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Zusatztext ...this book has produced a tool that is already making a real difference ... there is no doubt that this is a major achievement. ... Ultimately it is the real-life impact of this book ... which is likely to confirm Liebling's place in the prison and academic communities. Informationen zum Autor Alison Liebling is University Reader in Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of the Prisons Research Centre at the Cambridge University Institute of Criminology. She is also a Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge.Helen Arnold is at the Cambridge University Institute of Criminology. Klappentext This book constitutes a critical case study of the modern search for public sector reform. It includes a detailed account of a study aimed at developing a meaningful way of evaluating difficult-to-measure moral dimensions of the quality of prisons. Zusammenfassung This book constitutes a critical case study of the modern search for public sector reform. It includes a detailed account of a study aimed at developing a meaningful way of evaluating difficult-to-measure moral dimensions of the quality of prisons. The authors call for greater clarity and increased attention to these important aspects of organizational life. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART 1: INTRODUCTION: PENAL VALUES AND PRISON EVALUATION 1: 1. The Late Modern Prison and The Question of Values 2: 2. The Measurement and Evaluation of Prison Regimes 3: Identifying 'What Matters' in Prison 4: Particular Prisons and Their Qualities PART 2: THE MEANING AND MEASUREMENT OF KEY DIMENSIONS OF PRISON LIFE 5: Relationship Dimensions: Respect, Humanity, Trust, Relationships, and Support 6: Regime Dimensions: Fairness, Order, Safety, Well-Being, Personal Development, Family Contact, and Decency 7: Social Structure and Other Dimensions: Power, Prisoner Social Life, Meaning, and Quality of Life PART 3: PENAL VALUES AND PRISON MANAGEMENT 8: Managing Modern Prisons and their Performance 9: Security, Harmony, and 'What Matters' in Prison Life 10: Legitimacy, Decency, and the Moral Performance of Prisons ...
