Prisons and imprisonment : an introduction / Cormac Behan, Abigail Stark.
Behan, Cormac, author.; Stark, Abigail, author.
2023
HV8665
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Title Prisons and imprisonment : an introduction / Cormac Behan, Abigail Stark.
Author Behan, Cormac, author.
ISBN 9783031093012 (electronic bk.)
3031093011 (electronic bk.)
9783031093005
3031093003
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09301-2
Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xi, 322 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-031-09301-2 doi
Call Number HV8665
Dewey Decimal Classification 365
Summary This book 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, the reality of prison life, and the effects it has on individuals and communities, remain a mystery to many. 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. It introduces readers to key debates surrounding the use of imprisonment, and encourages 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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.

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