Description
Book SynopsisâœFew people can talk about prisons with the authority and experience thatAndrew Coyle brings to his subject. A former prison governor, an academicauthor, an international activist and a practical reformer, Professor Coyleknows prisons inside and out, home and abroad, past and present. InUnderstanding Prisons
he uses his impressive expertise to guide researchersthrough the changing world of the English prison. The result is an accessible,up-to-date, and highly informative book that will be welcomed by studentsand practitioners alike.â
David Garland, NYU, author of The Culture of Control
âœAndrew Coyle has drawn on his lifelong experience of governing prisons inScotland and England and, as the former Director of the International Centrefor Prison Studies, Kings College, London, studying prisons worldwide. Hehas written a comprehensive account of the use of imprisonment and thecharacter of prisons. He persuasively argues that our continued, extensiveuse of
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. The political context
2. The history of the modern prison
3. The organization of the prison system
4. The prisoners
5. Prison staff
6. What happens in prison
7. Order and control
8. Beyond prison
9. The future of the prison
