Punishment and madness governing prisoners with mental health problems / Toby Seddon.
| Author/creator | Seddon, Toby |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Glass House Book/Routledge-Cavendish, 2007. |
| Description | xii, 198 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : punishment, prisons and madness -- A brief history of imprisoning the "mad" -- The new right and managerialism, 1980-1990 -- The Woolf report and prison reform, 1990-1993 -- Penal populism and austere institutions, 1993-1997 -- New labour and risk management, 1997-2005 -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | The author looks at the government of prisoners with mental health problems in England and Wales over the last 20 years. The wider context and backdrop to the book is the shift to 'late modernity' which since the 1970s has seen massive structural change in most Western societies. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-192) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2006020254 |
| ISBN | 1904385907 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9781904385905 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 190438563X (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781904385639 (hardback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |