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Book Review: Prisons: The Continuing Crisis in New South Wales

Book Review: Prisons: The Continuing Crisis in New South Wales 184 (1993) 26 ANZJ Crim BOOK REVIEWS Prisons: The Continuing Crisis in New South Wales, David Grant, Federation Press (1992) 261 pp, $30.00. Books about prisons tend to fall into one of three distinct types. Some could be described as theoretical, in that they discuss the various philosophical justifications for punishment, others are autobiographical, and either look back on a long career or focus on a shorter period of personal involvement, while a third category could be described as instructive, in that they provide advice on how prisons should be run. That is the normal pattern, but this book by David Grant contains elements from all three types. Perhaps surprisingly for such an ambitious and novel project, this book makes a powerful and coherent contribution to the contemporary Australian debate about the appropriate response to crime. The philosophical, practical and personal elements of the work are blended in such a way as to provide variety and interest. An underlying and repeated theme of the book is the central relevance of the perceived status of prisoners. If they are seen as traitors or as idle sinners or as citizens who have temporarily lost some of their rights, the type of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology SAGE

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0004-8658
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10.1177/000486589302600207
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184 (1993) 26 ANZJ Crim BOOK REVIEWS Prisons: The Continuing Crisis in New South Wales, David Grant, Federation Press (1992) 261 pp, $30.00. Books about prisons tend to fall into one of three distinct types. Some could be described as theoretical, in that they discuss the various philosophical justifications for punishment, others are autobiographical, and either look back on a long career or focus on a shorter period of personal involvement, while a third category could be described as instructive, in that they provide advice on how prisons should be run. That is the normal pattern, but this book by David Grant contains elements from all three types. Perhaps surprisingly for such an ambitious and novel project, this book makes a powerful and coherent contribution to the contemporary Australian debate about the appropriate response to crime. The philosophical, practical and personal elements of the work are blended in such a way as to provide variety and interest. An underlying and repeated theme of the book is the central relevance of the perceived status of prisoners. If they are seen as traitors or as idle sinners or as citizens who have temporarily lost some of their rights, the type of

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Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology – SAGE

Published: Dec 1, 1993

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