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Imprisonment Today

Current Issues in the Prison Debate

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  • © 1988

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Editors:
  1. Simon Backett

    1. MRC Unit for Epidemiological Studies in Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, UK

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  2. John McNeill

    1. Scottish Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders, UK

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  3. Alex Yellowlees

    1. Murray Royal Hospital, UK

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Prosecution Approaches and Imprisonment

    • Jacqueline Tombs
    Pages 1-15

  3. Jailing and Bailing: Understanding Bail and Custodial Remand in Scotland, England and Wales

    • Carol Jones
    Pages 16-35

  4. Classification Procedures in Scottish Prisons: ‘Sweeties for the Good Boys?’

    • John McNeill
    Pages 36-52

  5. Women in Prison

    • Pamela Baldwin
    Pages 53-69

  6. Suicide and Stress in Prison: Implications for a Preventive Strategy

    • Simon Backett
    Pages 70-84

  7. The Role of the Psychiatrist in the Penal System

    • Alex Yellowlees
    Pages 85-103

  8. Prisoners’ Rights

    • James McManus
    Pages 104-124

  9. The Barlinnie Special Unit: A Penal Experiment

    • Ian Stephen
    Pages 125-138

  10. Through-Care or Throughput

    • Mike Harland
    Pages 139-159

  11. Criminal Justice: Impediments to Reform

    • David Jenkins
    Pages 160-171

  12. Alternatives to Prison

    • Susan Moody, Adrian Carr
    Pages 172-185

  13. Imprisonment — in the Victim’s Interest?

    • Ann Millar
    Pages 186-201

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 202-204
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About this book

A collection of papers on various aspects of the imprisonment process in which each chapter highlights a critical area in the prisoner's passage through the penal system. The book aims to promote a greater understanding of the issues and problems inherent to the British penal system.

Editors and Affiliations

  • MRC Unit for Epidemiological Studies in Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, UK

    Simon Backett

  • Scottish Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders, UK

    John McNeill

  • Murray Royal Hospital, UK

    Alex Yellowlees

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Imprisonment Today

  • Book Subtitle: Current Issues in the Prison Debate

  • Editors: Simon Backett, John McNeill, Alex Yellowlees

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08897-3

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1988

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-08897-3Published: 18 June 1988

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 204

  • Topics: Prison and Punishment

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