Bibliograph

Prisons of the world, Andrew Coyle

Type

Label

Prisons of the world, Andrew Coyle

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Prisons of the world

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Andrew Coyle

Summary

How do governments and societies use prison to respond to underlying and fundamental social, economic and political issues? Using data on world imprisonment and numerous international examples from his personal experience, Coyle, a prison practitioner, academic and international expert, discusses the failings of prison around the world. Acknowledging the influence of external agencies, such as the Committee for the Prevention of Torture, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and court interventions in the use of solitary confinement, he offers some positive pointers for the future and how there might be a better distribution of resources between criminal justice and social justice by an application of the principles of Justice Reinvestment

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor