Inter-War Penal Policy and Crime in England

The Dartmoor Convict Prison Riot, 1932
2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-349-32807-9
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 191 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 240 g

An exploration of the 1932 prison riot in Dartmoor Convict Prison. One of the most notorious and destructive in English prison history, it received unprecedented public and media attention. This book examines the causes, events and consequences to shed new light on prison cultures and violence as well as penal policy and public attitudes.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brown, A.

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.Acknowledgements 2. Introduction 3. The Dartmoor Convict Prison Riot 1932: "wild happenings on the moor" 4. A Man Seeking Closure: Alexander Paterson, Du Parcq and Inter-war Penal Policy 5. Dartmoor Gaol Battle: The Dartmoor Riot as a National Media Event 6. The Elephant and Castle Gang and Criminal Careers of Dartmoor Prison Inmates 7. Microhistory and the Modern Prison Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Alyson Brown is a Reader in History at Edge Hill University, UK. She has conducted extensive research into the history of crime and penal history. Her book, (2003) was well received and widely reviewed. She has also published numerous articles and chapters on this subject area.