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Takes us into a world that lies at the heart of the maximum security prison. Focusing on the 'supermaximums' - and the mental health units that complement them, this book conveys the internal contradictions of a system mandated to both punish and treat.

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Author's Note Preface Introduction PART ONE: CONDITIONS OF CONTROL 1. Controlling Troubles 2. The Choice to Be Bad PART TWO: NEGOTIATING TREATMENT, MANAGING CUSTODY 3. The Asylum of Last Resort 4. Custody and Treatment at the Divide PART THREE: QUESTIONS OF EXCLUSION 5. The Games Run Deep 6. Struggling It Out Glossary of Prison Terms Appendix: Note on Research Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments List of Illustrations Index

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 26/02/2004
      ISBN13: 9780520240766, 978-0520240766
      ISBN10: 0520240766
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Takes us into a world that lies at the heart of the maximum security prison. Focusing on the 'supermaximums' - and the mental health units that complement them, this book conveys the internal contradictions of a system mandated to both punish and treat.

      Table of Contents
      Author's Note Preface Introduction PART ONE: CONDITIONS OF CONTROL 1. Controlling Troubles 2. The Choice to Be Bad PART TWO: NEGOTIATING TREATMENT, MANAGING CUSTODY 3. The Asylum of Last Resort 4. Custody and Treatment at the Divide PART THREE: QUESTIONS OF EXCLUSION 5. The Games Run Deep 6. Struggling It Out Glossary of Prison Terms Appendix: Note on Research Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments List of Illustrations Index

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