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Imprisonment worldwide : the current situation and an alternative future
Title
Imprisonment worldwide : the current situation and an alternative future / Andrew Coyle, Helen Fair, Jessica Jacobson, Roy Walmsley.
ISBN
9781447331766
1447331761
9781447331773
144733177X
9781447331780
1447331788
9781447331759
1447331753
Publication
Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2016.
Physical Description
1 online resource (ix, 170 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
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Summary
How many people are imprisoned across the globe? What factors can help explain variations in the use of imprisonment in different countries? What ethical considerations should apply to the way imprisonment is used? Providing a comprehensive account of prison populations worldwide, this new work links prison statistics from the last 15 years with considerations of how prisons and prison populations are managed. With commentary from its well-known, respected authors on what is meant by an ethical approach to the use of imprisonment, and how this can be sustained in ever more challenging social, economic and political environments, this book is a major contribution to the knowledge of those currently debating prisons and the use of imprisonment, whether from academic, policy, practitioner, activist or lay perspectives. Its accessible, informative infographics also make it an engaging read and a valuable teaching resource for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in criminology, law, political science, and public policy.
Variant and related titles
Mass incarceration and prison studies. Text.
Other formats
Print version: Coyle, Andrew. Imprisonment Worldwide : The Current Situation and an Alternative Future. Bristol : Policy Press, ©2016
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 10, 2024
Series
Policy Press Shorts Insights
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Intro
IMPRISONMENT WORLDWIDE
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
A note on terminology
SECTION I. Prisons and the use of imprisonment: numbers and trends
2. Numbers of prisoners worldwide
The World Prison Brief
Make-up of the worldwide prison population
Regional variation
ational variation
Occupancy levels
3. Composition of prison populations worldwide
Remand prisoners
including pre-trial detainees
Women prisoners
4. Prison population trends
Prison population trends worldwide and by continent
Africa
The Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Global diversity and change in the use of imprisonment: some general considerations
SECTION II. An ethical approach to the use of imprisonment
5. What constitutes an ethical approach to the use of imprisonment?
Overview
International human rights standards
6. Features of an ethical approach to the use of imprisonment
Total prohibition of torture
Dignity of the person
Health
Operating safe, secure and orderly prisons
Disciplinary procedures and complaints
Constructive activities and social reintegration
Recognising diversity
Remand prisoners and all others under detention without sentence
Women prisoners
Juvenile and young prisoners
Prisoners serving long sentences
Inspection procedures
Concluding remarks
7. Challenges to an ethical approach to the use of imprisonment
Human rights as a means to an end
Common features of prison populations
The increased use of prison
Some concluding remarks
SECTION III. An alternative future
8. Rethinking prisons and the use of imprisonment
The purpose of imprisonment
Justice Reinvestment
The human development model
9. Conclusion
References.
ANNEX A. List of jurisdictions on which the World Prison Brief holds prison population data
ANNEX B. List of relevant international human rights instruments
Index.
Subjects
Subjects (Medical)
Prisons
Prisoners
Genre/Form
Statistics
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