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Imprisonment Worldwide : The Current Situation and an Alternative Future /

How many people are imprisoned across the globe? What factors can help explain variations in the use of imprisonment in different countries? What ethical considerations should apply to the way imprisonment is used? Providing a comprehensive account of prison populations worldwide, this new work link...

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Autores principales: Coyle, Andrew (Autor), Walmsley, Roy (Autor), Jacobson, Jessica, 1966- (Autor), Fair, Helen (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2016.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Intro -- IMPRISONMENT WORLDWIDE -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- A note on terminology -- SECTION I. Prisons and the use of imprisonment: numbers and trends -- 2. Numbers of prisoners worldwide -- The World Prison Brief -- Make-up of the worldwide prison population -- Regional variation -- ational variation -- Occupancy levels -- 3. Composition of prison populations worldwide -- Remand prisoners -- including pre-trial detainees -- Women prisoners -- 4. Prison population trends -- Prison population trends worldwide and by continent -- Africa -- The Americas -- Asia -- Europe -- Oceania -- Global diversity and change in the use of imprisonment: some general considerations -- SECTION II. An ethical approach to the use of imprisonment -- 5. What constitutes an ethical approach to the use of imprisonment? -- Overview -- International human rights standards -- 6. Features of an ethical approach to the use of imprisonment -- Total prohibition of torture -- Dignity of the person -- Health -- Operating safe, secure and orderly prisons -- Disciplinary procedures and complaints -- Constructive activities and social reintegration -- Recognising diversity -- Remand prisoners and all others under detention without sentence -- Women prisoners -- Juvenile and young prisoners -- Prisoners serving long sentences -- Inspection procedures -- Concluding remarks -- 7. Challenges to an ethical approach to the use of imprisonment -- Human rights as a means to an end -- Common features of prison populations -- The increased use of prison -- Some concluding remarks -- SECTION III. An alternative future -- 8. Rethinking prisons and the use of imprisonment -- The purpose of imprisonment -- Justice Reinvestment -- The human development model -- 9. Conclusion -- References. 
505 0 |a ANNEX A. List of jurisdictions on which the World Prison Brief holds prison population data -- ANNEX B. List of relevant international human rights instruments -- Index. 
520 |a How many people are imprisoned across the globe? What factors can help explain variations in the use of imprisonment in different countries? What ethical considerations should apply to the way imprisonment is used? Providing a comprehensive account of prison populations worldwide, this new work links prison statistics from the last 15 years with considerations of how prisons and prison populations are managed. With commentary from its well-known, respected authors on what is meant by an ethical approach to the use of imprisonment, and how this can be sustained in ever more challenging social, economic and political environments, this book is a major contribution to the knowledge of those currently debating prisons and the use of imprisonment, whether from academic, policy, practitioner, activist or lay perspectives. Its accessible, informative infographics also make it an engaging read and a valuable teaching resource for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in criminology, law, political science, and public policy. 
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