Understanding Prisons: Key Issues in Policy and Practice

by Andrew Coyle

Few people can talk about prisons with the authority and experience that Andrew Coyle brings to his subject. A former prison governor, an academic author, an international activist and a practical reformer, Professor Coyle knows prisons inside and out, home and abroad, past and present. In Understanding Prisons he uses his impressive expertise to guide researchers through the changing world of the English prison. The result is an accessible, up-to-date,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0335213383
• ISBN13: 9780335213382
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.4"