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Ben Crewe - The Prisoner - 9780415668668 - V9780415668668
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The Prisoner

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Description for The Prisoner Paperback. Editor(s): Bennett, Jamie; Crewe, Ben. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKVQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.

Little of what we know about prison comes from the mouths of prisoners, and very few academic accounts of prison life manage to convey some of its most profound and important features: its daily pressures and frustrations, the culture of the wings and landings, and the relationships which shape the everyday experience of being imprisoned.

The Prisoner aims to redress this by foregrounding prisoners’ own accounts of prison life in what is an original and penetrating edited collection. Each of its chapters explores a particular prisoner sub-group or an important aspect of prisoners’ lives, and each is divided into two sections: ... Read more

The book aims to bring to life key penological issues and to provide an accessible text for anyone interested in prisons, including students, practitioners and a general audience. It seeks to represent and humanize a group which is often silent in discussions of imprisonment, and to shine a light on a world which is generally hidden from view.

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Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
295g
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415668668
SKU
V9780415668668
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1

About Ben Crewe
Ben Crewe is Deputy Director of the Prisons Research Centre at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge. He has published on various aspects of prison life, including staff--prisoner relationships, the drugs economy within prison, the 'inmate code' and public--private sector comparisons. His most recent book, The Prisoner Society: Power, Adaptation and Social Life in an English Prison, was published in ... Read more

Reviews for The Prisoner
'The book throws light on the varied everyday experiences of people in prison, while confirming the huge challenges of minimizing the damage and dislocation of the carceral experience.' 'It is the right kind of introduction for those who know little about prison life, but probably even more useful for practitioners and academics more involved in prisons; it is all ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Prisoner


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