The Prison Officer by Liebling, A. ; Shefer, G. ; Price, D.
[Chapter 6 ‘The centrality of discretion in the work of prison officers,’ pp. 121-152].
This book is a thoroughly updated version of the popular first edition of The Prison Officer. It incorporates the significant increase in knowledge about the work of prison officer since the first edition was published and provides a live account of prison work and ways of understanding the role of the prison officer in the late-modern context. Few detailed narratives exist of prison work and the sort of role the prison officer occupies; this book addresses the gap. Using a range of quantitative and qualitative data and drawing on available theoretical literature it explores the role of the prison officer in an 'appreciative' way, taking into account the little-discussed issues of power and discretion. It provides a single accessible guide to the world and work of the prison officer, looking in detail at the present role of the prison officer in Britain and demonstrating the centrality of staff-prisoner relationships to every operation carried out by officers. This book will be of relevance to anyone with an interest in the work of a prison officer; students and others looking for an introductory survey of the literature and essential reading for any established and aspiring officers.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 184392269X
Publication Date: 2011
Beijersbergen, K.A., Dirkswager, A.J.E., Molleman, T., van der Laan, P.H. and Nieuwbeerta, P. (2015) ‘Procedural justice in prison: The importance of staff characteristics’. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 59(4), pp. 337-358
Crewe, B. (2011) ‘Soft power in prison: Implications for staff-prisoner relationships, liberty and legitimacy’. European Journal of Criminology. 8(6), pp. 455-468
Understanding Prison Staff by Bennett, C. ; Wahidin, A. (Editor) ; Bennett, J. (Editor) ; Crewe, B. (Editor)
‘Staff and order in prisons’, pp. 153-167
The past decade has seen dramatic growth in every area of the prison enterprise. Yet our knowledge of the inner life of the prison remains limited. This book aims to redress this research gap by providing insight into various aspects of the daily life of prison staff. It provides a serious exploration of their work and, in doing so, will seek to draw attention to the variety, value and complexity of work within prisons. This book will provide practitioners, students and the general reader with a comprehensive and accessible guide to the contemporary issues and concerns facing prison staff.
Call Number: 365.941 BEN + eBook
ISBN: 9781843922742
Publication Date: 2011
Exercising Discretion by Gelsthorpe, L. (Editor) ; Padfield, N. (Editor)
Liebling, A. and Price, D. (2003) ‘Prison officers and the use of discretion’ pp. 77-96
The exercise of discretion in the criminal justice system and related agencies often plays a key part in decisions which are made, but definitions of discretion are not clear, and despite widespread recognition of its importance there is much controversy on its nature and legitimacy. This book seeks to explore the importance of discretion to an understanding of the nature of the 'making of justice' in theory and practice, taking as its starting point the wide discretionary powers wielded by many of the key players in the criminal justice and related systems. It focuses on the core elements and contexts of discretion, looking at the power, ability, authority and duties of individuals, officials and organisations to decide, select or interpret vague standards, requirements or statutory uncertainties.
Call Number: 364.941 GEL
ISBN: 9781138969254
Publication Date: 2016
Stohr, M.K., Hemmens, C., Marsh, R.L. Barrier, G. Palhegyi, D. (2000) ‘Cant scale this? The ethical parameters of correctional work’. The Prison Journal. 80(1), pp. 56-79
Wooldredge, J. and Steiner, B. (2106) ‘The exercise of power in prison organisations and implications for legitimacy’. Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 106(1), pp. 125-165
The Criminological Foundations of Penal Policy by Zedner, L. (Editor) ; Ashworth, A. (Editor)
Bottoms, A. E. (2003) ‘Theoretical Reflections on the Evaluation of a Penal Policy Initiative’ pp.107-194
The Criminological Foundations of Penal Policy brings together leading international criminologists to examine the link between the fruits of criminological research and the development of criminal justice policy. This volume includes comparative discussions of the United States, Germany,Australia, England, and Wales. It is divided into four parts. Part 1 discusses the theoretical issues surrounding the relationship between public policy and the discipline of criminology. Part 2 consists of three essays exploring historical aspects of that relationship. Part 3 then examines threedistinct areas of penal policy: sentencing, policing, and parole, as case studies of the influence of research upon the development of policy. Finally, in Part 4, which is explicitly devoted to international comparisons, there is a consideration of the factors that distinguish research projectsthat do influence criminal justice policy from those that appear not to. The Criminological Foundations of Penal Policy is a volume in honour of Roger Hood, Professor of Criminology and Director of the Centre for Criminological Research in the University of Oxford.
Call Number: 364 ZED
ISBN: 0199265097
Publication Date: 2003
Crewe, B., Liebling, A. and Hulley, S. (2015) ‘Staff-prisoner relationships, staff professionalism and the use of authority in public- and private-sector prisons, Law and Social Inquiry, 40(2), 309-344
Freeman, R.M. (2003) ‘Social Distance and discretionary rule enforcement in a women’s prison’. The Prison Journal. 83(2), pp. 191-205
Home Office. (1999) Incentives and Earned Privileges for Prisoners: Home Office Research Findings no. 87. London: Home Office
Liebling, A. (2008) ‘Incentives and earned privileges revisited: fairness, discretion and the quality of prison life’, Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention, 9(1), pp. 25-41.
Liebling, A. (2000) ‘Prison officers, policing and the use of discretion’. Theoretical Criminology, 4(3), pp. 333-357
Reisig, M.D. (2009) ‘Procedural justice, legitimacy, and prisoner misconduct. Psychology, Crime and Law. 15(1), pp. 41-59
Sykes, G. (1956) ‘The corruption of authority and rehabilitation’. Social Forces, 34(3), 257-262
The Routledge International Handbook of Forensic Psychology in Secure Settings by Ireland, J. L. (Editor) ; Ireland, C. (Editor) ; Fisher, M. (Editor); Gredecki, N. (Editor)
Chapter 16
The Routledge International Handbook of Forensic Psychology in Secure Settings is the first volume to identify, discuss and analyse the most important psychological issues within prisons and secure hospitals. Including contributions from leading researchers and practitioners from the UK, US, Australia and Canada, the book covers not only the key groups that forensic psychologists work with, but also the treatment options available to them, workplace issues unique to secure settings, and some of the wider topics that impact upon offender populations. The book is divided into four sections: population and issues; treatment; staff and workplace issues; contemporary issues for forensic application. With chapters offering both theoretical rigour and practical application, this is a unique resource that will be essential reading for any student, researcher or practitioner of forensic psychology or criminology. It will also be relevant for those interested in social policy and social care.
