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THE ROLE OF PRISON IN EUROPE IBD

PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
06 / 2018
9783319805603
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Sinopsis

This book discusses the role of the prison in Europe across a divide of over 200 years. Inspired by the travels of the prison reformer John Howard (1726-1790), who visited prisons across Europe in the eighteenth century, it fundamentally reflects on centuries of the practice of locking people up as punishment. Howard travelled across Europe to visit prisons, with a simple method: he travelled and knocked on prison doors on his journey and entered the premises. He then observed the situation in the prison, took notes and left to visit other locations. HowardâÇÖs influential bookáThe State of the Prisonsáresulted from his experiences, provoking debate among prison reformers and academics worldwide.Adopting the contemporary methods of prison tourism research,áthe author follows in HowardâÇÖs footsteps. He draws on extensive research conducted in prisons across six countries:áEngland, Norway, the Netherlands, France, Italy and Azerbaijan.áHowardâÇÖs reflections are used as a frame to assess contemporary prisons, particularly revolving around the questions of what prisons are for today, and what they should (or should not) be.áIt will be of great interest to criminologists researching prisons and penology, as well as historians interested in the histories of punishment.

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