Name: Prisons and the Problem of Order By Richard Sparks (Professor of Criminology, Department of Criminology, Professor of Criminology, Department of Criminology, University of Keele)
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Prisons and the Problem of Order by Richard Sparks (Professor of Criminology, Department of Criminology, Professor of Criminology, Department of Criminology, University of Keele)

This book presents a substantial new statement on the character of social life in confinement. Drawing upon extensive fieldwork in two contrasting English maximum security prisons, the authors systematically compare their institutional order, including the differing control strategies deployed in each, as seen by both custodians and captives, controllers and controlled. The authors discuss the implications of their research for the tradition of sociological concern within the`prison community'. They re-examine the resources of that rich but latterly somewhat dormant field in the light of some of the main currents in contemporary social theory, and thereby provide a new perspective on the `problem of order' in maximum custody. This book will have significant policy implications, and it will be required reading for scholars and students in criminology and criminal justice, as well as for administrators and reformers in penal system.

Prisons and the Problem of Order Reviews

'it should be essential reading for all students of penal policy...Not light reading, but a books which repays the effort. Recommended.' Stephen Sparks
'This book is an important contribution to prison literature which is based on (a) substantial and meticulous fieldwork and (b) an innovative and sophisticated theoretical approach...it provides important insights to this problem which those drawing up prison policy would do well to take note of. The authors are to be congratulated on achieving these tasks in such an accomplished and well-considered fashion...This is an important book and should be read by all those who have an interest in prisons'
'Despite the theoretical density of the book, it reads very well...worthy of praise...the theory here is dense without being abstract, the conclusions subtle while still substantial, and the smooth flow of the writing makes it a pleasure to read.' * Forensic Update *

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GOR003769167

ISBN 13

9780198258186

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0198258186

Title

Prisons and the Problem of Order by Richard Sparks (Professor of Criminology, Department of Criminology, Professor of Criminology, Department of Criminology, University of Keele)

Author

Richard Sparks (Professor of Criminology, Department of Criminology, Professor of Criminology, Department of Criminology, University of Keele)

Series

Clarendon Studies in Criminology

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Year published

1996-06-06

Number of pages

396

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Prisons and the Problem of Order Richard Sparks (Professor of Criminology, Department of Criminology, Professor of Criminology, Department of Criminology, University of Keele)

Prisons and the Problem of Order by Richard Sparks (Professor of Criminology, Department of Criminology, Professor of Criminology, Department of Criminology, University of Keele)

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Prisons and the Problem of Order by Richard Sparks (Professor of Criminology, Department of Criminology, Professor of Criminology, Department of Criminology, University of Keele)

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