{"product_id":"9781447365419-a-guide-to-prisons-and-penal-policy","title":"A Guide to Prisons and Penal Policy","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrisons Unlocked\u003cbr\u003eThis concise and accessible guide offers a critical overview of the prison system in England and Wales for students and practitioners. The book guides the reader through prison life as experienced by different stakeholder groups and is packed with learning features such as case studies and key concepts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding prisons and the policies surrounding them is of fundamental importance to students and practitioners of criminology and related fields. This concise and accessible guide offers a compendium of key information, theories, concepts, research and policy, presenting a rounded and critical overview of the prison system in England and Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCovering the historical and contemporary context of prisons, the text guides the reader through the work of prison officers, a tour of international prisons and how prison life is experienced by different groups, such as women.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFocusing on the experiences of stakeholder groups and the themes of power, legitimacy and rehabilitation, the book concludes with an overview of the future challenges for prisons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach chapter includes key learning features: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• end of chapter questions; \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• definitions of key terms and concepts; \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• examples and illustrative case studies; \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• learning outcomes; \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• summary boxes of major research studies and further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40964358471777,"sku":"9781447365419","price":121.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33917069.jpg?v=1745591539","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781447365419-a-guide-to-prisons-and-penal-policy","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}