The prison system and its effects: wherefrom, whereto, and why?
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Beteilige Person: Taylor, Antony (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Hauppauge, NY Nova Science Publishers c2011
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-300) and index
The aetiology of present-day prisons and other places of captivity : from banishment and slavery to brutality and transportation : Britsh and American creations : Russian, Nazi, Japanese, and Chinese places of control -- The mounting consensus of informed opinion about the need for change -- Prison overcrowding -- Conceptualizing the prison as a social system -- Assessing the general effects of long-term imprisonment -- Pathological reactions to imprisonment -- The management of captives -- The development of prisons in New Zealand -- Recent official inquiries into the prison system in New Zealand -- Overview and conclusions
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 315 p.)
ISBN:1613241658
1617280356
9781613241653
9781617280351