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The Scandinavian Prison Study

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ISBN: 9783030264642 Topic: Sociology / General, Civil Rights, Criminology Item Length: 8.3 in Illustrator: Yes Number of Pages: Xxxviii, 352 Pages Language: English Book Series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology Ser. gtin13: 9783030264642 Publisher: Springer International Publishing A&G Book Title: Scandinavian Prison Study Publication Year: 2021 Item Width: 5.8 in Item Weight: 18 Oz Author: Hugh F. Cline, Stanton Wheeler Format: Trade Paperback Genre: Law, Social Science

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Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: The Scandinavian Prison Study ISBN13: 9783030264642 ISBN10: 3030264645 Author: Wheeler, Stanton (Author), Armor, David J. (Editor), Cline, Hugh F. (Author) Description: This Book Presents The Formerly-Unpublished Manuscript By Wheeler And Cline Detailing The Landmark, Comparative Prisons Study They Conducted In The 1960S Which Examined Fifteen Scandinavian Prisons And Nearly 2000 Inmates Across Four Nordic Countries At The Time, It Was The Largest Comparative Study Of Prisons And Inmate Behavior Ever Undertaken And Despite 15 Years Of Analysis And Write-Up It Was Never Published But It Influenced Many Other Important Prison Studies That Followed This Book Engages With The Functionalist Perspectives That Were Widespread In The 1960S, And Tries To Answer Some Of The Classical Questions Of Prison Sociology Such As How Prisoners Adapt To Imprisonment And The Degree To Which Prisoner Adaptations Can Be Attributed To Characteristics Of Prisoners And Prisons It Examines The Nature And Structure Of Prisons, The Effect Of That Structure On Individual Prisoners And The Other Factors That May Influence The Way That They Respond To Confinement It Also Includes Discussion About The Prisoners' Considerations Of Justice And Fairness And A Explanation Of The Study Design And Data Which Was Highly Unique At The Time The Scandinavian Prison Study Brings Wheeler And Cline's Pioneering Work Into The Present Context With A Preface And An Introduction Which Discuss The Questions And Claims Raised In The Book Still Relevant To This Day Binding: Paperback, Paperback Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan Publication Date: 2021-02-13 Weight: 0 lbs Dimensions: Number of Pages: 352 Language: English

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