Prison Officers by Helen Arnold, Matthew Maycock, Rosemary Ri... - 9783031410635

Prison OfficersInternational Perspectives on Prison Work\nAuthor(s): Helen Arnold, Matthew Maycock, Rosemary Ricciardelli\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Palgrave Macmillan\nISBN-13: 9783031410635, 978-3031410635\nSynopsis\nThis edited collection brings together academics, lawyers, civil servants, and researchers working in the human rights NGO sector, to explore the work and role of prison officers around the world. Each chapter offers adistinctiveperspective on the work of prison officers within localised socio-economic and criminal justice contexts,to provide a unique overviewand insight into therealities and complexities ofthe role through accessible scholarly interpretations of their work. The aim of the book isto advance knowledge and understanding of the crucial role that prison officers occupy within carceral systems. The collection has widespread applicability with relevance beyond academia into criminal justice prac]