The new edition of Doing Time brings this widely recognized book up-to-date and provides an accessible and informed discussion of current debates around prisons and penal policy. Drawing on a range of international material the book provides a critical sociological analysis of developments in imprisonment. INDICE: The Emergence of the Modern Prison - Space, Time and Labour - Order, Control and Adaption in Prison - The Political Economy of Imprisonment - The Culture and Politics of Imprisonment - Crime, Sentencing and Imprisonment - Young People in Custody - Women's Imprisonment - Race and Imprisonment - The Future of Imprisonment - Bibliography
- ISBN: 978-0-230-23551-9
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 312
- Fecha Publicación: 28/08/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés