Managing prisons in a time of change / Andrew Coyle
Idioma: Inglês.País: Reino Unido.Publicação: London : International Centre for Prison Studies, 2002Descrição física: 109 p.; 30 cmISBN: 0-9535221-4-8Assunto: GESTÃO PRISIONAL | ADMINISTRAÇÃO PRISIONAL | SISTEMA PRISIONAL | GUARDA PRISIONAL CDU: 343.8 Localização e Cota : 343.8COY Resumo: If successful radical change is to be achieved within a prison system, something more than efficient administration is required. The world of the prison is a multi-layered complexity.• It is coercive in that one of the tasks of staff is to make sure that prisoners do not leave the prison without proper authority.• It is disciplined in that there should be good order at all times. • It is developmental in that staff should help prisoners to learn skills and develop habits that will lead to a change in their way of life. All of these tasks need to be carried out within an environment which is decent and humane, in which individuals, whether their uniform be that of staff or prisoner, are respected in their own right as human beings and in which there is total respect for the law.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Monografias | Biblioteca da Direção-Geral de Reinserção e Serviços Prisionais | 343.8COY (Browse shelf) | 9707 | Available | DGRSP9707 |
If successful radical change is to be achieved within a prison system, something more than efficient administration is required.
The world of the prison is a multi-layered complexity.• It is coercive in that one of the tasks of staff is to make sure that prisoners do not leave the prison without proper authority.• It is disciplined in that there should be good order at all times. • It is developmental in that staff should help prisoners to learn skills and develop habits that will lead to a change in their way of life. All of these tasks need to be carried out within an environment which is decent and humane, in which individuals, whether their uniform be that of staff or prisoner, are respected in their own right as human beings and in which there is total respect for the law.
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