Prison Governors

ISBN-13: 9781843922230 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 232 str.

Shane Bryans

Opis

Provides a study of prison governors and focuses on how they carry out their task, how that has changed over time, and how their role has evolved. This book explains how prison governors have changed under external pressures and examines a number of the factors that have been influential in changing their working environment.

Recenzje

"In this timely book, Shane Bryan addresses a significant gap in the British prisons literature, and he does so with sensitivity and insight. His book adds an important dimension to the existing literature on prisons precisely because it focuses on the perspective of those who are expected to manage them in today's changing penal landscape."

Elaine Crawley, University of Salford

Spis treści

1. Introduction -Governors and the Prison System. Why study Governors- a neglected breed?. Purpose and structure of the book. Studying a criminal justice elite. Governors and their role in the prison system. Understanding what Governors do 2. Early Governors: from gaolers to reformers. Gaolers and keepers (before 1779). Gentlemen Governors (1779-1876). Administrator Governors (1877-1945). Reforming Governors (1946-1962) 3. Modern Governors: from administrators to executives. Prison Department Governors (1963-1978). Prison managers (1979-1986). Chief executives (1987-1997). Some themes from history 4. Governing in a changed context. Prisoners' rights and expectations. Politics, the media and prisons.Privatisation and market testing. Risk management and actuarial approaches. New Public Management 5. Today's Governors- origins, career paths, ideologies and culture. Demographic and family background. Education and previous occupation. Motivation for joining the Prison Service. Ideology- values, beliefs and goals. Prison Governor culture. Today's Governors 6. Governing Prisons- the reality. The Governors' role and duties. General management and leadership. Prison specific roles and duties. Stakeholder power and impact. Multiple and conflicting roles. Variations in management style and approach. Institutional influences. Ideology, ethics and values 7. Prison governance- some conclusions. Variations on a theme: a typology of Governors. Changes to Governors' work and approach. The continuing significance of the Governor. Prison management theory. Sui generis revisited 8. Prisons, governance and research- looking to the future implications for policy and practice. What next? Suggestions for future research. Some final thoughts- Governing in the future. Appendix A: Typical management structure in a prison

O autorze

Shane Bryans