Call Number: 614.15 IRE
ISBN: 9781138942578
Publication Date: 2017
The Effects of Imprisonment by Liebling, A. (Editor) ; Maruna, S. (Editor)
pp. 391-420 [Arnold, H. (2005) ‘The effects of prison work’]
As the number of prisoners in the UK, USA and elsewhere continues to rise, so have concerns risen about the damaging short term and long term effects this has on prisoners. This book brings together a group of leading authorities in this field, both academics and practitioners, to address the complex issues this has raised, to assess the implications and results of research in this field, and to suggest ways of mitigating the often devastating personal and psychological consequences of imprisonment.
Call Number: 365.019 LIE + eBook
ISBN: 1843922177
Publication Date: 2011
The Culture of Prison Violence by Byrne, J. M. ; Hummer, D. C. ; Taxman, F. S.
Liebling, A. (2008). Why prison staff culture matters. pp. 105-122
An evidence-based, comprehensive examination of the cause, prevention, and control of prison violence. Readers will learn about prisons and prison violence with new research on: Vi olence prevention and control by the leading international experts on prisons Culture--Cutting-edge research on inmate, staff, and management culture and the link between prison and community culture and violence Offender change--Best practices, evidence-based review of "what works" to reduce violence in prisons and to change offender behavior, not only in prison but also upon reentry to the community Also, this text has a focus on policy. It discusses the need to move away from a culture of control and toward a culture that supports individual/community change.
Call Number: 365.973 BYR
ISBN: 9780205542963
Publication Date: 2007
Doing Prison Work by Crawley, E.
Chapter 3 - ‘Learning the rules, managing feelings: becoming a prison officer’ pp. 65-93 and
Chapter 5 - ‘Emotion and Performance: the presentation of self in prisons’ pp. 128-154
This book provides a much-needed sociological account of the social world of the English prison officer, making an original contribution to our understanding of the inner life of prisons in general and the working lives of prison officers in particular. As well as revealing how the job of the prison officer - and of the prison itself - is accomplished on a day-to-day basis, the book explores not only what prison officers do but also how they feel about their work. In focusing on how prison officers feel about their work this book makes a number of interesting revelations - about the essentially domestic nature of much of the work they do, about the degree of emotional labour invested in it and about the performance nature of many of the day-to-day interactions between officers and prisoners. Finally, the book follows the prison officer home after work, showing how the prison can spill over into their home lives and family relationships. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork in different types of prisons (including interviews with prison officers' wives and children as well as prison officers themselves), this book will be essential reading for all those with an interest in how prisons and organisations more generally operate in practice.
Call Number: 365.92 CRA
ISBN: 1843920352
Publication Date: 2004
The Culture of Prison Violence by Byrne, J. M. ; Hummer, D. C. ; Taxman, F. S.
An evidence-based, comprehensive examination of the cause, prevention, and control of prison violence. Readers will learn about prisons and prison violence with new research on: Vi olence prevention and control by the leading international experts on prisons Culture--Cutting-edge research on inmate, staff, and management culture and the link between prison and community culture and violence Offender change--Best practices, evidence-based review of "what works" to reduce violence in prisons and to change offender behavior, not only in prison but also upon reentry to the community Also, this text has a focus on policy. It discusses the need to move away from a culture of control and toward a culture that supports individual/community change.
Call Number: 365.973 BYR
ISBN: 9780205542963
Publication Date: 2007
Handbook on Prisons by Jewkes, Y. (Editor) ; Bennett, J. (Editor) ; Crewe, B. (Editor)
Liebling, A. (2016) ‘Suicide, distress and the quality of prison life’. In Jewkes, Y., Bennett, J. and Crewe, B. (eds.). pp. 224-245
The second edition of the Handbook on Prisons provides a completely revised and updated collection of essays on a wide range of topics concerning prisons and imprisonment. Bringing together three of the leading prison scholars in the UK as editors, this new volume builds on the success of the first edition and reveals the range and depth of prison scholarship around the world. The Handbook contains chapters written not only by those who have established and developed prison research, but also features contributions from ex-prisoners, prison governors and ex-governors, prison inspectors and others who have worked with prisoners in a wide range of professional capacities. This second edition includes several completely new chapters on topics as diverse as prison design, technology in prisons, the high security estate, therapeutic communities, prisons and desistance, supermax and solitary confinement, plus a brand new section on international perspectives. The Handbook aims to convey the reality of imprisonment, and to reflect the main issues and debates surrounding prisons and prisoners, while also providing novel ways of thinking about familiar penal problems and enhancing our theoretical understanding of imprisonment. The Handbook on Prisons, Second edition is a key text for students taking courses in prisons, penology, criminal justice, criminology and related subjects, and is also an essential reference for academics and practitioners working in the prison service, or in related agencies, who need up-to-date knowledge of thinking on prisons and imprisonment.
