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Autore |
Scott David |
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Titolo |
Controversial issues in prisons [[electronic resource] /] / David Scott and Helen Codd |
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Berkshire, England, : McGraw-Hill, : Open University Press, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-34347-9 |
9786613343475 |
0-335-24042-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (224 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Prisons |
Imprisonment |
Corrections |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Thinking about controversial issues in prison -- 2. Mental health problems in prison -- 3. Women in prison -- 4. Children and young people in custody -- 5. 'Race', racisim and foreign national prisoners -- 6. Self-inflicted deaths -- 7. The treatment of people who sexually offend -- 8. Drug taking -- 9. Prisoners and their families -- 10. Beyond penal controversies : towards abolitionism. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Controversial Issues in Prisons is a textbook designed to explore eight of the most controversial aspects of imprisonment in England and Wales today. It is primarily a book about the people who are sent to prison and what happens to them when inside. |
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