Prisons, State and Violence

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Guia, Maria João (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Gomes, Sílvia (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: International criminal law.; Corrections.; Punishment.; Social justice.; Human rights.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; Sociology.; International Criminal Law .; Prison and Punishment.; Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.; Human Rights.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law .; Gender Studies.

This book provides a unique analysis of prisons and the violence at work inside them. It not only addresses aspects such as racial discrimination, especially in US prisons, but also gender differences, specific criminal groups operating within prisons, the reintegration processes and its failures. C...