Call Number: 365.941 JEW + eBook
ISBN: 9780415745666
Publication Date: 2016
Prison Violence by Edgar, K. ; Martin, C. ; O'Donnell, I. ; Padfield, N. (Editor)
Prisons are dangerous places, and assaults, threats, theft and verbal abuse are pervasive - attributable both to the characteristics of the captive population and to an institutional sub culture which promotes violence as a means of resolving conflicts. Yet the crimes perpetrated by prisoners on other prisoners have attracted little interest, and criminological research has contributed little to an understanding of situations in which violence arises in penal institutions. This book seeks to remedy this, and to address and answer a number of key questions: how do features of the prison social setting shape conflicts?; what social norms guide the decision to use violence?; what are the personal and social consequences of spending months or years in places where distrust and anxiety are normal?; how do staff respond to the dangers that are part of daily life in many prisons?; is it possible to identify factors associated with risk and resilience?; and what methods of handling conflicts do prisoners use that could prevent violence? Prison Violenceadopts a distinctive approach to answering these questions, and is based on extensive research, including interviews with both victims and perpetrators of prison violence; it pioneers a conflict-centred approach, seeking to understand the pathways into and out of situations where there is potential for violence, focusing on interpersonal and institutional dynamics rather than on individual psychological factors.
Call Number: 365.64 EDG + eBook
ISBN: 1903240980
Publication Date: 2002
Recommended reading
Butler, H.D. and Steiner, B. (2017) ‘Examining the use of disciplinary segregation within and across prisons’. Justice Quarterly, 34(2), pp. 248-271
Chaleroy, M. and Marland, H. (2016) ‘Prisoners of solitude: Bringing history to bear on prison health policy’. Endeavour, 40(3), pp. 141-147.
Gariglio, L. (2016) ‘Photo-elicitation in prison ethnography: Breaking the ice in the field and unpacking prison officers’ use of force’, Crime, Media, Culture, 12(3), pp. 367-379
The Effects of Imprisonment by Liebling, A. (Editor) ; Maruna, S. (Editor)
King, R. (2005) ‘The effects of supermax custody’ in A Liebling and S. Maruna (eds.) pp. 118-145
As the number of prisoners in the UK, USA and elsewhere continues to rise, so have concerns risen about the damaging short term and long term effects this has on prisoners. This book brings together a group of leading authorities in this field, both academics and practitioners, to address the complex issues this has raised, to assess the implications and results of research in this field, and to suggest ways of mitigating the often devastating personal and psychological consequences of imprisonment.
Call Number: 365.019 LIE + eBook
ISBN: 1843922177
Publication Date: 2011
Prisoners, Solitude, and Time by O'Donnell, I.
Examining two overlapping aspects of the prison experience that, despite their central importance, have not attracted the scholarly attention they deserve, this book assesses both the degree to which prisoners can withstand the rigours of solitude and how they experience the passing of time.In particular, it looks at how they deal with the potentially overwhelming prospect of a long, or even indefinite, period behind bars.While the deleterious effects of penal isolation are well known, little systematic attention has been given to the factors associated with surviving, and even triumphing over, prolonged exposure to solitary confinement. Through a re-examination of the roles of silence and separation in penal policy,and by contrasting the prisoner experience with that of individuals who have sought out institutional solitariness (for example as members of certain religious orders), and others who have found themselves held in solitary confinement although they committed no crime (such as hostages and somepolitical prisoners), Prisoners, Solitude, and Time seeks to assess the impact of long-term isolation and the rationality of such treatment. In doing so, it aims to stimulate interest in a somewhat neglected aspect of the prisoner's psychological world. The book focuses on an aspect of the prison experience - time, its meanderings, measures, and meanings - that is seldom considered by academic commentators. Building upon prisoner narratives, academic critiques, official publications, personal communications, field visits, administrative statistics,reports of campaigning bodies, and other data, it presents a new framework for understanding the prison experience. The author concludes with a series of reflections on hope, the search for meaning, posttraumatic growth, and the art of living.
Call Number: 155.92 ODO
ISBN: 9780199684489
Publication Date: 2014
Supermax: Controlling Risk Through Solitary Confinement by Shalev, S.
This book examines the rise and proliferation of 'Supermaxes', large prisons dedicated to holding prisoners in prolonged and strict solitary confinement, in the United States since the late 1980s. Drawing on unique access to two Supermax prisons and on in-depth interviews with prison officials, prison architects, current and former prisoners, mental health professionals, penal, legal, and human rights experts, it provides a holistic view of the theory, practice and consequences of these prisons. Given the historic uses of solitary confinement, the book also traces continuities and discontinuities in its use on both sides of the Atlantic over the last two centuries. It argues that rather than being an entirely 'new' form of imprisonment, Supermax prisons draw on principles of architecture, surveillance and control which were set out in the early 19th century but which are now enhanced by the most advanced technologies available to current day prison planners and administrators. It asks why a form of confinement which had been discredited in the past is now proposed as the best solution for dealing with 'difficult', 'dangerous' or 'disruptive' prisoners, and assesses the true costs of Supermax confinement.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781843927136
Publication Date: 2013
Further Reading
Ahalt, C., Haney, C. Rios, S. Fox, M.P., Farabee, D. and Williams B. (2017) ‘Reducing the use of Solitary confinement in corrections’. International Journal of Prisoner Health, 13(1), pp. 41-48
Clare, E. & Bottomley, K. (2001) Home Office Research Study 219: Evaluation of Close Supervision Centres. London: Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate
Howard League for Penal Reform. (2015) Punishment in Prison: The world of prison discipline. London: Howard League for Penal Reform
Lurigio, A.J. (2009) ‘The rotten barrel spoils the apples: How situational factors contribute to detention officer abuse toward inmates: A review of the Lucifer Effect, By Philip Zimbardo’. The Prison Journal, 89(1), pp. 70S-80S
Worley, R.M. and Worley, B.V. (2011) ‘Guards gone wild: A self-report study of correctional officer misconduct and the effect of institutional deviance on “care” within the Texas prison system’. Deviant Behavior, 32(4), pp. 293-319
Handbook on Prisons by Jewkes, Y. (Editor) ; Bennett, J. (Editor) ; Crewe, B. (Editor)
Crewe, B. (2016) ‘The sociology of imprisonment’. pp. 77-100
The second edition of the Handbook on Prisons provides a completely revised and updated collection of essays on a wide range of topics concerning prisons and imprisonment. Bringing together three of the leading prison scholars in the UK as editors, this new volume builds on the success of the first edition and reveals the range and depth of prison scholarship around the world. The Handbook contains chapters written not only by those who have established and developed prison research, but also features contributions from ex-prisoners, prison governors and ex-governors, prison inspectors and others who have worked with prisoners in a wide range of professional capacities. This second edition includes several completely new chapters on topics as diverse as prison design, technology in prisons, the high security estate, therapeutic communities, prisons and desistance, supermax and solitary confinement, plus a brand new section on international perspectives. The Handbook aims to convey the reality of imprisonment, and to reflect the main issues and debates surrounding prisons and prisoners, while also providing novel ways of thinking about familiar penal problems and enhancing our theoretical understanding of imprisonment. The Handbook on Prisons, Second edition is a key text for students taking courses in prisons, penology, criminal justice, criminology and related subjects, and is also an essential reference for academics and practitioners working in the prison service, or in related agencies, who need up-to-date knowledge of thinking on prisons and imprisonment.
