General Views Regarding The Social System Of Convict Management (1839)

by John Herbert Slater

Book Overview

""General Views Regarding The Social System Of Convict Management"" is a book written by Alexander Maconochie in 1839. The book discusses the social system of managing convicts, and Maconochie's views on how to improve it. Maconochie was a British naval officer who became the superintendent of Norfolk Island, a penal colony in Australia. He believed that the current system of punishment, which focused on harsh physical discipline and isolation, was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1120623545
• ISBN13: 9781120623546
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 52 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"