| Edition |
Rev. and enl. ed. |
| Description |
xvii, 315 p. |
| Series |
Criminal justice, law enforcement and corrections |
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Criminal justice, law enforcement and corrections.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-300) and index. |
| Contents |
The aetiology of present-day prisons and other places of captivity : from banishment and slavery to brutality and transportation : Britsh and American creations : Russian, Nazi, Japanese, and Chinese places of control -- The mounting consensus of informed opinion about the need for change -- Prison overcrowding -- Conceptualizing the prison as a social system -- Assessing the general effects of long-term imprisonment -- Pathological reactions to imprisonment -- The management of captives -- The development of prisons in New Zealand -- Recent official inquiries into the prison system in New Zealand -- Overview and conclusions. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Prisons -- New Zealand -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781617280351 (softcover) |
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9781613241653 (electronic bk.) |
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