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Record Nr.

UNINA9910965525903321

Autore

Levan Kristine

Titolo

Prison violence : causes, consequences, and solutions / / Kristine Levan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-4094-7177-2

1-317-07578-1

1-315-60218-0

1-4094-3391-9

1-317-07579-X

Descrizione fisica

155 p

Collana

Solving Social Problems

Disciplina

365.641

Soggetti

Prison violence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2012 by Ashgate Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. An introduction to prisons, punishment, and prison violence -- 2. Prison, by the numbers -- 3. Prisons and prison violence in other countries -- 4. Prison violence : explanations and theoretical underpinnings -- 5. The effects of prison violence -- 6. Challenges to understanding the problem -- 7. What is being done? -- 8. The long road ahead : the future of prison violence.

Sommario/riassunto

With a special emphasis on comparisons of violence among incarcerated populations in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, Prison Violence explores the various systems that exist for combating the problem, whilst also considering public perceptions of offenders and punishment, as influenced by media and coverage of high-profile cases. Providing a comprehensive analysis of prison violence on national and international levels, this book examines the extent of the problem, theoretical understandings of the issue and concrete solutions designed to prevent and handle such violence.