Scott, David.

Controversial issues in prisons [electronic resource] / David Scott and Helen Codd. - Berkshire, England : McGraw-Hill : Open University Press, 2010. - xiv, 208 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Thinking about controversial issues in prison -- 2. Mental health problems in prison -- 3. Women in prison -- 4. Children and young people in custody -- 5. 'Race', racisim and foreign national prisoners -- 6. Self-inflicted deaths -- 7. The treatment of people who sexually offend -- 8. Drug taking -- 9. Prisoners and their families -- 10. Beyond penal controversies : towards abolitionism.


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