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9780868409153

The History of Australian Corrections

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  • ISBN13:

    9780868409153

  • ISBN10:

    0868409154

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-04-01
  • Publisher: University of New South Wales Press

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Summary

Beginning with the punishment systems of the ancient world, Sean O'Toole investigates the birth of the modern prison, the transportation process, the convict era and finally the creation of Australia's various State and Territory prisons and community corrections systems.

Author Biography

Sean O'Toole is the Director of Learning and Development for the NSW Department of Community Services.

Table of Contents

Glossary viii
Australian correctional system timeline viii
Acknowledgments xiv
Introduction xvi
Part 1 Key issues and themes
Punishment in the ancient world
2(5)
The first prisons
7(12)
The convict era
19(17)
Alexander Maconochie and Norfolk Island
36(7)
Early attempts at a system of law and order
43(8)
The prison in the 19th century
51(14)
The prison in the early 20th century
65(9)
Prison architecture and design
74(13)
The endless cycle of reform
87(18)
Capital punishment
105(3)
Imprisonment of women, the Indigenous, juveniles and the mentally ill
108(16)
Community corrections
124(6)
Towards the future
130(12)
Part 2 Development of corrections in Australian states and territories
New South Wales
142(24)
Tasmania
166(13)
Western Australia
179(11)
South Australia
190(10)
Victoria
200(13)
Queensland
213(8)
Northern Territory
221(5)
Australian Capital Territory
226(3)
Bibliography 229(4)
Index 233

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