Discourse Power and Justice / Edition 1

by Michael Adler, Brian Longhurst

Overview

First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415042376
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/22/1994
Series:	International Library of Sociology
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1500L (what's this?)

About the Author

Michael Adler is Reader in Social Policy at the University of Edinburgh. Brian Longhurst is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Salford.

Table of Contents

List of figures, List of tables, Acknowledgements, List of abbreviations, Introduction, 1. Institutions, actors and trends in imprisonment, 2. Discourses and discursive struggles, 3. Classification: the core of the prison system, 4. Transfers and careers: reinforcing classification, 5. Regimes: the power of the governors and the marginalisation of other professionals, 6. Petitions to the Secretary of State: handling requests and settling grievances?, 7. The Prisons Inspectorate: monitoring regimes and improving standards?, 8. The European Convention on Human Rights: protecting prisoners’ rights?, 9. Recent developments in penal policy: towards enterprising managerialism, 10. Conclusion: discourse, power and justice, Notes, List of cited cases, References, Index