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200 14$aThe prison officer /$fAlison Liebling, David Price and Guy Shefer
205   $a2nd ed.
210  1$aAbingdon, Oxon [England] :$cWillan Pub.,$d2011.
215   $a1 online resource (256 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-84392-269-X 
311   $a1-84392-270-3 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $a1. 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.
330   $aThis 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
606   $aPrison wardens
606   $aPrisons$xOfficials and employees
606   $aCorrectional personnel
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615  0$aPrisons$xOfficials and employees.
615  0$aCorrectional personnel.
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700   $aLiebling$b Alison$f1963-$0786622
701   $aPrice$b David$0543765
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