Punishment and Control in Historical Perspective - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1349361801 ISBN 13: 9781349361809

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008

Synopsis

Bringing together new research, this book advances current theoretical understandings of punishment and control in society. It provides a critical analysis of institutions, punishment and the law, and explores the delivery of punishment and experience of incarceration in Western societies from the early-nineteenth century.

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Review:

"This book is an ideal resource for students and scholars of late Victorian/early Edwardian penality . it also sets out an ambitious plan to provide a theoretical framework through which to assess these experiences, one which attempts to make new contributions to debates about the cultural importance of prison and the continuing relevance of a concept of social control." - Dr Sarah Armstrong, Senior Research Fellow, Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research, Glasgow University, UK

"This fascinating collection contains essays by experienced and emerging scholars which explore some neglected topics of crime history. Yet it is those ignored topics which are today producing our most valuable insights into the history of offending and crime control." - Professor Barry Godfrey, Director, Research Institute of Law, Politics and Justice, Keele University, UK.

Book Description:

Bringing together new research on punishment and social control, this book develops existing theoretical perspectives and explores new territory in research on the 19th and 20th centuries

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1349361801
• ISBN 13: 9781349361809
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 281
• Editor: Johnston H.