1st Edition
The English Prison Officer Since 1850 A Study in Conflict
By J. E. Thomas
Copyright 1972
266 Pages
by
Routledge
266 Pages
by
Routledge
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When this book was originally published in 1972 very little had been written about prison staff. The author acknowledges that interest should of course be concentrated on the prisoner community but maintains that the prison staff must also be examined if prisons are to be fully understood. This book demonstrates that the central figure in any prison system is the basic grade uniformed officer and... Read more
1.The Organisation and the Task 2. The Background to the Centralisation of the Prison System 3. Building The Prison Service 4. 1850–80: The Early Years 5. 1880–91: Two Major Inquiries 6. 1892–5: The Gladstone Committee 1895–1921: A Change of Direction 8. 1922–45: The Paterson Initiative 9. 1945–68: The Crisis Erupts 10. Postscript.
Biography
J. E. Thomas was Assistant Governor in the English Prison Service for seven years, and tutor at the Prison Service Staff College.
Original Review of The English Prison Officer Since 1850:
‘The first major study of what is a fascinating subject.’ Duncan Fairn, The British Journal of Criminology, Vol 13, No. 1 (1973).
