
Prisons and the Problem of Order
Oxford University Press
Published on 6. June 1996
Book
Hardback
396 pages
978-0-19-825818-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents a substantial new statement on the character of social life in confinement. Drawing upon extensive fieldwork in two contrasting English maximum security prisons, the authors systematically compare their institutional order, including the differing control strategies deployed in each, as seen by both custodians and captives, controllers and controlled. The authors discuss the implications of their research for the tradition of sociological concern within the`prison community'. They re-examine the resources of that rich but latterly somewhat dormant field in the light of some of the main currents in contemporary social theory, and thereby provide a new perspective on the `problem of order' in maximum custody. This book will have significant policy implications, and it will be required reading for scholars and students in criminology and criminal justice, as well as for administrators and reformers in penal system.
Reviews / Votes
'it should be essential reading for all students of penal policy...Not light reading, but a books which repays the effort. Recommended.' Stephen Sparks 'This book is an important contribution to prison literature which is based on (a) substantial and meticulous fieldwork and (b) an innovative and sophisticated theoretical approach...it provides important insights to this problem which those drawing up prison policy would do well to take note of. The authors are to be congratulated on achieving these tasks in such an accomplished and well-considered fashion...This is an important book and should be read by all those who have an interest in prisons' 'Despite the theoretical density of the book, it reads very well...worthy of praise...the theory here is dense without being abstract, the conclusions subtle while still substantial, and the smooth flow of the writing makes it a pleasure to read.' * Forensic Update *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
tables
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
694 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-825818-6 (9780198258186)
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Author
Professor of Criminology, Department of CriminologyProfessor of Criminology, Department of Criminology, University of Keele
Wolfson Professor of Criminology and Director of the Institute of CriminologyWolfson Professor of Criminology and Director of the Institute of Criminology, Cambridge University
Lecturer in Applied Social StudiesLecturer in Applied Social Studies, University of Plymouth