Prison Policy in Ireland : Politics, Penal-Welfarism and Political Imprisonment

ISBN-13: 9780415616188 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 264 str.

Mary Rogan

Opis

This text explores how Irish prison policy has come to take on its particular character, with comparatively low prison numbers, significant reliance on short sentences and a policy-making climate in which long periods of neglect are interspersed with bursts of political activity all prominent features.

Spis treści

1. Understanding Prison Policy: The Sociology of Punishment and Policy-Making  2. Prison Policy in Ireland from Independence to 'the Emergency' - Civil War and Conservative Administration  3. Prison Policy 'the Emergency': the Recurring Effects of Subversion and Stagnation  4. Prison Policy during the 1950s: Low Numbers and Limited Interest  5. Prison Policy during the 1960s: 'Solo runs' and Social Change  6. Prison Policy in the 1970s: Subversion, Suspicion and Tension  7. Prison Policy during the 1980s  8. Prison Policy during the 1990s: The Crucial Decade  9. Prison Policy since 2000 and Beyond  10. Conclusion: Unravelling the Nature of Irish Prison Policy

O autorze

Mary Rogan is Lecturer in Socio-Legal Studies at Dublin Institute of Technology. Her research interests include prison policy, criminal justice policy-making, penal reform, prison law, penal politics and the history of punishment. She is a qualified barrister and current Chairperson of the Irish Penal Reform Trust.