PEOPLE IN PRISON (England and Wales)

Softcover. The purposes of this White Paper was to increase public understanding and knowledge of the prison service of England and Wales. The Government provides a portrait of our prisons which is more authoritative than a descriptive pamphlet and more wide-ranging than an annual report. It records many substantial changes in our prisons in the post war years, and came at a time when the Government was embarking on an expanding programme of expenditure and undertook a complete overhaul of the structure of the Prison Department. Although the White Paper cannot give a full description of the work of the prison service in all its aspects, it aims to present a balanced and not uncritical picture. Chapter headings include : The Task of the Prison Service; Offenders in Custody; Offenders and the Community; Assessment and Research; The Strategy of the Prison System; Staff and Organisation; Conclusion. With Glossary, Appendix and Index. 123pp. trade size softcover. Lightly sunned o/w Vg+ with no creasing to covers.