Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket with light edgewear and slighlty tanned inner flaps. Boards slightly bowed and lightly worn at edges and corners. Pages are clean and crisp, spine is tight. AD
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Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition. Very good cloth library copy in a very good if slightly edgeworn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Some library marks remain internally. A well-preserved copy overall. Series; Cambridge studies in criminology ; 41. Physical description; xii, 239 pages ; 25 cm. Notes; Papers presented at a conference held at the University of Kent in 1977 in commemoration of the bi-centenary of John Howard's 'The state of the prisons'. Includes index. Contents; John Howard / Leon Radzinowicz -- John Howard and Bedford prison / Eric Stockdale -- John Howard and his influence in America / R.W. England -- John Howard's influence on the prison system of Europe with special reference to Germany / Albert Krebs -- A good man for gaoler? -- crisis, discontent and the prison staff / J.E. Thomas -- The centralization of governmental control of national prison services, with special reference to the Prison Act, 1877 / L.J. Blom-Cooper -- Shared responsibility / L. Lloyd Rees -- The parlous state of prisons / Terence Morris -- The effect of prison on criminality / Preben Wolf -- The case for prisoners' rights / Graham Zellick -- The future of parole / F.H. McClintock -- Classification for risk and supervision -- a preliminary conceptualization / Edith Elisabeth Flynn -- The justice model for corrections / David Fogel -- Prisons in society, or society as a prison -- a conceptual analysis / Nils Christie -- Control without repression? / Inkeri Anttila -- Ethics and expediency in penal practice / Laurie Taylor -- Mental health services and the penal system / T.C.N. Gibbens. Subjects; Howard, John (1726-1790). Prisons -- History -- Congresses. Prisons -- Great Britain. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 452390
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition. Very good cloth library copy in a very good if slightly edgeworn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Some library marks remain internally. A well-preserved copy overall. Series; Cambridge studies in criminology ; 41. Physical description; xii, 239 pages ; 25 cm. Notes; Papers presented at a conference held at the University of Kent in 1977 in commemoration of the bi-centenary of John Howard's 'The state of the prisons'. Includes index. Contents; John Howard / Leon Radzinowicz -- John Howard and Bedford prison / Eric Stockdale -- John Howard and his influence in America / R.W. England -- John Howard's influence on the prison system of Europe with special reference to Germany / Albert Krebs -- A good man for gaoler? -- crisis, discontent and the prison staff / J.E. Thomas -- The centralization of governmental control of national prison services, with special reference to the Prison Act, 1877 / L.J. Blom-Cooper -- Shared responsibility / L. Lloyd Rees -- The parlous state of prisons / Terence Morris -- The effect of prison on criminality / Preben Wolf -- The case for prisoners' rights / Graham Zellick -- The future of parole / F.H. McClintock -- Classification for risk and supervision -- a preliminary conceptualization / Edith Elisabeth Flynn -- The justice model for corrections / David Fogel -- Prisons in society, or society as a prison -- a conceptual analysis / Nils Christie -- Control without repression? / Inkeri Anttila -- Ethics and expediency in penal practice / Laurie Taylor -- Mental health services and the penal system / T.C.N. Gibbens. Subjects; Howard, John (1726-1790). Prisons -- History -- Congresses. Prisons -- Great Britain. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 452390
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket with light edgewear and slighlty tanned inner flaps. Boards slightly bowed and lightly worn at edges and corners. Pages are clean and crisp, spine is tight. AD. Used. Seller Inventory # 518424
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Seller: Godley Books, Hyde, United Kingdom
Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and minor bump to upper front corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very slight rubbing to upper and lower edges. 239pp. Published in commemoration of the bicentenary of John Howard's 'The State of the Prisons' which led to the formation of the Howard League for Penal Reform. This work brings together the principal papers presented at a conference to mark this event which looked at the past, present and future of imprisonment. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 9.5 x 6.25 inches. Seller Inventory # 022230
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Seller: Goulds Book Arcade, Sydney, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 239 pages. Dust jacket slightly worn. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Seller Inventory # 32581
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Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. Volume 41. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:0435823086. Seller Inventory # 8969912
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Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Condition: Poor. Volume 41. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains highlighter markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:0435823086. Seller Inventory # 7070824
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Seller: Kloof Booksellers & Scientia Verlag, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Condition: very good. London : Heinemann, 1978. Hardcover. Dustjacket. xii,239 pp. (Cambridge studies in criminology, 41). Library stamp. - Papers presented at a conference held at the University of Kent in 1977 in commemoration of the bi-centenary of John Howard's 'The state of the prisons' Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9780435823085. Keywords : CRIMINOLOGY, *2006-100 criminal law. Seller Inventory # 292590
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Seller: librisaggi, SAN VITO ROMANO, Italy
rilegato. Condition: Good. 0. Copertina: cartonata. Legatura: editoriale. Sovraccoperta: plastificata con alette informative. Dorso: con impressioni in oro. Pagine testo: ingiallite lievemente. Interno in ottime condizioni. 0435823086 Buono (Good) . Book. Seller Inventory # BOOK-U-010204977
Seller: Balfour Books, Sidmouth, DEVON, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Copy in green cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. "FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE LATE JOHN ALDERSON FORMER CHIEF CONSTABLE OF DEVON AND CORNWALL". Inscription on FFE. Clean text. Seller Inventory # 023274
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