Dictionary of Prisons and Punishment [electronic resource].
Jewkes, Yvonne.
Bennett, Jamie.
Hoboken : Taylor and Francis,
2013.
Contemporary prison practice faces many challenges, is developing rapidly and is become increasingly professionalized, influenced by the new National Offender Management Service. As well as bringing an increased emphasis on skills and qualifications it has also introduced a new set of ideas and concepts into the established prisons and penal lexicon. At the same time courses on prisons and penology remain important components of criminology and criminal justice degree courses. This will be the essential source of reference for the increasing number of people studying in, working in p
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Cover; Dictionary of Prisons and Punishment; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of entries; List of contributors; About this book; Introduction and overview; Prisons and punishment timeline; Dictionary of Prisons and Punishment; List of references; Index
Contemporary prison practice faces many challenges, is developing rapidly and is become increasingly professionalized, influenced by the new National Offender Management Service. As well as bringing an increased emphasis on skills and qualifications it has also introduced a new set of ideas and concepts into the established prisons and penal lexicon. At the same time courses on prisons and penology remain important components of criminology and criminal justice degree courses. This will be the essential source of reference for the increasing number of people studying in, working in p
Prisons -- Great Britain -- Dictionaries.
Punishment -- Great Britain -- Dictionaries.
Prisons
Punishment
Social Welfare & Social Work
Social Sciences
Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency