NCJ Number
37073
Editor(s)
S MCCONVILLE
Date Published
1975
Length
140 pages
Annotation
COLLECTION OF ESSAYS DEALING WITH ADMINISTRATIVE, ORGANIZATIONAL, STAFFING, LEGAL, AND PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS OF THE PRESENT STATE OF ENGLISH PRISONS, ASSESSING THE REASONS FOR AND THE DIRECTIONS OF CHANGE.
Abstract
THIS COLLECTION WAS INTENDED PRIMARILY FOR STUDENTS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES, LAW, AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORK TRAINING. THE MAJORITY OF THE ARITCLES EMPHASIZE THE FAILURE OF THE TREATMENT MODEL OF IMPRISONMENT AND NOTE OR EVEN SUPPORT THE SHIFT FROM REHABILITATIVE AIMS TO THE OBJECTIVE OF HUMANE CONTAINMENT. TOPICS ADDRESSED INCLUDE PRISONERS AND THE LAW, IMPRISONMENT OF FEMALES, CUSTODIAL ALTERNATIVES, AND STAFF STRUCTURE AND TRAINING TODAY.