Prisons and Penal Reform by Baroness Tessa Ann Vosper Blackstone

Prisons and Penal Reform by Baroness Tessa Ann Vosper Blackstone

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Designed as a strong critical statement on the current government's penal policy complemented by suggestions for an alternative penal strategy. The author focuses on the government's record on law and order, the ideology which underlies that record and Tory ideas regarding crime prevention.

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Prisons and Penal Reform by Baroness Tessa Ann Vosper Blackstone

This is an attack on the current government's penal policy complemented by a set of suggestions for alternative penal strategy. Starting off with a close look at the government's record on law and order, Tessa Blackstone goes on to examine the ideology that underlies that record and to criticize crucial aspects of Tory ideas regarding criminality and crime prevention. Among the issues she targets are the flame-fanning moral panic of the government and the right-wing media, the racism of much police activity, the policing of tax evasion and social security fiddlers, the impact of Tory policies on employment training, housing and social security. She also outlines some of the most vital steps the next government must take in order to deal with Britain's burgeoning crime problem and the state of its overcrowded prisons.
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ISBN 13 9780701135546
ISBN 10 0701135549
Title Prisons and Penal Reform
Author Baroness Tessa Ann Vosper Blackstone
Series Chatto Counterblasts
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 1990-01-15
Number of pages 58
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