Race Matters in British Prisons. Towards a Research Agenda

Drawing on surveys of 4,860 prisoners' perceptions of the quality of prison life in 49 establishments in England and Wales, this paper examines the extent to which prisoners viewed race relations in prison as problematic. Emphasis was placed upon how aspects of race relations were rated by diff...

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Main Author: Cheliotis, Leonidas (Author)
Contributors: Liebling, Alison
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2006
In: The British journal of criminology
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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