Doing prison work
Subtitle: the public and private lives of prison officers
By: Elaine Crawley.
Publisher: Willan
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Cullompton, Devon, UK; Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
Subjects: Prisons -- England -- Officials and employees; Prison wardens -- England; Prison administration -- England; Prisons -- England
Description: "Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork in different types of prisons (and drawing form interviews with prison officers' partners and children as well as prison officers themselves), this book will be essential reading for all those with an interest in prisons and the day-to-day interactions and relationship that take place behind their walls."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-272) and index.