Behind the walls : inmates and correctional officers on the state of Canadian prisons / Michael Weinrath.

Author
Weinrath, Michael [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2016]
  • ©2016
Description
viii, 318 pages ; 23 cm

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    "Despite falling crime rates, more rights for inmates, and better training for correctional officers, Canada's prisons are overflowing, and outbreaks of violence continue to grab headlines. Applying Goffman's frame theory and drawing on interviews with inmates and correctional officers in provincial and federal prisons, Michael Weinrath offers an unprecedented look at how inmates and officers perceive themselves, their relationships with others, and new developments and ongoing issues in prisons, including behavioural programs, boundary violations by officers, female officers in male prisons, and the rise of prison gangs. Although progress has been made, prisons continue to be plagued by problems that prevent inmates from forging positive relationships among themselves and with correctional officers."-- Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-306) and index.
    Contents
    • Canadian Prisons and Their Problems
    • The Prisons and the Interviews
    • How Inmates Understand Their Role
    • How Inmates Relate to Others
    • How Corrections Officers Understand Their Role
    • Relations between Inmates and Officers
    • The Effect of Policy, Architecture, and Technology
    • Boundary Violations by Correctional Officers
    • The Effect of Programs
    • The Rise of Prison Gangs.
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    Issued also in electronic formats.
    ISBN
    • 9780774833547 ((hardback))
    • 0774833548 ((hardback))
    • 9780774833554 ((pbk.))
    • 0774833556
    LCCN
    2016498009
    OCLC
    948562521
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