Penal Culture and Hyperincarceration: The Revival of the Prison

by Chris Cunneen, David Brown, Eileen Baldry

Book Overview

What are the various forces influencing the role of the prison in late modern societies? What changes have there been in penality and use of the prison over the past 40 years that have led to the re-valorization of the prison? Using penal culture as a conceptual and theoretical vehicle, and Australia as a case study, this book analyses international developments in penality and imprisonment. Authored by some of Australia's leading penal theorists,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138269778
• ISBN13: 9781138269774
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"