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Pentonville; a sociological study of an English prison

Title
Pentonville; a sociological study of an English prison, by Terence Morris and Pauline Morris assisted by Barbara Barer.
Author
Morris, Terence.
Publication
London, Routledge & K. Paul [1963]

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Additional Authors
Morris, Pauline, -1979.
Description
xv, 398 pages illustrations, plan; 23 cm
Series Statement
International library of sociology and social reconstruction
Uniform Title
International Library of Sociology and Social Reconstruction, London.
Subject
  • Pentonville Prison
  • Pentonville Prison
  • Prisons
  • England
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • I. Introduction to the study -- II. The organization of the prison -- III. The prison population -- IV. The prison staff -- V. Routine and administration -- VI. The exercise of authority -- VII. The experience of imprisonment -- VIII. Sexual behaviour in prison -- IX. The health of the prison -- X. Communication and conflict among the staff -- XI. Co-operation and conflict among the captives -- XII. Where staff and prisoners meet -- XIII. Influences from over the wall -- XIV. Social welfare and after-care -- XV. Crime and punishment.
  • Appendix A. Research and the prison community -- Appendix B. Talk to the prison visitors -- Appendix C. Selected essays by prisoners.
LCCN
  • 64001433
  • 12440568 1551861 +UKX
OCLC
  • ocm00377196
  • 377196
  • SCSB-254528
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library