Surviving Russian Prisons - Punishment, Economy and Politics in Transition

Informationen zum Autor Piacentini, Laura Klappentext What do Russian prisons look like? Who is sent to prison in Russia? How is punishment allocated and administered? This book aims to answer these and other questions! exploring how the prisons have survived the collapse of the USSR! and discussing of global penal politics. Zusammenfassung What do Russian prisons look like? Who is sent to prison in Russia? How is punishment allocated and administered? This pioneering book aims to answer these and other questions by embarking on a journey that begins by exploring how the prisons have survived the collapse of the USSR, and ends with a discussion of global penal politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Introduction 1 Context of research and methodology 2 Prison labour! reform and economics: a review of the literature 3 Filling the void: Russia's new 'penal identities' 4 Barter: Russia's 'penal micro-economy' 5 Penal ideology in transition: identification in geographical spaces 6 Prison practices that test the limits of human rights norms 7 Western borrowings: how human rights have 'travelled' to Russian prisons 8 Beyond the metaphor: the phenomenon of 'failed penal societies' References Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Laura Piacentini, Piacentini Laura
• Con la collaborazione di: Laura Piacentini (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.10.2004
• EAN: 9781843921035
• ISBN: 978-1-84392-103-5
• Pagine: 240
• Dimensioni: 159 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto penale, diritto processuale penale, criminologia; Russia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, Penology and punishment, Prisons