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The Scandinavian Prison Study

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Authors:
  1. Stanton Wheeler

    1. (Deceased), New Haven, USA

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  2. Hugh F. Cline

    1. (Deceased), New York, USA

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Editors:
  1. David J. Armor

    1. Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, Arlington, USA

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  • Includes a foreword by Marcia Chambers and an afterword by Thomas Mathiesen
  • Includes an introduction which discusses how prison sociology has changed since the study and which issues are still debated
  • Fills an important and historical gap in the literature during a time of renewed interest in Nordic prisons and prison policies
  • Presents a very comparative prison study which remains unique to this day

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology (PSIPP)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxviii
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  2. Scandinavian Prisons in Perspective

    • Stanton Wheeler, Hugh F. Cline
    Pages 1-18

  3. Research Design and Methods

    • Stanton Wheeler, Hugh F. Cline
    Pages 19-40

  4. Social Change and the Prison

    • Stanton Wheeler, Hugh F. Cline
    Pages 41-77

  5. The Social Climate of the Prisons

    • Stanton Wheeler, Hugh F. Cline
    Pages 79-112

  6. Personal Background and Response to Incarceration

    • Stanton Wheeler, Hugh F. Cline
    Pages 113-156

  7. Patterns of Social Involvement and Inmate Response to Incarceration

    • Stanton Wheeler, Hugh F. Cline
    Pages 157-204

  8. Personal Response in Divergent Prison Environments

    • Stanton Wheeler, Hugh F. Cline
    Pages 205-221

  9. Considerations of Justice in the Sentencing and Treatment of Scandinavian Prison Inmates

    • Stanton Wheeler, Hugh F. Cline
    Pages 223-278

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 279-352
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About this book

This book presents the formerly-unpublished manuscript by Wheeler and Cline detailing the landmark, comparative prisons study they conducted in the 1960s which examined fifteen Scandinavian prisons and nearly 2000 inmates across four Nordic countries. At the time, it was the largest comparative study of prisons and inmate behavior ever undertaken and despite 15 years of analysis and write-up it was never published but it influenced many other important prison studies that followed. This book engages with the functionalist perspectives that were widespread in the 1960s, and tries to answer some of the classical questions of prison sociology such as how prisoners adapt to imprisonment and the degree to which prisoner adaptations can be attributed to characteristics of prisoners and prisons. It examines the nature and structure of prisons, the effect of that structure on individual prisoners and the other factors that may influence the way that they respond to confinement. It also includes discussion about the prisoners’ considerations of justice and fairness and a explanation of the study design and data which was highly unique at the time. The Scandinavian Prison Study brings Wheeler and Cline's pioneering work into the present context with a preface and an introduction which discuss the questions and claims raised in the book still relevant to this day.  

Authors, Editors and Affiliations

  • Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, Arlington, USA

    David J. Armor

  • (Deceased), New Haven, USA

    Stanton Wheeler

  • (Deceased), New York, USA

    Hugh F. Cline

About the editor

David J. Armor is Professor Emeritus of Public Policy at George Mason University, USA.

Stanton Wheeler was Ford Foundation Professor of Law and the Social Sciences (Emeritus) at Yale Law School, USA.


Hugh F. Cline was Adjunct Professor of Sociology and Education at Teacher's College, Columbia University, USA. 


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