Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-209).
Efficiency and decency -- The eye of God -- Penal geography -- Why are there so few prisoners? -- Why are there so many prisoners? -- The Russian case -- USA--the trend-setter -- Crime control as a product -- Conflicting values -- Modernity in decisions -- Justice done, or managed? -- Modernity and behaviour control -- Crime control as culture.
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Publisher's description: This classic text argues that crime control, rather than crime itself is the real danger for our future. Since the second edition was published in 1994, prison populations, especially in Russia and America, have grown at an increasingly rapid rate. This third edition is published to take account of these changes and draw attention to the scale of an escalating problem. It contains completely new chapters - one on 'penal geography', the other on 'the Russian case' - and has been extensively revised.