Doing Time An Introduction to the Sociology of Imprisonment

by Matthews, Roger

• ISBN13: 9780230235519
• ISBN10: 0230235514
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-10-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

The new edition ofDoing Timebrings this widely recognized book up to date and provides an accessible and informed discussion of current debates around prisons and penal policy. Drawing on range of international material, the book provides a critical sociological analysis of developments in imprisonment.

Author Biography

ROGER MATTHEWS is Professor of Criminology at London South Bank University, UK. He is Head of the Crime Reduction and Community Safety Research Group. He is sole author of Armed Robbery and Prostitution, Politics and Policy. He has also produced joint authored texts on community safety and edited a number of books on criminological theory, imprisonment and crime control.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures  * Preface to Second Edition * Acknowledgements * The Emergence of the Modern Prison * Space, Time and Labour * Order, Control and Adaption in Prison * The Political Economy of Imprisonment * The Politics and Culture of Imprisonment * Crime, Sentencing and Imprisonment * Youth Justice and Youth Custody * Women's Imprisonment * Race and Imprisonment * The Future of Imprisonment  * Bibliography

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