1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996388085103316

Autore

Strong William <d. 1654.>

Titolo

A treatise shewing the subordination of the will of man unto the will of God [[electronic resource] /] / by that eminently godly, able, and faithfull minister of Christ, William Strong, lately of the Abbey at Westminster ; the greatest part printed with his own marginal quotations in his life time, and now published by Mr. Rowe, Master Manton, and Master Griffith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by R.W. for Francis Tyton ..., 1657

Descrizione fisica

[14], 335, [14] p

Soggetti

God - Will

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

The epistle signed: John Rowe, Tho. Manton, George Griffith.

Reproduction of original in Union Theological Seminary Library, New York.

Includes index.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0160



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910799991703321

Autore

Liebling Alison

Titolo

The prison officer / / Alison Liebling, David Price and Guy Shefer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon [England] : , : Willan Pub., , 2011

ISBN

1-136-84021-4

1-136-84022-2

1-283-04130-8

9786613041302

0-203-83299-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PriceDavid

SheferGuy

Disciplina

365.02341

Soggetti

Prison wardens

Prisons - Officials and employees

Correctional personnel

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

1. Introduction : prison officers at their best -- 2. Who is the prison officer? -- 3. Understanding prison officers and their role -- 4. The complexities of the role -- 5. Staff-prisoner relationships : the heart of prison work -- 6. The centrality of discretion in the work of prison officers -- 7. Prison officer culture and unionisation -- 8. The prison officer in a modern bureaucracy -- 9. Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a thoroughly updated version of the popular first edition of The Prison Officer. It incorporates the significant increase in knowledge about the work of prison officer since the first edition was published and provides a live account of prison work and ways of understanding the role of the prison officer in the late-modern context. Few detailed narratives exist of prison work and the sort of role the prison officer occupies; this book addresses the gap. Using a range of quantitative and qualitative data and drawing on available theoretical literature it explores