Doing Time An Introduction to the Sociology of Imprisonment

by Matthews, Roger

• ISBN13: 9780230235526
• ISBN10: 0230235522
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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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	p. vi
Introduction	p. viii
The Emergence of the Modern Prison	p. 1
Space, Time and Labour	p. 25
Order, Control and Adaptation in Prison	p. 49
The Political Economy of Imprisonment	p. 76
The Politics and Culture of Imprisonment	p. 100
Crime, Sentencing and Imprisonment	p. 123
Youth Justice and Youth Custody	p. 147
Women's Imprisonment	p. 174
Race and Imprisonment	p. 204
The Future of Imprisonment	p. 232
Websites	p. 256
Bibliography	p. 261
Index	p. 294
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