Prisons and prison systems : a global encyclopedia / Mitchel P. Roth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roth, Mitchel P., 1953-

Contributor:

Isaac Norris Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisons--Encyclopedias.

Prisons.

Imprisonment--Cross-cultural studies--Encyclopedias.

Imprisonment.

Prisons--History--Encyclopedias.

Prisoners--Biography--Encyclopedias.

Prisoners.

Prisons--Officials and employees--Biography--Encyclopedias.

Prisons--Officials and employees.

Prisoners--Biography.

History.

Genre:

Biographies.

Encyclopedias.

Cross-cultural studies.

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xxxv, 351 pages ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006.

Summary:

Prisons and prison systems have long been an overlooked part of criminal justice research. As a result, only limited material is available on many institutions. This comprehensive encyclopedia provides a historical overview of institutions and systems around the world, as well as penal theories, prisoner culture and life, and notable prisoners and personnel.

Readers will find a wealth of information that includes material on famous prisons such as the Tower of London and Alcatraz, as well as on topics such as boot camps and parole. Other entries include Devil's Island, super-maximum prisons, Nelson Mandela, the Pennsylvania system, and Amnesty International. Numerous appendixes list famous prisoners, prison museums, prison slang, and more.

Contents:

Alphabetical list of entries

Topical list of entries

Preface

Introduction

Chronology

The encyclopedia

Appendix A: Prison museums

Appendix B: Some famous prisoners and their prison history

Appendix C: Writings by prisoners

Appendix D: Writings by prison employees

Appendix E: Prison architects and visionaries

Appendix F: United States Federal correctional institutions (FCIs)

Appendix G: Standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners

Appendix H: Selections from Alcatraz Prison regulations

Appendix I: National Prison Congress Declaration of principles (1870)

Appendix J: The Mutual Welfare League

Appendix K: Plan for a penitentiary inspection house, by Jeremy Bentham

Appendix L: General prison argot and slang

Appendix M: French prison slang from Devil's Island

Appendix N: Soviet slang from the gulags.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [337]-343) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Isaac Norris Library Fund.

ISBN:

0313328560

OCLC:

60835344