The prison system and its effects / Antony Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, A. J. W. (Antony James William)

Series:

Criminal justice, law enforcement and corrections.

Criminal justice, law enforcement and corrections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisons--New Zealand--History.

Prisons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (335 p.)

Edition:

Rev. and enl. ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Tracing the development of the New Zealand Prison system, this book is not only a history, but also an exploration of more complex managerial and social issues concerning crime and its treatment, including the interweaving of different penal policies that have brought the situation to where it is today.

Contents:

The aetiology of present-day prisons and other places of captivity : from banishment and slavery to brutality and transportation : Britsh and American creations : Russian, Nazi, Japanese, and Chinese places of control

The mounting consensus of informed opinion about the need for change

Prison overcrowding

Conceptualizing the prison as a social system

Assessing the general effects of long-term imprisonment

Pathological reactions to imprisonment

The management of captives

The development of prisons in New Zealand

Recent official inquiries into the prison system in New Zealand

Overview and conclusions.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-300) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61324-165-8

OCLC:

730514977