The prisoner / edited by Ben Crewe and Jamie Bennett.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Crewe, Ben.

Bennett, Jamie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisoners--Great Britain.

Prisoners.

Prisons--Great Britain.

Prisons.

Prison psychology.

Great Britain.

Prison psychology--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xxv, 158 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

Little of what we know about prisons comes from the mouths of prisoners, and very few academic accounts manage to convey some of its most profound and important features: its daily pressures and frustrations, the culture of the wings and landings, and the relationships which shape the everyday experience of being imprisoned.

The Prisoner aims to redress this by foregrounding prisoners' own accounts of prison life in what is an original and penetrating edited collection. Each of its chapters explores a particular prisoner sub-group or an important aspect of prisoners' lives, and each is divided into two sections: extended extracts from interviews with prisoners, followed by academic commentary and analysis written by a leading scholar or practitioner. This structure allows prisoners' voices to speak for themselves, while situating what they say in a wider discussion of research, policy and practice. The result is a rich and evocative portrayal of the lived reality of imprisonment and a poignant insight into prisoners' lives.

The book aims to bring to life key penological issues and provide an accessible text for anyone interested in prisons, including students, practitioners and a general audience. If seeks to represent and humanise a group that is often silent in discussions of imprisonment, and to shine a light on a world that is generally hidden from view. Book jacket.

Contents:

Prisoner backgrounds and biographies / Jamie Bennett

Custody, care and staff-prisoner relationships / Sarah Tait

Prison culture and the prisoner society / Ben Crewe

Identity and adaptation in prison / Yvonne Jewkes

Prisoners and their families / Rachel Condry

Vulnerability, struggling and coping in prison / Alison Liebling

Children and young people in custody / Rod Morgan

Ageing prisoners / Natalie Mann

Women prisoners / Abigail Rowe

Cultural diversity, ethnicity and race relations in prison / Coretta Phillips and Rod Earle

Rehabilitation, generativity and mutual aid / Steve Barlow and Shadd Maruna.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415668668

0415668662

9780415668651

0415668654

9780203153826

0203153820

OCLC:

694393748