English Prison Officer 1850 to 1970
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9781781554722 (ISBN)
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Very little has been written about prison staff. They have been discussed only in relation to achieving reformative and rehabilitative goals, and are frequently criticized for opposing these goals. It is natural that interest should be concentrated on the prisoner community, but the prison staff must also be examined if prisons are to be fully understood. This book sets out to demonstrate that the central figure in any prison system is the basic grade uniformed officer and that the collective views of officers have a direct and supreme impact on the working of the system.Dr Thomas discusses the role of the prison officer in the English prison system, a highly centralized organization between the years 1850 to 1970. The definition of new organizational tasks during this time brought considerable problems of adjustment for staff which were never properly examined or understood, and which led to major crises. This story of the English prison service and the role of the officer in its evolution, is relevant to prison systems in all advanced societies and raises many controversial issues of importance to policy-makers in prison services.
J. E. Thomas is Professor Emeritus of Adult Education at the University of Nottingham, having previously held the positions of Dean and Pro-Vice Chancellor. He is the author of numerous articles, as well as several books, including 'The House of Care: Prisons and Prisoners in England 1500-1800' (1988) and 'Britain's Last Invasion: Fishguard 1797' (2007).
Introduction; 1 The organisation and the task, The theoretical problem, The prison officer-task and structure; 2 The background to the centralisation of the prison system, The erosion of local power, The Prisons Act 1877-the end of local administration; 3 Building the prison service, The new Prison Commission, 'Economy and uniformity', The principal staff problems inherited from the local services, The para-military structure, 'Militarism'; 4 1850-80: the early years, The convict service inheritance, The early years of the local service; 5 1880-91: two major inquiries, The Rosebery Committee, The De Ramsey Committee; 6 1892-5: the Gladstone Committee, Events leading to the Gladstone Committee, The evidence and background to it, The Committee's recommendations, The effects of the Gladstone Report; 7 1895-1921: a change of direction, Introduction; The end of the separate system; New methods of control; The staff in a changing situation; The role of the governor; Prisoners and uniformed staff-situations compared; 'Put your trust in the magazine and all will be well'-officers and trade unions; The end of the Ruggles-Brise regime; 8 1922-45: the Paterson initiative, The golden age of prison reform, The Dartmoor mutiny, Reformation and the officer I: crystallising a conflict, The borstal housemaster, Reformation and the officer II: a lowering of status, Escapes-measuring task failure, The effect of the war; 9 1945-68: the crisis erupts, Further reforms, A mounting crisis, The context of the officer's role, 'The modern prison officer', Events leading to the Mountbatten Report, The Mountbatten Report and recommendations, Conclusion; 10 Postscript; Some results of the implementation of the Mountbatten recommendations; Appendix: The closing of prisons in 1878; Bibliography; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.2.2016 |
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781781554722 / 9781781554722 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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