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The puzzle of prison order : why life behind bars varies around the world / David Skarbek.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Skarbek, David, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prisons--Cross-cultural studies.
- Prisons.
- Imprisonment--Cross-cultural studies.
- Imprisonment.
- Prisoners--Cross-cultural studies.
- Prisoners.
- Criminal justice, Administration of--Cross-cultural studies.
- Criminal justice, Administration of.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- 'The Puzzle of Prison Order' presents a theory of why prisons and prison life vary so much. While many people think prisons are all the same-rows of cells filled with violent men who officials rule with an iron fist, life behind bars varies in incredible ways. In some facilities, prison officials govern with care and attention to prisoners' needs. In others, officials have remarkably little influence on the everyday life of prisoners, sometimes not even providing necessities like food and clean water. Why does prison social order around the world look so remarkably different? This text shows that how prisons are governed - sometimes by the state and sometimes by the prisoners - is tremendously important.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2020.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 15, 2020).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-009023-5
- 0-19-067251-X
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