Overview
- Supplies a critical appraisal of the role of prisons as a form of punishment
- Incorporates a wealth of research drawn from experiences in prisons across Europe
- Challenges the reader to reflect upon prison reforms made over the last two centuries
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology (PSIPP)
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Adopting the contemporary methods of prison tourism research, the author follows in Howard's footsteps. He draws on extensive research conducted in prisons across six countries: England, Norway, the Netherlands, France, Italy and Azerbaijan. Howard's reflections are used as a frame to assess contemporary prisons, particularly revolving around the questions of what prisons are for today, and what they should (or should not) be. It will be of great interest to criminologists researching prisons and penology, as well as historians interested in the histories of punishment.
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Book Title: The Role of Prison in Europe
Book Subtitle: Travelling in the Footsteps of John Howard
Authors: Tom Vander Beken
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29388-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-29387-5Published: 05 September 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80560-3Published: 09 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-29388-2Published: 25 August 2016
Series ISSN: 2753-0604
Series E-ISSN: 2753-0612
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 243
Topics: Prison and Punishment, Crime and Society, European History, Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice