Handbook of prisons. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Yvonne Jewkes, Ben Crewe and Jamie Bennett.
• Editors: Jewkes, Yvonne, 1966-; Crewe, Ben; Bennett, Jamie
• Contents: Cover; Half title; Title page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgement; List of contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; Bibliography; Part I: Prisons in context; 1. Prisons in context; Introduction; As it was then; As it is now; Learning from our past; Learning from others; Conclusion; Note; Bibliography; 2. Prison histories, 1770s-1950s: Continuities and contradictions; The mid-Victorian prison: deterrence and bureaucratic administration, 1850-95; Prison reform, 1770s-1850s The emergence of the modern prison and into the 20th century: the demise of Du Cane, decarceration and two World Wars, 1895-1945Inside the prison system during the two World Wars, 1914-18 and 1939-45; Bibliography; 3. The aims of imprisonment; Introduction; Antecedents; Official formulations; Attempting a new definition; A constriction of ambition; The prison in society; Fragmentation; Conclusion; Bibliography; 4. The politics of imprisonment; Introduction; What do we want prisons to do?; Why are so many people in prison, or so few?; Punishment and the 'New Right' Two faces of risk: calculation and representationConcluding remarks; Note; Bibliography; 5. The sociology of imprisonment; Introduction; The 'society of captives'; The prison, inmate culture and the outside world; Prison adaptation and socialization; Social relations and everyday culture; Power, order and resistance; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 6. Prison expansionism; Introduction; Imprisonment trends; Prisons and crime control; The persistence of prisons, despite the evidence; Social and economic structures and prison expansionism; Conclusion; Bibliography 7. Prison design and carceral spaceIntroduction; Prison design; Research into prison design; The policy context of prison design; Carceral geography and prison design; Building new prisons in the UK; Discussion; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 8. Prison managerialism: Global change and local cultures in the working lives of prison managers; Introduction; Thinking about prison management; Rethinking prison management in late modernity; Late modern prison management in practice; Key performance targets; Measuring the quality of prison life; Conclusion: prison managerialism; Bibliography Part II: Prison controversies9. Private prisons; Background; Overview; Catalysts of privatization; Political influences; Have private prisons delivered the anticipated outcomes?; Some big issues for the future; The future; Notes; Bibliography; 10. Segregation and supermax confinement: An ethical evaluation; Introduction; Defining punishment; Punishment and justification; The retributive turn and supermax confinement; Defining solitary confinement; Deterrence and segregation; Retribution and segregation; Prospects for the future; Conclusion; Selected further reading; Notes; Bibliography
• Publisher Details: Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 365/.941; Prisons -- Great Britain; Prison administration -- Great Britain; Prisoners -- Great Britain; Imprisonment -- Great Britain; Imprisonment; Prison administration; Prisoners; Prisons; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology; Great Britain; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317754558; 1317754557; 9781317754541; 1317754549; 9781315797779; 1315797771
• Related ISBNs: 9780415745659; 0415745659; 9780415745666; 0415745667
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.; Note: Print version record.
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