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Maconochie's gentlemen : the story of Norfolk Island & the roots of modern prison reform /
In 1840, Alexander Maconochie, a retired naval captain, became superintendent of two thousand twice-convicted prisoners on Norfolk Island, a thousand miles off the coast of Australia. He transformed the brutal convict settlements into a controlled, stable, and productive environment. This book offer...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2002.
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| Colección: | Studies in crime and public policy.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In 1840, Alexander Maconochie, a retired naval captain, became superintendent of two thousand twice-convicted prisoners on Norfolk Island, a thousand miles off the coast of Australia. He transformed the brutal convict settlements into a controlled, stable, and productive environment. This book offers an account of this pioneer in penal reform. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 213 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| ISBN: | 0195169123 9780195169126 0195146077 9780195146073 1602567131 9781602567139 9780198033387 0198033389 9786610534371 6610534373 1280534370 9781280534379 0195347056 9780195347050 |