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The prison system and its effects : wherefrom, whereto, and why?

Print Book, English, ©2008
Nova Science Publishers, New York, ©2008
History
xiv, 241 pages ; 26 cm
9781604561937, 1604561939
181424167
Introduction
Consensus of informed opinion about the need for change
Prison overcrowding
Conceptualizing the prison as a social system
Assessing the general effects of imprisonment
Adverse reactions to imprisonment
The management of captives
The development of prisons in New Zealand
Recent official inquiries into the prison system ine New Zealand
Overview and conclusions