The State of the Prisons - 200 Years on

ISBN-13: 9781138867482 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 208 str.

Whitfield, Richard

Opis

In 1777 John Howard wrote The State of the Prisons in England and Wales, with Preiminary Observations and an Account of Some Foreign Prisons. This document commemorates his achievements in campaigning for reform.

Recenzje

' a fascinating account of comparative methods of inmate management.' - New Statesman

'... a highly readable book which provides a unique insight into previously undocumented prison regimes.' - Criminal Justice

`Written in the best John Howard tradition, that is to say with objectivity, balance and factual accuracy, the essays offer valuable and readable accounts of previously undocumented prison regimes.' - Times Educational Supplement

Also: British Society of Criminology Newsletter, NASPO News (+)

Spis treści

Introduction, Andrew Rutherford; Chapter 1 Maidstone Prison, England, Dick Whitfield; Chapter 2 The Indian Prison, Mike Maguire; Chapter 3 The Sluzewiec Prison in Warsaw, Poland, Monika Platek; Chapter 4 Helderstroom Prison, South Africa, Dirk Van Zyl Smit; Chapter 5 Breda Prison, Holland, Anton M. Van Kalmthout, Dirk Van Der Landen; Chapter 6 Matagalpa Prison, Nicaragua, Ginny Baumann, Kevin Bales; Chapter 7 NykÖPing Closed Neighbourhood Prison, Sweden, Norman Bishop; Chapter 8 Geurrero Centre for Rehabilitation, Mexico, Brian Smith; Chapter 9 Geldern Prison, Federal Republic of Germany, Christian Kuhn; Chapter 10 The Texas DePart ment of Corrections, USA, R.W. Burnham; john-howard John Howard, Dick Whitfield;

O autorze

Dick Whitfield - For the Howard League