Open Prisons

First published in 1977, Open Prisons presents research carried out in a number of prisons in the UK both 'open' and 'closed' intended to compare their effectiveness. Information was collected from inmates and prison staff through a number of exercises designed to assess the social atmosphere of the prison and how they felt about it.

Sommario

Preface. 1. Open Prisons: Their Origins and Aims 2. The Closed Prisons 3. The Open Prisons 4. The Measurement of Prison Regimes 5. How the Regimes are Perceived 6. Studying Prison Staffs 7. The Social Backgrounds of Prison Officers 8. Prison Officers at Work 9. Policy Implications. Appendices: 1. The Moos Correctional Institutions Environment Scale: Instrumentation 2. The Prison Officer’s Questionnaire 3. The Prison Officer’s Diary 4. Prison Officers’ Typology Matrix 5. A Tentative Evaluation of the Moos CIES. Notes. Index.

Info autore

Howard Jones and Paul Cornes, assisted by Richard Stockford

Riassunto

First published in 1977, Open Prisons presents research carried out in a number of prisons in the UK both ‘open’ and ‘closed’ intended to compare their effectiveness. Information was collected from inmates and prison staff through a number of exercises designed to assess the social atmosphere of the prison and how they felt about it.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Paul Cornes, Cornes Paul, Howard Jones, Howard Cornes Jones, Jones Howard
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 25.10.2023
• EAN: 9781032560120
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3256012-0
• Pagine: 276
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: Prison and Prisoners
• Categorie: Saggistica > Enciclopedie, opere di consultazione > Dizionari di lingua straniera; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto penale, diritto processuale penale, criminologia; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, Social issues & processes, Social and ethical issues, Penology and punishment, Prisons