Alison Liebling (UK Cambridge University), David Price, Guy Shefer

The Prison Officer

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A guide to the world and work of the Prison Officer, showing the centrality of staff-prisoner relationships to different operations carried out by officers. It is suitable for those with an interest in the work of a prison officer and established and aspiring officers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 414g
• ISBN-13: 9781843922698
• ISBN-10: 184392269X
• Artikelnr.: 23396325

Autorenporträt

Alison Liebling is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Cambridge and Director of the Prisons Research Centre; David Price worked as a research assistant and co-author on the first edition and now works in IT; Guy Shefer is a research assistant at the Institute of Psychiatry, London.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Prison Officers at Their Best 2. Who is the Prison
Officer? 3. Understanding Prison Officers and Their Role 4. The
Complexities of Role 5. Staff-Prisoner Relationships: The Heart of Prison
Work 6. The Centrality of Discretion in the Work of Prison Officers 7.
Prison Officer Culture and Unionisation 8. The Prison Officer in a Modern
Bureaucracy 9. Conclusions