Understanding prisons : key issues in policy and practice / Andrew Coyle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coyle, Andrew.

Series:

Crime and justice (Buckingham, England)

Crime and justice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisons--Great Britain.

Prisons.

Imprisonment--Great Britain.

Imprisonment.

Prison administration--Great Britain.

Prison administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There are over nine million men, women and children in prison around the world, and the number of people in prison in England and Wales has increased significantly in recent years. Yet in many respects prison remains the last secretive public institution in our society. Understanding Prisons provides a unique, in-depth examination of prisons ¿ how they function, what they achieve, and their historical and political context. The book:. Describes how prisons developed into their present form. Looks at who is sent to prison and what happens to them while they are there. Explains how the prison sy

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Chapter 08; Chapter 09; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-95112-5

0-335-22464-4

OCLC:

437176864