Call Number: 365.941 JEW + eBook
ISBN: 9780415745666
Publication Date: 2016
Recommended Reading
Crewe, B. (2007) ‘Power, Adaptation and Resistance in a Late-Modern Men’s Prison’, British Journal of Criminology, 47(2), pp. 256-275
Crewe, B. (2011) ‘Depth, weight, tightness: Revisiting the pains of imprisonment. Punishment and Society, 13(5), pp. 509-529
Crewe, B., Warr, J., Bennett, P. and Smith, A. (2013) ‘The emotional geography of prison life’. Theoretical Criminology, 18(1), 56-74.
Irwin, J. and Cressey, D.R. (1962) ‘Thieves, convicts and the inmate culture’. Social Problems, 10(2), pp. 142-155.
Further Reading
Butler, M. (2008) ‘What are you looking at? Prisoner confrontation and the search for respect’, British Journal of Criminology, 48(6), pp. 856-873
The Effects of Imprisonment by Liebling, A. (Editor) ; Maruna, S. (Editor)
Crewe, B. (2005) ‘Code and conventions: The terms and conditions of contemporary inmate values’ in Liebling, A. and Maruna, S. (eds.) pp. 177-209
As the number of prisoners in the UK, USA and elsewhere continues to rise, so have concerns risen about the damaging short term and long term effects this has on prisoners. This book brings together a group of leading authorities in this field, both academics and practitioners, to address the complex issues this has raised, to assess the implications and results of research in this field, and to suggest ways of mitigating the often devastating personal and psychological consequences of imprisonment.
Call Number: 365.019 LIE + eBook
ISBN: 1843922177
Publication Date: 2011
The Prisoner Society by Crewe, B.
Especially Chapters 5 ‘Adaptation compliance, resistance’ pp. 149-246; Chapter 6 ‘The prisoner hierarchy, pp. 247-298 and Chapter 7 Friendship and social relations, pp. 301-364]
While the use of imprisonment continues to rise in developed nations, we have little sociological knowledge of the prison's inner world. Based on extensive fieldwork in a medium-security prison, The Prisoner Society: Power, Adaptation and Social Life in an English Prison provides an in-depthanalysis of the prison's social anatomy. It explains how power is exercised by the institution, individualizing the prisoner community and demanding particular forms of compliance and engagement. Drawing on prisoners' life stories, it supplies a detailed typology of adaptive styles, showing how different prisoners experience and respond to the new range of penal practices and frustrations. It then explains how the prisoner society - its norms, hierarchy and social relationships - is shapedboth by these conditions of confinement and by the different backgrounds, values and identities that prisoners bring into the prison environment. Through this analysis, this meticulously researched book aims to revive and update the dormant tradition of prison ethnography. It provides an empirical snapshot of a modern prison, documenting the aims and techniques of contemporary imprisonment and illuminating the social structures and behavioursthat they generate. Through a penetrating account of power relations throughout the institution, the author documents the pains of modern imprisonment, the new techniques of survival, and the prison's distinctive forms of trade, friendship and everyday culture.
Call Number: 365.942 CRE
ISBN: 9780199653546
Publication Date: 2012
Crewe, B. (2014) ‘Inside the belly of the penal beast: understanding the experience of imprisonment’, International Journal of Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 4(1), 50-65
Crewe, B., Liebling, A. and Hulley, S. (2013) ‘Heavy-light, absent-present: rethinking the weight of imprisonment’. British Journal of Sociology, 65(3), 387-410
Graham-Kevan, N. (2011) ‘Investigating social dominance in a prison population’, Journal of Criminal Psychology, 1(1), pp. 15-23.
A Life Inside by James, E.
In the mid-1980s, Erwin James was sentenced to life imprisonment for double murder. A young man when he was sent down, he has matured in prison and has reflected on the wasted years he has spent inside. This is the candid and hard-hitting account of those years. He tells of arriving in prison; about learning the who, what, why and when of prison life; about bullying and terror from other inmates and security staff; about replaying the crimes of his past over and over; and about discovering his talent for writing. This is a book that takes its readers on Erwin James's moving and terrible journey from vicious youth to reformed and reflective middle age.
Call Number: 365.6092 JAM
ISBN: 1903809983
Publication Date: 2005
Jiang, S. and Fisher-Giorlando, M. (2002) ‘Inmate misconduct: a test of deprivation, importation and situational models’. The Prison Journal, 82(3), pp. 335-358
Kaminski, M.M. (2003) ‘Games prisoners play: Allocation of social roles in a total institution’. Rationality and society, 15(2), pp. 189-218
O’Donnell, I. (2004) ‘Prison rape in context’. British Journal of Criminology, 44(2), pp. 241-255
Simon, J. (2000) ‘The “Society of captives” in the era of hyper-incarceration’. Theoretical Criminology, 4(3), pp. 285-308
Sykes, G. (1956) ‘Men, merchants and toughs: A study of reactions to imprisonment’. Social Problems, 4(2), pp. 130-138.
The Society of Captives by Sykes, G. M.
