Punishment and Madness: Governing Prisoners with Mental Health Problems

ISBN-13: 9781904385905 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 216 str.

Toby Seddon

Opis

The focus of this book is on the government of prisoners with mental health problems in England and Wales over the last twenty-five years. It draws on primary research carried out by the author, who combines and synthesizes different forms of analysis to create a novel approach to socio-historical research.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Punishment, Prisons and Madness  2. A Brief History of Imprisoning the 'Mad'  3. The New Right and Managerialism, 1980-1990  4. The Woolf Report and Prison Reform, 1990-1993  5. Penal Populism and Austere Institutions, 1993-1997  6. New Labour and Risk Management, 1997-2005  7. Conclusion

O autorze

Toby Seddon is Senior Research Fellow in the School of Law at the University of Manchester.