"This book brings together thirty papers by psychologists, each of which in different ways attempts to increase our understanding of the problems associated wit

Psychology in Prisons illustrates how a knowledge of psychological principles can lead to a better understanding of the prison environment and the problems that

This book distils thirty years of research on the impacts of jail and prison environments. The research program began with evaluations of new jails that were cr

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As the number of prisoners in the UK, USA and elsewhere continues to rise, so have concerns risen about the damaging short term and long term effects this has o