Understanding prison staff

The past decade has seen dramatic growth in every area of the prison enterprise. Yet our knowledge of the inner life of the prison remains limited. This book aims to redress this research gap by providing insight into various aspects of the daily life of prison staff. It provides a serious exploration of their work and, in doing so, will seek to draw attention to the variety, value and complexity of work within prisons. Read more... Abstract: Provides insight into various aspects of the daily life of prison staff. This book offers an exploration of their work and seeks to draw attention to the variety, value and complexity of work within prisons. It also provides information on research studies, debates, and on operational and procedural matters. Read more... 1. Introduction / Ben Crewe, Jamie Bennett And Azrini Wahidin -- Pt. 1. Prisons And Staff Issues -- 2. Personal Reflections On Prison Staff / Jason Warr -- 3. Prison Staff: An International Perspective / Roy D. King -- 4. The Experiences Of Black And Minority Ethnic Prison Staff / Hindpal Singh Bhui And Julia Fossi -- 5. Prison Officers And Gender / Sarah Tail -- 6. Prison Staff In The Public And Private Sector / Clare Mclean And Alison Liebling -- Pt. 2. Prison Officers -- 7. Industrial Relations In Prisons / Jamie Bennett And Azrini Wahidin -- 8. Understanding Prison Officers: Culture, Cohesion And Conflict / Elaine Crawley And Peter Crawley -- 9. Staff And Order In Prisons / Deborah H. Drake. Edited By Jamie Bennett, Ben Crewe And Azrini Wahidin. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Content: 1. Introduction / Ben Crewe, Jamie Bennett and Azrini Wahidin -- pt. 1. Prisons and Staff Issues -- 2. Personal reflections on prison staff / Jason Warr -- 3. Prison staff: an international perspective / Roy D. King -- 4. The experiences of black and minority ethnic prison staff / Hindpal Singh Bhui and Julia Fossi -- 5. Prison officers and gender / Sarah Tail -- 6. Prison staff in the public and private sector / Clare McLean and Alison Liebling -- pt. 2. Prison Officers -- 7. Industrial relations in prisons / Jamie Bennett and Azrini Wahidin -- 8. Understanding prison officers: culture, cohesion and conflict / Elaine Crawley and Peter Crawley -- 9. Staff and order in prisons / Deborah H. Drake. The past decade has seen dramatic growth in every area of the prison enterprise. Yet our knowledge of the inner life of the prison remains limited. This book aims to redress this research gap by providing insight into various aspects of the daily life of prison staff. It provides a serious exploration of their work and, in doing so, will seek to draw attention to the variety, value and complexity of work within prisons. This book will provide practitioners, students and the general reader with a comprehensive and accessible guide to the contemporary issues and concerns facing prison staff. The articles in this collection explore the work of prison staff, and draw attention to the variety, value and complexity of work within prisons. They also discuss and summarize current research studies and debates, and provide insight into operational and procedural matters