The English Prisons

ISBN-13: 9781032566917 / Twarda / 2023 / 190 str.

D. L. Howard

Opis

In the late 1950s crime and its treatment had never been of greater public interest. In this title, first published in 1960, D.L. Howard used his knowledge of academic criminology and his practical experience of criminals of all ages to produce a book which would be of value to all who were concerned with crime in this country at the time.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part One: Our Prisons in the Past  1. The Early Prisons  2. Confusion and Counsel  3. Millbank and Dartmoor  4. Australia Discovered  5. Christian Pioneers  6. The National Penitentiary  7. Treadmill  8. A Dress of Shame  9. Convict Colonies  10. The End of Transportation  11. The London Prisons  12. The Birmingham Scandal  13. Towards a National System  14. Nationalization  15. A Fresh Design  Part Two: Our Prisons Today and in the Future  16. The Problems of Today  17. Into the Future.  Appendix A: Plan of the New Prison at Lewes.  Appendix B: A Note on Prison Literature.  Index.

O autorze

D. L. Howard