The Working Lives of Prison Managers Global Change, Local Culture and Individual Agency in the Late Modern Prison |
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| Author:
| Bennett, Jamie |
| Series title: | Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-137-49894-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2015 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $109.99 |
Book Description:
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This book offers the first ethnographic account of working prison managers in England. It explores how globalised changes, in particular managerialism, have intersected with local occupational cultures. The study considers the pressures and expectations upon managers and how these are experienced, understood and negotiated.
This book offers the first ethnographic account of working prison managers in England. It explores how globalised changes, in particular managerialism, have intersected with local occupational cultures. The study considers the pressures and expectations upon managers and how these are experienced, understood and negotiated.