Punishment and Civilization: Penal Tolerance and Intolerance in Modern Society

By John Pratt and John Pratt

This book examines how a framework of punishment that suited the values of the civilized world came to be set in place from around 1800 to the late 20th century. John Pratt draws on research about prison architecture, clothing, diet, hygienic arrangements and changes in penal language to establish this.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761947531
• ISBN13: 9780761947530
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Sage Publications UK
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.4"