eBook - ePub

A Guide to Prisons and Penal Policy

Name: A Guide to Prisons and Penal Policy
Author: Rachel Vipond

Prisons Unlocked

Rachel Vipond,

188 pages
English
ePUB (mobile friendly)
Available on iOS & Android

eBook - ePub

A Guide to Prisons and Penal Policy

Prisons Unlocked

Rachel Vipond,

About this book

Understanding prisons and the policies surrounding them is of fundamental importance to students and practitioners of criminology and related fields. This concise and accessible guide offers a compendium of key information, theories, concepts, research and policy, presenting a rounded and critical overview of the prison system in England and Wales.

Covering the historical and contemporary context of prisons, the text guides the reader through the work of prison officers, a tour of international prisons and how prison life is experienced by different groups, such as women.

Focusing on the experiences of stakeholder groups and the themes of power, legitimacy and rehabilitation, the book concludes with an overview of the future challenges for prisons.

Each chapter includes key learning features:

• end of chapter questions;

• definitions of key terms and concepts;

• examples and illustrative case studies;

• learning outcomes;

• summary boxes of major research studies and further reading.

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