analysis of recent policy changes. Adler has
published "Parential Choice and Educational Policy" (Ediburgh
University Press, 1989) and "Justice Di
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