Prisons and Prison Systems : A Global Encyclopedia
Mitchel P. Roth
Bok Engelsk 2005 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Santa Barbara : : ABC-CLIO, , 2005.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (390 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Alphabetical List of Entries; Topical List of Entries; Preface; Introduction; Chronology; The Encyclopedia; Appendix A: Prison Museums; Appendix B: Some Famous Prisoners and Their Prison History; Appendix C: Writings by Prisoners; Appendix D: Writings by Prison Employees; Appendix E: Prison Architects and Visionaries; Appendix F: United States Federal Correctional Institutions (FCIs); Appendix G: Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners; Appendix H: Selections from Alcatraz Prison Regulations; Appendix I: National Prison Congress Declaration of Principles (1870). - Appendix J: The Mutual Welfare LeagueAppendix K: Plan for a Penitentiary Inspection House, by Jeremy Bentham; Appendix L: General Prison Argot and Slang; Appendix M: French Prison Slang from Devil's Island; Appendix N: Soviet Slang from the Gulags; Bibliography; Index. - Prisons have undoubtedly changed over the years, as have penal practices in general, though more so in some countries than others. Prisons and prison systems have long been an overlooked part of criminal justice research, and as a result, limited material is available on many institutions. This comprehensive encyclopedia provides a historical overview of institutions and systems around the world, as well as penal theories, prisoner culture and life, and notable prisoners and personnel.||Readers will find a plethora of information including material on such famous prisons as the Tower of London
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Prisoners Prisons Prisons - History Vis mer... Prisons - Officials and employees
Imprisonment -- Cross-cultural studies -- Encyclopedias. Prisoners -- Biography -- Encyclopedias. Prisons -- Encyclopedias. Prisons -- History -- Encyclopedias. Prisons -- Officials and employees -- Biography -- Encyclopedias. Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency Social Sciences Social Welfare & Social Work fengsler verdensomspennende penologi straff anstaltklima H: Selections from Alcatraz Prison regulations -- Appendix I:National Prison Congress Declaration of principles -- Appendix J: The Mutual Welfare League -- Appendix K: Plan for a penitentiary inspection house, by Jeremy Bentham -- Appendix L: Prison argot/glossary/slang -- Appendix M: French prison slang from Devil's Island -- Appendix N: Soviet slang from the gulags. fengsler leksikon |
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| ISBN | 0313328560
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