Prison Crisis

In Prison Crisis, originally published in 1980, Peter Evans draws together all of the issues of the time to provide an agenda for public and politicians to use this best chance in one hundred years for a major reform of the prison system.

List of contents

Foreword by Sir Robert Mark. Author's Preface. 1. The Crisis Dawns 2. Overcrowding 3. The Prisoners 4. Abnormal Offenders 5. Young People in Custody 6. Women in Prison 7. Prisoners' Rights 8. Riots 9. Prison Officers Protest 10. The Role of Whitehall 11. The May Inquiry 12. Rescuing the Prisons. Appendix: List of Members of the May Committee. References.

Product details

• Authors: Evans Peter
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.10.2025
• EAN: 9781032564036
• ISBN: 978-1-032-56403-6
• No. of pages: 166
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Prison and Prisoners
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, Social issues & processes, Social and ethical issues, Penology and punishment, Prisons, Criminal justice law