Prison Violence: The Dynamics of Conflict, Fear and Power.(Book Review)

From: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology | Date: December 1, 2003| Author: Bodiam, Tiffany | Copyright information

Prison Violence: The Dynamics of Conflict, Fear and Power.

By Kimmett Edgar, Ian O'Donnell and Carol Martin (2003) Devon: Willan Publishing, 230 pp., ISBN 1 903240980

Beyond the Tariff: Human Rights and the Release of Life Sentence Prisoners

By Nicola Padfield (2002) Devon: Willan Publishing, 208 pp., ISBN 1 903240883

These texts offer a detailed insight into two areas of contemporary penal research. The complexities of prison violence a...

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