What do times of crisis reveal about the "total" nature of prisons? Analysing the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis within the Scottish prison system

Times of crisis within prison settings either at a system-wide level during times of riots or during pandemics or at more personal levels during time in segregation can be particularly challenging times when the prison can feel more ?total? than other times. Goffman's influential work outlines...

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Main Author: Maycock, Matthew (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Journal of criminology
Year: 2023, Volume: 56, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 234-252
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