The Society of Captives, first published in 1958, is a classic of modern criminology and one of the most important books ever written about prison. Gresham Sykes wrote the book at the height of the Cold War, motivated by the world's experience of fascism and communism to study the closest thing to a totalitarian system in American life: a maximum security prison. His analysis calls into question the extent to which prisons can succeed in their attempts to control every facet of life--or whether the strong bonds between prisoners make it impossible to run a prison without finding ways of "accommodating" the prisoners. Re-released now with a new introduction by Bruce Western and a new epilogue by the author, The Society of Captives will continue to serve as an indispensable text for coming to terms with the nature of modern power.
Call Number: 365 SYK
ISBN: 0691130647
Publication Date: 2007
The Penal System by Cavadino, M. ; Mair, G. ; Dignan, J.
Chapter 2
Now in its fifth edition, The Penal System: An Introduction remains the most complete, accessible and authoritative resource for your studies in Criminal Justice and Criminology. Fully revised and updated to account for recent changes in the Criminal Justice System, the new edition includes: Expanded material on restorative justice An expanded section on gender and the Criminal Justice System Greater coverage of comparative issues, focussing especially on Scotland An annually updated companion website, keeping you up-to-date with relevant legislation and crucial developments An accessible writing style balanced against a critical and scholarly approach A glossary of key terms that you′ll encounter throughout your studies Continued critical coverage of the deepening penal crisis, including sections on the managerial crisis and the crisis of accountability The Penal System consolidates and builds on the successful formula of the fourth edition, bringing the text in line with the key issues facing the Criminal Justice System today. It will prove essential reading across all undergraduate levels for modules on Criminal Justice and Prisons/Punishment.
Call Number: 364.60942 CAV
ISBN: 9781446207253
Publication Date: 2013
Handbook on Prisons by Jewkes, Y. (Editor) ; Bennett, J. (Editor) ; Crewe, B. (Editor)
Hardwick, N. (2016) ‘Inspecting the prison’ pp. 641-658
The second edition of the Handbook on Prisons provides a completely revised and updated collection of essays on a wide range of topics concerning prisons and imprisonment. Bringing together three of the leading prison scholars in the UK as editors, this new volume builds on the success of the first edition and reveals the range and depth of prison scholarship around the world. The Handbook contains chapters written not only by those who have established and developed prison research, but also features contributions from ex-prisoners, prison governors and ex-governors, prison inspectors and others who have worked with prisoners in a wide range of professional capacities. This second edition includes several completely new chapters on topics as diverse as prison design, technology in prisons, the high security estate, therapeutic communities, prisons and desistance, supermax and solitary confinement, plus a brand new section on international perspectives. The Handbook aims to convey the reality of imprisonment, and to reflect the main issues and debates surrounding prisons and prisoners, while also providing novel ways of thinking about familiar penal problems and enhancing our theoretical understanding of imprisonment. The Handbook on Prisons, Second edition is a key text for students taking courses in prisons, penology, criminal justice, criminology and related subjects, and is also an essential reference for academics and practitioners working in the prison service, or in related agencies, who need up-to-date knowledge of thinking on prisons and imprisonment.
Call Number: 365.941 JEW + eBook
ISBN: 9780415745666
Publication Date: 2016
The Effects of Imprisonment by Liebling, A. (Editor) ; Maruna, S. (Editor)
Irwin, J. and Owen, B. (2005) ‘Harm in the contemporary prison’ pp. 94-118
As the number of prisoners in the UK, USA and elsewhere continues to rise, so have concerns risen about the damaging short term and long term effects this has on prisoners. This book brings together a group of leading authorities in this field, both academics and practitioners, to address the complex issues this has raised, to assess the implications and results of research in this field, and to suggest ways of mitigating the often devastating personal and psychological consequences of imprisonment.
Call Number: 365.019 LIE + eBook
ISBN: 1843922177
Publication Date: 2011
Prisons and Their Moral Performance by Liebling, A. ; Arnold, H.
Part 1 ‘Penal Values and Prison Evaluation’ pp. 3-201]
This book constitutes a critical case study of the modern search for public sector reform. It includes a detailed account of a study aimed at developing a meaningful way of evaluating difficult-to-measure moral dimensions of the quality of prisons. Penal practices, values, and sensibilities have undergone important transformations over the period 1990-2003. Part of this transformation included a serious flirtation with a liberal penal project that went wrong. A significant contributory factor in this unfortunate turn of events was a lack ofclarity, by those working in and managing prisons, about important terms such as 'justice', 'liberal', and 'care', and how they might apply to daily penal life. Official measures of the prison service seem to lack relevance to many who live and work in prison and to their critics. The authorproposes that a truer test of the quality of prison life is what staff and prisoners have to say about those aspects of prison life that 'matter most': relationships, fairness, order, and the quality of their treatment by those above them. The book attempts a detailed analysis and measurement ofthese dimensions in five prisons. It finds significant differences between establishments in these areas of prison life, and some departures from the official vision of the prison supported by the performance framework. The information revolution has generated unprecedented levels of knowledge about individual prisons, as well as providing a management reach into establishments from a distance, and a capacity for 'chronic revision', that was unimaginable fifty years ago. Another major transformation - themodernisation project - brought with it a new, but flawed, 'craft' of performance monitoring and measurement aimed at solving some of the problems of prison management. This book explores the arrival and the impact of this concept of performance and the links apparently forged between managerialismand moral values.
Call Number: 365 LIE
ISBN: 0199291489
Publication Date: 2005
Regulation and Criminal Justice by Quirk, H. (Editor) ; Seddon, T. (Editor) ; Smith, G. (Editor)
Owers, A. (2010) ‘The regulation of criminal justice: Inspectorates, ombudsmen and inquiries’ pp. 237-261
Seddon, T. (2010) Rethinking prison inspection: regulating institutions of confinement. pp.261-282
While regulatory institutions and strategies have been the subject of increasing academic attention, there has been limited application of regulatory theories to criminal justice scholarship. This collection of essays from a range of outstanding international scholars adopts a critical, inter-disciplinary approach, providing an innovative application of regulatory theory to the practice of criminal justice and offering suggestions for further research. Part I explores the aims and values of criminal justice and other regulatory networks and the synergies and tensions between these fields; Part II examines criminal justice as a regulatory force to control 'deviant' and anti-social behaviour and Part III examines the regulation and oversight of criminal justice through the operation of prison inspectorates and explores notions of responsive justice.
