| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 246 pages) |
| Contents |
Understanding prison policy : the sociology of punishment and policy-making -- Prison policy in Ireland from independence to 'the emergency' -- Civil War and conservative administration -- Prison policy during 'the emergency': the recurring effects of subversion and stagnation -- Prison policy during the 1950s : low numbers and limited interest -- Prison policy during the 1960s : 'solo runs' and social change -- Prison policy in the 1970s : subversion, suspicion and tension -- Prison policy during the 1980s -- Prison policy during the 1990s : the crucial decade -- Prison policy since 2000 and beyond -- Conclusion : unravelling the nature of Irish prison policy |
| Summary |
This book explores how Irish prison policy has come to take on its particular character, with comparatively low prison numbers, significant reliance on short sentences and a policy-making climate in which long periods of neglect are interspersed with bursts of political activity all prominent features. Drawing on the emerging scholarship of policy analysis, the book argues that it is only through close attention to the way in which policy is formed that we will fully understand the nature of prison policy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Prisons -- Ireland
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Prison administration -- Ireland
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Punishment -- Ireland
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology.
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Prison administration
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Prisons
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Punishment
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Gefängnis.
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Strafe.
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Politik.
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Ireland
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Irland.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2010038947 |
| ISBN |
9780203828885 |
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0203828887 |
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9781136811456 |
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1136811451 |
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9781136811401 |
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1136811400 |
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9781136811449 |
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1136811443 |
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1283103966 |
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9781283103961 |
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9786613103963 |
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6613103969 |
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