Prisons, Punishment and the Pursuit of Security |
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| Author:
| Drake, Deborah |
| Series title: | Critical Criminological Perspectives Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-230-28293-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2012 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $130.95 |
Book Description:
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Drawing on research in men's long-term, maximum-security prisons, this book examines three interconnected problems: the tendency of the prison to obscure other social problems and conceal its own failings, the pursuit of greater levels of human security through repressive and violent means and the persistence of the belief in the problem of 'evil'.
Drawing on research in men's long-term, maximum-security prisons, this book examines three interconnected problems: the tendency of the prison to obscure other social problems and conceal its own failings, the pursuit of greater levels of human security through repressive and violent means and the persistence of the belief in the problem of 'evil'.