Prisons and Their Moral Performance: A Study of Values, Quality, and Prison Life

by Alison Liebling, Helen Arnold

Overview

This book constitutes a critical case study of the modern search for public sector reform. It includes a detailed account of a study aimed at developing a meaningful way of evaluating difficult-to-measure moral dimensions of the quality of prisons.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199291489
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/29/2005
Series:	Clarendon Studies in Criminology
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	592
Product dimensions:	8.46(w) x 5.58(h) x 1.26(d)

About the Author

Alison Liebling is a University Lecturer and Director of the Prisons Research Centre at the Cambridge University Institute of Criminology. She is also a Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Helen Arnold is at the Cambridge University Institute of Criminology.

Table of Contents

PART 1: INTRODUCTION: PENAL VALUES AND PRISON EVALUATION1. The Late Modern Prison and The Question of Values2. The Measurement and Evaluation of Prison Regimes3. Identifying 'What Matters' in Prison4. Particular Prisons and Their QualitiesPART 2: THE MEANING AND MEASUREMENT OF KEY DIMENSIONS OF PRISON LIFE5. Relationship Dimensions: Respect, Humanity, Trust, Relationships, and Support6. Regime Dimensions: Fairness, Order, Safety, Well-Being, Personal Development, Family Contact, and Decency7. Social Structure and Other Dimensions: Power, Prisoner Social Life, Meaning, and Quality of LifePART 3: PENAL VALUES AND PRISON MANAGEMENT8. Managing Modern Prisons and their Performance9. Security, Harmony, and 'What Matters' in Prison Life10. Legitimacy, Decency, and the Moral Performance of Prisons

Editorial Reviews

"a fuller and more interesting analysis of the complexity of [the] prison community than anything I have read previously"—Phil Wheatley, Director General, HM Prison Service

" ...outstanding... it gets right to the heart of what I think prisons are all about."—Martin Narey, Commissioner, Correctional Services

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