| Description |
xi, 380 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Clarendon studies in criminology |
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Clarendon studies in criminology.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction: Definitions and Problems -- 2. Prison Systems and Participants in Accountability -- 3. Accountability and Change in Prisons: a Selective History -- 4. Inmate Experiences of Prison -- 5. Staff Views -- 6. Managerial Accountability -- 7. Accountability: Some Sensitizing Concepts -- 8. Rights, Complaints, and Conditions -- 9. Inspectors, Inspections, and Standards -- 10. Good Order and Discipline -- 11. The Politics of Riots and Disturbances -- 12. The Impact of Europe -- 13. Accountability and the Private Sector -- 14. Conclusions -- Appendix A. Data Collection -- Appendix B. Chronology of Main Developments in Prisons in the Four Countries, 1971-1992 |
| Summary |
This completely new study, based upon extensive research carried out in four leading EC member states - the UK, France, Germany, and The Netherlands - helps to answer three related questions. First, how similar or different are European prison systems in practice? Secondly, are these similarities and differences explicable in terms of different doctrines of prison accountability? Thirdly, is it really possible to change the nature of prisons by changing the structures through which they account for their performance? |
| Analysis |
Europe |
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Imprisonment |
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Europe |
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Imprisonment |
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Europe |
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Imprisonment |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [353]-368) and indexes |
| Subject |
Prisoners -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- European Economic Community countries -- Case studies.
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Prison administration -- European Economic Community countries -- Case studies.
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Prison discipline -- European Economic Community countries -- Case studies.
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Prisoners -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- European Economic Community countries -- Case studies.
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Prisons -- European Economic Community countries -- Finance -- Case studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| LC no. |
94007712 |
| ISBN |
0198256744 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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