The working lives of prison managers [electronic resource] : global change, local culture and individual agency in the late modern prison / Jamie Bennett.
Bennett, Jamie, author.
2016
HV9470 .B46 2016eb
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Title
The working lives of prison managers [electronic resource] : global change, local culture and individual agency in the late modern prison / Jamie Bennett.
Author
Bennett, Jamie, author.
ISBN
9781137498953 (electronic book)
1137498951 (electronic book)
9781137498946
1137498943
Published
Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (vii, 279 pages ): illustrations (black and white.
Call Number
HV9470 .B46 2016eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
365.920942
Summary
This book offers the first ethnographic account of prison managers in England. It explores how globalised changes, in particular managerialism, have intersected with local occupational cultures, positioning managers as micro-agents in the relationship between the global and local that characterises late modernity. The Working Lives of Prison Managers addresses key aspects of prison management, including how individuals become prison managers, their engagement with elements of traditional occupational culture, and the impact of the 'age of austerity'. It offers a particular focus on performance monitoring mechanisms such as indicators, audits and inspections, and how these intersect with local culture and individual identity. The book also examines important aspects of individual agency, including values, discretion, resistance and the use of power. It also reveals the 'hidden injuries' of contemporary prison managerialism, especially the distinctive effects experienced by women and members of minority ethnic groups.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-274) and index.
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Palgrave studies in prisons and penology.
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Print version: 1137498943
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Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. A New Approach to Understanding Prison Managers
Chapter 3. "...It Just Happened": Becoming a Prison Manager
Chapter 4. "I Wouldn't Ask You To Do Something I Wouldn't Do Myself": Prison Managers and Prison Office Culture
Chapter 5. "Our Core Business": Prison Managers, Hard Performance Monitoring and Managerialism
Chapter 6. "...They've Got an Axe to Grind": Prison Managers, Soft Performance Monitoring and Managerialism
Chapter 7. "We Haven't Quite Been Turned Into Robots Yet": The Role of Individuality and Subjectivity in Prison Management
Chapter 8. The Hidden Injuries of Prison Management
Chapter 9. Prison Managerialism and Beyond
Afterword. "It's a New Way, But... What Have They Lost?": Prison Managerialism in an Age of Austerity.

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