| 000 -LEADER |
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| fixed length control field |
01278 a2200145 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| ISBN |
9781107521803 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
365 |
| Item number |
WHY- |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Why Prison ? |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Name of publisher |
Cambridge University Press , |
| Year of publication |
2015. |
| Place of publication |
United Kingdom : |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Number of Pages |
408, pp. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
Prison studies has experienced a period of great creativity in recent years, and this collection draws together some of the field's most exciting and innovative contemporary critical writers in order to engage directly with one of the most profound questions in penology - why prison? In addressing this question, the authors connect contemporary penological thought with an enquiry that has received the attention of some of the greatest thinkers on punishment in the past. Through critical exploration of the theories, policies and practices of imprisonment, the authors analyse why prison persists and why prisoner populations are rapidly rising in many countries. Collectively, the chapters provide not only a sophisticated diagnosis and critique of global hyper-incarceration but also suggest principles and strategies that could be adopted to radically reduce our reliance upon imprisonment. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Term |
Prisons |
| Form subdivision |
Punishment |
| -- |
Criminal justice, Administration of |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Scott, David |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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| Koha item type |
Books |
