The Rise and Fall of the Rehabilitative Ideal, 1895-1970

by Victor Bailey

Book Overview

Spanning almost a century of penal policy and practice in England and Wales, this book is a study of the long arc of the rehabilitative ideal, beginning in 1895, the year of the Gladstone Committee on Prisons, and ending in 1970, when the policy of treating and training criminals was very much on the defensive.

Drawing on a plethora of source material, such as the official papers of mandarins, ministers, and magistrates, measures...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367077116
• ISBN13: 9780367077112
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 568 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"