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Doing Time: An Introduction to the Sociology of Imprisonment

NCJ Number
186014
Author(s)
Roger Matthews
Date Published
1999
Length
299 pages
Annotation
This book introduces some of the main sociological debates associated with imprisonment.
Abstract
The book examines the emergence of the modern prison and developments in incarceration over the last century and a half. It looks at the processes through which order and disorder occur in prisons and the ways in which prisoners adapt to this form of confinement. It also critically investigates the changing size and composition of imprisonment, particularly in relation to unemployment and the emergence of an underclass. The book looks in detail at the imprisonment of young people, women and ethnic minorities, and concludes with an exploration of the future of imprisonment. The book is presented in 10 chapters: (1) Emergence of the Modern Prison, including jails, workhouses, and houses of correction, labor, discipline, and punishment; (2) Space, Time and Labour; (3) Order, Control and Adaptation in Prison; (4) Prison Profile: Data, Trends and Analysis; (5) Unemployment, Crime and Imprisonment; (6) The Scale of Imprisonment; (7) Young People in Custody; (8) Women's Imprisonment; (9) Race and Imprisonment; and (10) The Future of Imprisonment. Figures, tables, bibliography, index