Violence of Incarceration

Zusatztext 107030815 Informationen zum Autor Phil Scraton is Professor of Criminology in the Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice, School of Law, Queen’s University, Belfast. His latest books are Power, Conflict and Criminalisation , Hillsborough: The Truth (3rd edition) and The Incarceration of Women Jude McCulloch is Professor of Criminology in the School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Her latest book is Counter-terrorism: Community, Cohesion and Security . Klappentext Drawing on primary research in the USA, Canada, Australia, Ireland and the UK this volume provides a disturbing and provocative insight into the brutality of incarceration in 'civilised' states and its links to the revelations of torture and abuse in the 'war on terror'. Zusammenfassung Drawing on primary research in the USA, Canada, Australia, Ireland and the UK this volume provides a disturbing and provocative insight into the brutality of incarceration in 'civilised' states and its links to the revelations of torture and abuse in the 'war on terror'. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Violence of Incarceration: An Introduction 2. An Afternoon in September 1983 3. Entombing Resistance: Institutional Power and Polarisation in the Jika Jika High-Security Unit 4. Protests and ‘Riots’ in the Violent Institution 5. Child Incarceration: Institutional Abuse, the Violent State and the Politics of Impunity 6. Naked Power: Strip-Searching in Women’s Prisons 7. The Imprisonment of Women and Girls in the North of Ireland: A ‘Continuum of Violence’ 8. Neither Kind Nor Gentle: The Perils of ‘Gender Responsive Justice' 9. The US Military Prison: The Normalcy of Exceptional Brutality 10. A Reign of Penal Terror: US Global Statecraft and the Technology of Punishment and Capture 11. Indigenous Incarceration: The Violence of Colonial Law and Justice 12. The Violence of Refugee Incarceration 13. Preventing Torture and Casual Cruelty in Prisons through Independent Monitoring ...

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• Authors: Phil Scraton, Phil (Queens University of Belfast Scraton, Phil (Queen''''s University of Belfast Scraton, Phil Mcculloch Scraton
• Assisted by: Jude McCulloch (Editor), Jude (Monash University Mcculloch (Editor), McCulloch Jude (Editor), Phil Scraton (Editor), Phil (Queen's University of Belfast Scraton (Editor), Scraton Phil (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.05.2009
• EAN: 9780415499255
• ISBN: 978-0-415-49925-5
• No. of pages: 284
• Series: Routledge Advances in Criminology; Routledge Advances in Criminology
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Criminal justice law, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Police and security services, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism