Prisons and Imprisonment: An Introduction 1st Edition

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Product details:

• ISBN-10: 3031093011
• ISBN-13: 9783031093012
• Author: Cormac Behan; Abigail Stark 

This textbook examines prisons and imprisonment. Historically, prisons and prisoners have been a source of interest to the general public. However, despite near universal acceptance of imprisonment as a feature of society, we know relatively little about the reality of prison life, or the effects it has on individuals and communities. Using academic scholarship, empirical research, government papers, policy reports, and accounts from lived experiences of the institution, this book analyses the complexities and contradictions of prison life, the place of the prison in twenty-first century society, and its prospects for the future. This book will introduce readers to key debates surrounding the use of imprisonment, and challenge readers to interrogate conventional perspectives on an institution that reflects the society in which it is situated.

Table contents:

1. Introduction
Part I. Punishment and Prison
2. The Prison Emerges
3. Justifying Imprisonment as Punishment
4. Who Is Punished?
Part II. Understanding the Experiences of the Prison
5. Life, Culture and Adaptation in Prison
6. The Gendered Nature of Imprisonment
7. Prisoners and Protest
8. Prison in Popular Culture
Part III. The Penal Framework
9. Prisoners’ Rights
10. Governing Prisons
11. Working in Prison
12. The Architecture of Incarceration
Part IV. Politics and Penality
13. Comparative Penology
14. The Future of the Prison
Part V. Researching Prisons and Imprisonment
15. Prison Research: Methods, Approaches and Sources

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