What Are Prisons For?: Themes and perspectives for policy and practice (What Is It For?)
What Are Prisons For? explores the purposes, roles, and wider implications of imprisonment. Hindpal Singh Bhui considers key themes and perspectives relevant to understanding prisons, while connecting them with policy and practice. The book offers a focused resource for readers examining how prisons are understood and what they are expected to achieve.
About This Book
What Are Prisons For? examines the purposes and functions attributed to prisons.
It considers themes and perspectives that shape understanding of imprisonment and its place in society.
The book connects these ideas with questions of policy and professional practice.
Designed for readers seeking a clearer framework for thinking about prisons, it supports reflection on their roles, aims, and wider implications.
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