1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910255270203321

Autore

Karamalidou Anastasia

Titolo

Embedding Human Rights in Prison : English and Dutch Perspectives / / by Anastasia Karamalidou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017

ISBN

1-137-58502-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VII, 221 p.)

Disciplina

344.41035

Soggetti

Prisons

Human rights

Crime—Sociological aspects

Probation

Social justice

Prison Policy

Human Rights

Crime and Society

Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights

England

Netherlands

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Human Rights and Prisons -- 2. English and Dutch Prisons: ‘Contrasts in Tolerance’ -- 3. English Penal Policy and Prisoners’ Human Rights -- 4. Dutch Penal Policy and Prisoners’ Human Rights -- 5. Human Rights in English Prisons: Prisoners’ Views -- 6. Human Rights in Dutch Prisons: Prisoners’ Views -- 7. Embedding Human Rights in Prisons.

Sommario/riassunto

This is a comparative study of prisoners' human rights in England, Wales and the Netherlands. Over the years changes in Dutch penal policy have smoothed to some degree the sharp contrasting differences that were once characteristic of the English and the Dutch prison systems. In this context, the study documents the impact of the two



countries' penal policies on prisoners' human rights and presents prisoners' views on the human rights contribution to prison life and prisoner treatment. English and Dutch prisoners treat human rights recognition and protection as the yardstick of the prison's legitimacy in contemporary democracies. Drawing on their respective experiences, Karamalidou highlights valuable lessons on what practices to adopt and what practices to cease with a view to embedding human rights in prison. A compassionate and thought-provoking study, this book will be of interest to undergraduate and postagraduate students of penology and human rights.