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Book SynopsisStephen C. McGuinn develops a conception of prison infrastructure and policy to explore how workers and administrators are essential in the development of prison culture. This study provides insight for those interested in criminology, criminal justice, prison theory and reform, policy studies, and labor studies.
Trade ReviewNot since the works of Clemmer, Sykes, and Glaser have we seen a book that so deftly builds a theory of prison effects and then submits it to a rigorous analysis. McGuinn’s book provides an understanding of prisons and how to change their management so that they can better achieve their goals. This is a must read for all students of prisons but also for anyone who wants to understand and change them. -- Charles Wellford, Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland, College Park
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Prison Management Chapter 3: Analytic Method Chapter 4: Power Adoptions in Coercive Environments Chapter 5: Alienation Chapter 6: Prison Theory Chapter 7: Conclusion
