Prison bureaucracies in the United States, Mexico, India, and Honduras

Modern prison bureaucracies: monuments of a charitable disposition? -- Poverty among plenty : the need for more knowledge of modern prisons and global public administration -- The origins and structure of prison systems in Mexico and the US -- The origins and structure of prison systems in India and...

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Autor principal: Norris, Brian (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham Boulder New York London Lexington Books [2018]
En:Año: 2018
Acceso en línea: Índice
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Sumario:Modern prison bureaucracies: monuments of a charitable disposition? -- Poverty among plenty : the need for more knowledge of modern prisons and global public administration -- The origins and structure of prison systems in Mexico and the US -- The origins and structure of prison systems in India and Honduras -- The mis-measure of prison performance -- A tyranny of the educated versus tudors resurgent : prisons in Mexico City and South Carolina -- Differences in bureaucratic performance in two Mexican prisons -- Indian prisons in Delhi and Telangana compared to la Tamara prison in Honduras -- On the meaning of prisons -- Appendix A: Prison staffs -- Appendix B: Messages on prison walls -- Appendix C: Selected prison wards (inmates) -- Appendix D: Security shifts -- Appendix E: Selected interviews -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author
Notas:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descripción Física:xix, 273 Seiten, Illustrationen
ISBN:9781498532341