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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784691103321

Autore

Coyle Andrew

Titolo

Understanding prisons [[electronic resource] ] : key issues in policy and practice / / Andrew Coyle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, : Open University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-280-95112-5

0-335-22464-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Collana

Crime and justice

Disciplina

365

Soggetti

Prisons - Great Britain

Imprisonment - Great Britain

Prison administration - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Chapter 08; Chapter 09; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

There are over nine million men, women and children in prison around the world, and the number of people in prison in England and Wales has increased significantly in recent years. Yet in many respects prison remains the last secretive public institution in our society. Understanding Prisons provides a unique, in-depth examination of prisons ¿ how they function, what they achieve, and their historical and political context. The book:. Describes how prisons developed into their present form. Looks at who is sent to prison and what happens to them while they are there. Explains how the prison sy