Call Number: 364.4 QUI
ISBN: 9781107417007
Publication Date: 2014
Prisons in Context by King, R. D. (Editor) ; Maguire, M. (Editor)
Sparks, R. (1994) ‘Can prisons be legitimate? Penal politics, privatization and the timeliness of an old idea. pp. 14-28
Prisons occupy a central position in the criminal justice system of all the developed nations. State controlled, and now increasingly privately run though state regulated, prisons are actually and symbolically the organs of state power which are used to punish deviant members of society. Muchis known about prisons, their administration, their effectiveness and their problems. Particularly since the crisis in British prisons began to become apparent during the late 1980s prisons haave become the focus of much attention from researchers, policy makers and government. More is known nowthan at any time in the past about how prisons work and how prisoners view their experiences of incarceration. However little attention has been given to comparing and contrasting prison systems in different countries. This collection does just that, bringing together leading prison scholars fromItaly, Australia, the US, and the UK to produce a set of essays which offer a broad view of recent developments in imprisonment theory and practice. The subject of privately run prisons feature in two of the essays while the crisis in prisons feature in two of the essays while the crisis in prisonsin several countries is viewed critically in two others. Other important topics examined are Russian prisons after Perestroika, human rights and prisons in Europe, as well as women in prisons and racial disproportion in US prisons. This is a high-quality collection of up-to-date essays which willbe required reading for anyone interested in prisons and the process of criminal justice. Contributors: Richard Sparks, Douglas C. McDonald, Massimo Pavarini, Roy D. King, Franklin E. Zimring, Gordon Hawkins, Michael Tonry, Ken Pease, Pat Carlen, Rod Morgan, Malcolm Evans, Mike Maguire
Call Number: 365 KIN
ISBN: 0198258658
Publication Date: 1994
The Culture of Prison Violence by Byrne, J. M. ; Hummer, D. C. ; Taxman, F. S.
Sparks, R., & Bottoms, A.E. (2008) ‘Legitimacy and imprisonment revisited: Some notes on the problem of order ten years after’.
An evidence-based, comprehensive examination of the cause, prevention, and control of prison violence. Readers will learn about prisons and prison violence with new research on: Vi olence prevention and control by the leading international experts on prisons Culture--Cutting-edge research on inmate, staff, and management culture and the link between prison and community culture and violence Offender change--Best practices, evidence-based review of "what works" to reduce violence in prisons and to change offender behavior, not only in prison but also upon reentry to the community Also, this text has a focus on policy. It discusses the need to move away from a culture of control and toward a culture that supports individual/community change.
Call Number: 365.973 BYR
ISBN: 9780205542963
Publication Date: 2007
Handbook on Prisons by Jewkes, Y. (Editor) ; Bennett, J. (Editor) ; Crewe, B. (Editor)
Condry, R., Kotova, A. and Minson, S. (2016) ‘Social injustice and collateral damage: the families and children of prisons.’ pp.622-640
The second edition of the Handbook on Prisons provides a completely revised and updated collection of essays on a wide range of topics concerning prisons and imprisonment. Bringing together three of the leading prison scholars in the UK as editors, this new volume builds on the success of the first edition and reveals the range and depth of prison scholarship around the world. The Handbook contains chapters written not only by those who have established and developed prison research, but also features contributions from ex-prisoners, prison governors and ex-governors, prison inspectors and others who have worked with prisoners in a wide range of professional capacities. This second edition includes several completely new chapters on topics as diverse as prison design, technology in prisons, the high security estate, therapeutic communities, prisons and desistance, supermax and solitary confinement, plus a brand new section on international perspectives. The Handbook aims to convey the reality of imprisonment, and to reflect the main issues and debates surrounding prisons and prisoners, while also providing novel ways of thinking about familiar penal problems and enhancing our theoretical understanding of imprisonment. The Handbook on Prisons, Second edition is a key text for students taking courses in prisons, penology, criminal justice, criminology and related subjects, and is also an essential reference for academics and practitioners working in the prison service, or in related agencies, who need up-to-date knowledge of thinking on prisons and imprisonment.
Call Number: 365.941 JEW + eBook
ISBN: 9780415745666
Publication Date: 2016
Jackson, J., Tyler, T., Bradford, B., Taylor, D. and Shiner, M. (2010) ‘Legitimacy and procedural justice in prisons’. Prison Service Journal, 191, pp. 4-10.
Handbook on Prisons by Jewkes, Y. (Editor) ; Bennett, J. (Editor) ; Crewe, B. (Editor)
Bennett, P. (2016) ‘Prisons and human rights’ pp 324-339
The second edition of the Handbook on Prisons provides a completely revised and updated collection of essays on a wide range of topics concerning prisons and imprisonment. Bringing together three of the leading prison scholars in the UK as editors, this new volume builds on the success of the first edition and reveals the range and depth of prison scholarship around the world. The Handbook contains chapters written not only by those who have established and developed prison research, but also features contributions from ex-prisoners, prison governors and ex-governors, prison inspectors and others who have worked with prisoners in a wide range of professional capacities. This second edition includes several completely new chapters on topics as diverse as prison design, technology in prisons, the high security estate, therapeutic communities, prisons and desistance, supermax and solitary confinement, plus a brand new section on international perspectives. The Handbook aims to convey the reality of imprisonment, and to reflect the main issues and debates surrounding prisons and prisoners, while also providing novel ways of thinking about familiar penal problems and enhancing our theoretical understanding of imprisonment. The Handbook on Prisons, Second edition is a key text for students taking courses in prisons, penology, criminal justice, criminology and related subjects, and is also an essential reference for academics and practitioners working in the prison service, or in related agencies, who need up-to-date knowledge of thinking on prisons and imprisonment.
