Published
Apr 25, 2023Page count
188 pagesISBN
978-1447365426Dimensions
244 x 170 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Apr 25, 2023Page count
188 pagesISBN
978-1447365419Dimensions
244 x 170 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Apr 25, 2023Page count
188 pagesISBN
978-1447365433Dimensions
240 x 172 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Apr 25, 2023Page count
188 pagesISBN
978-1447365433Dimensions
240 x 172 mmImprint
Policy Press
A Guide to Prisons and Penal Policy
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.
"This is a great, comprehensive and accessible introduction to prisons and punishment. I have no doubt it will be a popular text with students of penology, criminology and criminal justice. It deserves to be." James Treadwell, Staffordshire University
“An ideal study companion for penology students. Bringing together policy context and insight into the prison experience makes this book accessible to disciplines within and beyond the social sciences.” Helen Nichols, University of Hull
"An invaluable text for students studying prisons and penology, comprehensive and contemporary." Kathryn Chadwick, Manchester Metropolitan University
Rachel Vipond is Lecturer in Criminal Justice and Social Policy at the University of York.
1. Orienting the Prison
2. The Birth of the Prison
3. Prison: The Modern Context
4. Doing Time: How Different Groups Experience Prison Differently
5. Prison Life
6. Theorising Punishment and the Pains of Imprisonment
7. Doing Prison Work
8. Leaving Prison, Resettling and Returning
9. Prison on an International Scale
10. What Next for Prisons?
