Alexander Paterson : prison reformer /

Sir Alexander Paterson (1884-1947) is best remembered for his role as Commissioner of Prisons and as the individual responsible for some of the greatest British innovations in the field of penal practice. All major prison reforms of his day can be associated with his name. One of the key characteris...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Potter, Harry, 1954- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge : The Boydell Press, 2022.
Temas:
Paterson, Alexander, > Sir, > 1884-1947.
Prison reformers > Great Britain.
Prisons.
Prisons
Réformateurs de prison > Grande-Bretagne.
Prison reformers
Great Britain
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Illustrations
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Preface: A Good and Useful Life
  • Family Tree
  • PART I
  • THE YOUNG IDEALIST: 1884-1914
  • 1. Early Years and Influences: 1884-1902
  • 2. Alma Mater: 1902-1906
  • 3. Across the Bridges: 1906-1910
  • 4. Bridging the Gap: 1911-1914
  • PART II
  • THE HAPPY WARRIOR: 1914-1922
  • 5. Reading, Digging and Singing: 1914-1915
  • 6. Waste of Muscle, Waste of Brain: 1916-1919
  • 7. A Labour of Love: 1919-1922
  • PART III
  • PRISON COMMISSIONER: 1922-1945
  • 8. Paterson's Light Horse: 1922-1934
  • 9. Solvitur Perambulando: 1922-1924
  • 10. The 'Paterson Era': 1922-1939
  • 11. Prison Wallah: 1925-1926
  • 12. Expert Witness: 1925-1933
  • 13. The Transformation of Borstals: 1922-1930
  • 14. Long March to Lowdham: 1930-1939
  • 15. The Enigma of Harold Jones: 1921-1941
  • 16. Voyage of Discovery: 1931
  • 17. From Dartmoor to Berlin: 1932-1935
  • 18. Strange New World: 1937
  • 19. Policy, Progress and the Onset of War: 1938-1939
  • 20. War Work: 1939-1943
  • 21. West Africa and Malta: 1943-1944
  • PART IV
  • CROSSING THE BRIDGE: 1945-1947
  • 22. Picking up the Pieces: 1945-1946
  • 23. Death, Commemoration, Legacy: 1947-
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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