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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819192703321

Autore

Flynn Nick

Titolo

Introduction to prisons and imprisonment / / Nick Flynn : with a foreword by the Rt. Hon Lord Hurd of Westwell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Winchester, : Waterside Press, 2002, 1998

ISBN

1-281-12459-1

9786611124595

1-906534-28-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

HurdDouglas <1930->

Soggetti

Criminal justice, Administration of - Great Britain

Prisoners - Legal status, laws, etc

Prisons - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Under the auspices of the Prison Reform Trust".

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references : (p.149-153) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover ""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Foreword""; ""1 Introduction and Overview""; ""2 History of Imprisonment in England and Wales""; ""3 Prisons""; ""4 The Prison Population""; ""5 Prison Conditions""; ""6 Prison Regimes""; ""7 Staffing, Management and Accountability""; ""Suggestions for Further Reading""; ""Index""; ""Back cover ""

Sommario/riassunto

Published in association with the Prison Reform Trust, and one of a series on criminal justice and the penal system, this book covers the history of imprisonment in England and Wales, prison conditions, the prison population, and regimes from reception to discharge.