Call Number: 365.941 JEW + eBook
ISBN: 9780415745666
Publication Date: 2016
Prisoners' Rights by Easton, S.
Prisoners' Rights: Principles and Practice considers prisoners' rights from socio-legal and philosophical perspectives, and assesses the advantages and problems of a rights-based approach to imprisonment. At a time of record levels of imprisonment and projected future expansion of the prison population, this work is timely. The discussion in this book is not confined to a formal legal analysis, although it does include discussion of the developing jurisprudence on prisoners' rights. It offers a socio-legal rather than a purely black letter approach, and focuses on the experience of imprisonment. It draws on perspectives from a range of disciplines to illuminate how prisoners' rights operate in practice. The text also contributes to debates on imprisonment and citizenship, the treatment of women prisoners, and social exclusion. This book will be of interest to both undergraduate and postgraduate students of penology and criminal justice, as well as professionals working within the penal system.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780203829684
Publication Date: 2011
Recommended Reading
Behan, C. and O’Donnell, I. (2008) ‘Prisoners, politics and the polls of enfranchisement and the burden of responsibility’. British Journal of Criminology, 48(3), pp. 319-336
Easton, S. (2013) ‘Protecting prisoners: The impact of international human rights law on the treatment of prisoners in the UK’. The Prison Journal, 93(4), pp. 475-492
Easton, S. (2008) ‘Constructing citizenship: Making room for prisoner’s rights’. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 30(2), pp. 127-146
Genders, E. and Player, E. (2014) ‘Rehabilitation, risk management and prisoners’ rights’. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 14(4), pp. 434-457.
McCrudden, C. (2008) ‘Human dignity and judicial interpretation of human rights’. European Journal of International Law, 19(4), pp. 655-724
Murphy, T. and Whitty, N. (2007) ‘Risk and Human Rights in UK prison governance’. British Journal of Criminology, 47(5), pp. 798-816
Further Reading
Easton, S. (2006) ‘Electing the electorate: The problem of prisoners disenfranchisement’. The Modern Law Review, 69(3), pp. 443-452
Easton, S. (2009) ‘The prisoner’s right to vote and civic responsibility: Reaffirming the social contract’. Probational Journal, 56(3), pp. 224-237.
Murray, C. (2013) ‘A perfect storm, Parliament and prisoner disenfranchisement’. Parliamentary Affairs, 66(3), pp. 511-539
Owers, A. (2010) ‘Prison inspection and the protection of prisoners’ rights’. Pace Law Review, 30(5), pp. 1535-1547.
Slapper, G. (2011) ‘The ballot box and the jail cell’. Journal of Criminal Law, 75(1), pp. 1-3.
Snacken, S. (2015) ‘Punishment, legitimate policies and values: Penal moderation, dignity and human rights’. Punishment and Society, 17(3), pp. 397-423.
Whitty, N. (2011) ‘Human Rights as risk: UK prisons and the management of risk and right’. Punishment and Society, 13(2), pp. 123-148
Principles of European Prison Law and Policy by van Zyl Smit, D. ; Snacken, S.
In recent years European prison law and policy have emerged as a force to be reckoned with. This book explores its development and analyses the penological and human rights foundations on which it is based. It examines the findings of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture, therecommendations of the Council of Europe, and the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. From these sources it makes the general principles that underlie European prison law and policy explicit, emphasising the principle of using imprisonment as a last resort and the recognition ofprisoners' rights. The book then moves on to apply these principles to conditions of imprisonment, regimes in prison, contacts between prisoners and the outside world, and the maintenance of good order in prisons. The final chapter of the book considers how European prison law and policy could best be advanced in future. The authors argue that the European Court of Human Rights should adopt a more proactive approach to ensuring that imprisonment is used only as a last resort, and that a more radicalinterpretation of the existing provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights will allow it to do so. It concludes that the growing cooperation on prison matters within Europe bodes well for the increased recognition of prisoners' rights across Europe. In spite of some countervailing voices,Europe should increasingly be able to give an international lead in a human rights approach to prison law and policy in the same way it has done with the abolition of the death penalty.
Call Number: 344.4035 VAN
ISBN: 9780199693313
Publication Date: 2011
Handbook on Prisons by Jewkes, Y. (Editor) ; Bennett, J. (Editor) ; Crewe, B. (Editor)
Ryan, M. and Sim, J. (2016) ‘Campaigning for and campaigning against prisons: Excavating and reaffirming the case for prison abolition’ pp.712-733
The second edition of the Handbook on Prisons provides a completely revised and updated collection of essays on a wide range of topics concerning prisons and imprisonment. Bringing together three of the leading prison scholars in the UK as editors, this new volume builds on the success of the first edition and reveals the range and depth of prison scholarship around the world. The Handbook contains chapters written not only by those who have established and developed prison research, but also features contributions from ex-prisoners, prison governors and ex-governors, prison inspectors and others who have worked with prisoners in a wide range of professional capacities. This second edition includes several completely new chapters on topics as diverse as prison design, technology in prisons, the high security estate, therapeutic communities, prisons and desistance, supermax and solitary confinement, plus a brand new section on international perspectives. The Handbook aims to convey the reality of imprisonment, and to reflect the main issues and debates surrounding prisons and prisoners, while also providing novel ways of thinking about familiar penal problems and enhancing our theoretical understanding of imprisonment. The Handbook on Prisons, Second edition is a key text for students taking courses in prisons, penology, criminal justice, criminology and related subjects, and is also an essential reference for academics and practitioners working in the prison service, or in related agencies, who need up-to-date knowledge of thinking on prisons and imprisonment.
