Prison violence : causes, consequences, and solutions / Kristine Levan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levan, Kristine., author.

Series:

Solving social problems.

Solving Social Problems

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prison violence.

Physical Description:

155 p.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

With a special emphasis on comparisons of violence among incarcerated populations in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, Prison Violence explores the various systems that exist for combating the problem, whilst also considering public perceptions of offenders and punishment, as influenced by media and coverage of high-profile cases. Providing a comprehensive analysis of prison violence on national and international levels, this book examines the extent of the problem, theoretical understandings of the issue and concrete solutions designed to prevent and handle such violence.

Contents:

1. An introduction to prisons, punishment, and prison violence

2. Prison, by the numbers

3. Prisons and prison violence in other countries

4. Prison violence : explanations and theoretical underpinnings

5. The effects of prison violence

6. Challenges to understanding the problem

7. What is being done?

8. The long road ahead : the future of prison violence.

Notes:

First published 2012 by Ashgate Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4094-7177-2

1-317-07578-1

1-315-60218-0

1-4094-3391-9

1-317-07579-X

9781315602189

OCLC:

1018153873