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Inter-war Penal Policy and Crime in England: The Dartmoor Convict Prison Riot, 1932
Alyson Brown
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Description for Inter-war Penal Policy and Crime in England: The Dartmoor Convict Prison Riot, 1932
Hardcover. An exploration of the 1932 prison riot in Dartmoor Convict Prison. One of the most notorious and destructive in English prison history, it received unprecedented public and media attention. This book examines the causes, events and consequences to shed new light on prison cultures and violence as well as penal policy and public attitudes. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
An exploration of the 1932 prison riot in Dartmoor Convict Prison. One of the most notorious and destructive in English prison history, it received unprecedented public and media attention. This book examines the causes, events and consequences to shed new light on prison cultures and violence as well as penal policy and public attitudes.
An exploration of the 1932 prison riot in Dartmoor Convict Prison. One of the most notorious and destructive in English prison history, it received unprecedented public and media attention. This book examines the causes, events and consequences to shed new light on prison cultures and violence as well as penal policy and public attitudes.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
191
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230282186
SKU
V9780230282186
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Ref
99-15
About Alyson Brown
Alyson Brown is a Reader in History at Edge Hill University, UK. She has conducted extensive research into the history of crime and penal history. Her book, English Society and the Prison (2003) was well received and widely reviewed. She has also published numerous articles and chapters on this subject area.
Reviews for Inter-war Penal Policy and Crime in England: The Dartmoor Convict Prison Riot, 1932
“This book uses the central event of the riot as a cypher to explore key areas in the history of crime and penality in inter-war England. … The book has much to recommend it, in terms of both the detailed study of the event, the broader study of the culture of the prison, and the responses to, and representation of, ... Read more