Prison Violence - Kristine Levan

Prison Violence

Causes, Consequences and Solutions

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
168 Seiten
2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-8153-6690-4 (ISBN)
58,60 inkl. MwSt
Drawing on a range of research and media sources to provide an international perspective on the topic of prison violence, this book focuses on the impact of such violence on the individual both while he or she is incarcerated and upon his or her release from prison, as well as on society as a whole. With a special emphasis on comparisons of violence among incarcerated populations in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, Prison Violence: Causes, Consequences and Solutions explores the various systems that exist to combat the problem, whilst also considering public perceptions of offenders and punishment, as influenced by media and coverage of high-profile cases. Providing a comprehensive analysis of prison violence on national and international levels, this book examines the extent of the problem, theoretical understandings of the issue and concrete solutions designed to prevent and handle such violence. As such, it will be of interest to policy makers as well as scholars of sociology, criminology and penology.

Kristine Levan is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Idaho, USA.

1. An introduction to prisons, punishment and prison violence

2. Prison, by the numbers

3. Prisons and prison violence in other countries

4. Prison violence: explanations and theoretical underpinnings

5. The effects of prison violence

6. Challenges to understanding the problem

7. What is being done?

8. The long road ahead: the future of prison violence

References

Index.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Solving Social Problems
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 453 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Recht / Steuern Allgemeines / Lexika
Recht / Steuern Arbeits- / Sozialrecht Sozialrecht
Recht / Steuern EU / Internationales Recht
Recht / Steuern Strafrecht Kriminologie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10 0-8153-6690-6 / 0815366906
ISBN-13 978-0-8153-6690-4 / 9780815366904
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