A Guide to Prisons and Penal Policy: Prisons Unlocked

by Rachel Vipond

Overview

Understanding prisons and the policies surrounding them is of fundamental importance to students and practitioners of criminology and related fields. This concise and accessible guide offers a compendium of key information, theories, concepts, research and policy, presenting a rounded and critical overview of the prison system in England and Wales. Covering the historical and contemporary context of prisons, the text guides the reader through the work of prison officers, a tour of international prisons and how prison life is experienced by different groups, such as women. Focusing on the experiences of stakeholder groups and the themes of power, legitimacy and rehabilitation, the book concludes with an overview of the future challenges for prisons. Each chapter includes key learning features: • end of chapter questions; • definitions of key terms and concepts; • examples and illustrative case studies; • learning outcomes; • summary boxes of major research studies and further reading.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447365426
Publisher:	Bristol University Press
Publication date:	05/23/2023
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	188
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x (d)

About the Author

Rachel Vipond is Lecturer in Criminal Justice and Social Policy at the University of York.

Table of Contents

1. Orienting the Prison 2. The Birth of the Prison 3. Prison: The Modern Context 4. Doing Time: How Different Groups Experience Prison Differently 5. Prison Life 6. Theorising Punishment and the Pains of Imprisonment 7. Doing Prison Work 8. Leaving Prison, Resettling and Returning 9. Prison on an International Scale 10. What Next for Prisons?

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"This is a great, comprehensive and accessible introduction to prisons and punishment. I have no doubt it will be a popular text with students of penology, criminology and criminal justice. It deserves to be." James Treadwell, Staffordshire University

“An ideal study companion for penology students. Bringing together policy context and insight into the prison experience makes this book accessible to disciplines within and beyond the social sciences.” Helen Nichols, University of Hull