Call Number: 365.941 JEW + eBook
ISBN: 9780415745666
Publication Date: 2016
Tackling Prison Overcrowding by Allen, R. (Editor) ; Solomon, E. ; Hough, M. (Editor)
Liebling, A. (2008) ‘Titan Prisons: do size, efficiency and legitimacy matter?’ In M. Hough, R. Allen and E. Solomon pp. 63-80
Tackling prison overcrowding is a response to controversial proposals for prisons and sentencing set out in by Lord Patrick Carter's Review of Prisons, published in 2007. The Carter review proposed the construction of vast 'Titan' prisons to deal with the immediate problem of prison overcrowding, the establishment of a Sentencing Commission as a mechanism for keeping judicial demand for prison places in line with supply, along with further use of the private sector, including private sector management methods. Tackling prison overcrowding comprises nine chapters by leading academic experts, who expose these proposals to critical scrutiny. They take the Carter Report to task for construing the problems too narrowly, in terms of efficiency and economy, and for failing to understand the wider issues of justice that need addressing. They argue that the crisis of prison overcrowding is first and foremost a political problem - arising from penal populism - for which political solutions need to be found. This accessible report will be of interest to policy makers, probation practitioners, academics and other commentators on criminal policy.
Call Number: 365.941 HOU + eBook
ISBN: 9781847421180
Publication Date: 2008
The SAGE Handbook of Punishment and Society by Simon, J. (Editor) ; Sparks, R. (Editor)
Liebling, A. and Crewe, B. (2012) ‘Prisons beyond the new penology: the shifting moral foundations of prison management
The project of interpreting contemporary forms of punishment means exploring the social, political, economic, and historical conditions in the society in which those forms arise. The SAGE Handbook of Punishment and Society draws together this disparate and expansive field of punishment and society into one compelling new volume. Headed by two of the leading scholars in the field, Jonathan Simon and Richard Sparks have crafted a comprehensive and definitive resource that illuminates some of the key themes in this complex area - from historical and prospective issues to penal trends and related contributions through theory, literature and philosophy. Incorporating a stellar and international line-up of contributors the book addresses issues such as: capital punishment, the civilising process, gender, diversity, inequality, power, human rights and neoliberalism. This engaging, vibrantly written collection will be captivating reading for academics and researchers in criminology, penology, criminal justice, sociology, cultural studies, philosophy and politics.
Call Number: 364.601 SIM
ISBN: 9781848606753
Publication Date: 2012
Liebling, A., Crewe, B. and Hulley, S. (2011) ‘Values and practices in public and private sector prisons: a summary of key findings from an evaluation’. Prison Service Journal, 196, pp. 55-58
Loader, I. (2010) ‘For penal moderation: Notes towards a public philosophy of punishment’. Theoretical Criminology, 14(3), pp. 349-367
Pratt, J. (2008a) ‘Scandinavian exceptionalism in an era of penal excess. Part I: The nature and roots of Scandinavian exceptionalism’. British Journal of Criminology, 48(2), pp. 119-137.
Pratt, J. (2008b) ‘Scandinavian exceptionalism in an era of penal excess. Part II: Does Scandinavian exceptionalism have a future?’ British Journal of Criminology, 48(3), pp. 275-292.
Prisongate by Ramsbotham, D.
Drugs and violence are rife in our filthy, overcrowded prisons. Women and underage prisoners are treated badly by staff and other prisoners alike. Some 70% of prisoners suffer from a mental disorder, yet during their time in prison they are denied the services of the NHS; 65% of all adult prisoners have a reading age of less than eight; and over 50% of women prisoners have suffered sexual or physical abuse. The Victorian approach to the prison service was punitive rather than rehabilitating. Now that we understand that most prisoners are themselves victims of some sort, that out-dated attitude must change. Written with real passion and based on the author's extensive experience, PRISONGATE asks why we are allowing our prison service to collapse and calls in powerful polemic prose for fast and decisive change.
Call Number: 365.941 RAM
ISBN: 0743259521
Publication Date: 2005
Controversial Issues in Prisons by Scott, D. ; Codd, H. L.
"This book is something of a 'call to arms'... Towards the end of this carefully-researched and well-argued book there is an exhortation to 'step out', 'be brave', and Scott and Codd have, indeed, written a brave book which deserves to be read widely; not only for the detailed analysis it unfolds on the toxic effects of prison, but also for the energy and passion they bring to bear in exploding the many myths which support its continued use." British Journal of Community Justice, Vol 9, Issues 1 & 2 special issue on the Rehabilitation Revolution "Scott and Codd's Controversial Issues in Prison is a passionate plea for academics to be 'be brave' and 'step out', and thus to acknowledge that the idea of, for example, an 'healthy prison' being (p.170) 'an oxymoron. Prisons are places of sadness and terror, harm and injustice, secrecy and oppression'. Set over ten chapters, eight of which deal with a 'controversial issue' - mental health problems in prison, women in prison, children and young people in custody, race and racism, self-inflicted deaths, the treatment of people who sexually offend, and prisoners and their families - Scott and Codd frame their argument to demonstrate that these issues raise fundamental concerns (p. ix) 'about the legitimacy of the confinement project and the kind of society in which it is deemed essential'." Howard League Journal This textbook is designed to explore eight of the most controversial aspects of imprisonment in England and Wales. It looks at the people who are sent to prison and what happens to them when they are incarcerated. Each chapter examines a different dimension of the prison population and makes connections between the personal troubles and vulnerabilities of those confined. The book investigates controversies surrounding the incarceration of people with mental health problems, women, children, BME and foreign nationals, offenders with suicidal ideation, sex offenders and drug takers, as well as looking at the consequences of incarceration on prisoners' families. Each chapter addresses key questions, such as: How have people conceptualised this penal controversy? What does the official data tell us and what are its limitations? What is its historical context? What are the contemporary policies of the Prison Service? Are they legitimate and, if not, what are the alternatives? The book concludes that the eight penal controversies highlighted in the text collectively provide a damning indictment of the current state of imprisonment in England and Wales and points to the need for radical alternatives for dealing with human wrongdoing rooted in the principles of human rights and social justice. Controversial Issues in Prisons is key reading for students and academics in the fields of criminology and criminal justice, as well as those studying crime and punishment on courses in social policy, sociology, social work and addiction studies.
Call Number: 365.942 SCO + eBook
ISBN: 9780335223039
Publication Date: 2010