By Various
October 25, 2023
This 18-volume set has titles originally published between 1934 and 1992. Prison as a form of punishment dates back as far as the Romans and has evolved over time into the institution we see today. This collection covers a whole range of issues such as how prisons are run; how imprisonment affects ...
By Philip Priestley, James McGuire, David Flegg, Valerie Hemsley, David Welham, Rosemary Barnitt
October 25, 2023
‘Gate fever’ is the name of a non-medical syndrome said to infect men in prison as the date of their discharge draws near. Its symptoms are euphoria and anxiety, mixed with irrational thinking; and the unfailing cure of the condition is the cold douche of reality which awaits the victim outside the...
By Adrian M. Ostfeld, Stanislav V. Kasl, David A. D'Atri, Edward F. Fitzgerald
October 25, 2023
Originally published in 1987, the purpose of Stress, Crowding, and Blood Pressure in Prison was to present, in a single location, the rationale, background, methods, principal results, analyses, interpretations, and conclusions of the authors’ studies at Massachusetts correctional institutions. ...
By D. L. Howard
October 25, 2023
In the late 1950s crime and its treatment had never been of greater public interest. In The English Prisons, originally published in 1960, D.L. Howard used his knowledge of academic criminology and his practical experience of criminals of all ages to produce a book which would be of value to all ...
By L. W. Fox
October 25, 2023
Originally published in 1934, The Modern English Prison was prepared in the belief that among the growing literature of crime and the treatment of crime, there should be some room for some account of the English prison system as it stood. Its first aim was to give an objective and comprehensive ...
By Keith Soothill
October 25, 2023
For well over one hundred years society had considered ways of helping prisoners on their release from prison, but there had been no serious attempt to assess in a scientific manner the value of such efforts. Originally published in 1974, this book broke with this tradition and was the first ...
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By Seán McConville
October 25, 2023
In the previous few years English penal policy had undergone considerable change. Originally published in 1975, the contributors to The Use of Imprisonment focus on the use of imprisonment in such a time of transition, and examine various aspects of penal policy – administrative, organizational, ...