Prisons and Imprisonment

An Introduction

Cormac Behan, Abigail Stark (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

XI, 322 Seiten

2023 | 1st ed. 2023
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-09300-5 (ISBN)

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This textbook examines prisons and imprisonment. Historically, prisons and prisoners have been a source of interest to the general public. However, despite near universal acceptance of imprisonment as a feature of society, we know relatively little about the reality of prison life, or the effects it has on individuals and communities. Using academic scholarship, empirical research, government papers, policy reports, and accounts from lived experiences of the institution, this book analyses the complexities and contradictions of prison life, the place of the prison in twenty-first century society, and its prospects for the future. This book will introduce readers to key debates surrounding the use of imprisonment, and challenge readers to interrogate conventional perspectives on an institution that reflects the society in which it is situated.

Cormac Behan is Lecturer in Criminology at the Technology University Dublin, Ireland. Abigail Stark is Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Central Lancashire, UK.

List of Tables and Figures.- List of Abbreviations.- Ch. 1: Introduction.- PART 1: PUNISHMENT AND PRISON.- Ch. 2: The Prison Emerges.- Ch. 3: Justifying Imprisonment as Punishment.- Ch. 4: Who is Punished?.- PART II: UNDERSTANDING THE EXPERIENCES OF THE PRISON.- Ch. 5: Life, Culture and Adaption in Prison.- Ch. 6: The Gendered Nature of Imprisonment.- Ch. 7: Prisoners and Protest.- Ch. 8: Prison in Popular Culture.- PART 111: THE PENAL FRAMEWORK.- Ch. 9: Prisoners' Rights.- Ch. 10: Governing Prisons.- Ch. 11: Working in Prison.- Ch. 12: The Architecture of Incarceration.- PART IV: POLITICS AND PENALITY.- Ch. 13: Comparative Penology.- Ch. 14: The Future of the Prison.- PART V: RESEARCHING PRISONS AND IMPRISONMENT.- Ch. 15: Researching Prisons and Imprisonment.- Glossary.- Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	11.01.2023
Zusatzinfo	XI, 322 p. 6 illus., 5 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	436 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
Schlagworte	Crime • Criminology • Imprisonment • Penology • Prisons • punishment
ISBN-10	3-031-09300-3 / 3031093003
ISBN-13	978-3-031-09300-5 / 9783031093005
Zustand	Neuware