Description
Product ID: | 9780691130644 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Title: | The Society of Captives |
Subtitle: | A Study of a Maximum Security Prison |
Authors: | Author: Gresham M. Sykes |
Page Count: | 200 |
Subjects: | Penology and punishment, Prisons, Offenders, Offenders |
Description: | Select Guide Rating First published in 1958, "Society of Captives" contained a study of the maximum security prison, which questioned the extent to which prisons can succeed in their attempts to control every facet of life. Featuring a new introduction by Bruce Western, this title aims to serve as a text for those coming to terms with the nature of modern power. |
Imprint Name: | Princeton University Press |
Publisher Name: | Princeton University Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2007-04-01 |