an introduction to the sociology of imprisonment /
First Statement of Responsibility
Roger Matthews.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xi, 288 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
23 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Emergence of the modern prison -- Space, time and labour -- Order, control and adaptation in prison -- Prison profile: data, trends and analysis -- Unemployment, crime and imprisonment -- The scale of imprisonment -- Young people in custody -- Women's imprisonment -- Race and imprisonment -- The future of imprisonment.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Doing Time provides an introduction to some of the main sociological debates associated with imprisonment. It incorporates a review of a wide range of material on imprisonment and is designed to acquaint students, researchers and practitioners with the literature on the subject." "Beginning with a historical examination of the emergence of the modern prison, the book examines the developments on incarceration over the last century and a half."--BOOK JACKET.