The spatial and temporal development of British prisons from 1901 to the present: The role of de-industrialisation

Jones, Phil Mike; Gray, Emily; Farrall, Stephen

doi:10.1177/14773708221115159

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The power of relationship-based supervision in supporting social work retention: A case study from long-term ethnographic research in child protection (2022)
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Supervision is a core component of professional support and development in social work. In many settings, and perhaps particularly in children’s services, it is valued as crucial in safe decision-making, practice reflection, professional development... Read More about The power of relationship-based supervision in supporting social work retention: A case study from long-term ethnographic research in child protection.

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The growing influence of neo-liberalism in crime policy and practice has resulted in the responsibilization of individuals: criminality and risk tend now to be seen as operating at the individual level, rather than the structural level. Individuals a... Read More about Desistance and the state: revisiting the individualization thesis in criminology and criminal justice.

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The spatial and temporal development of British prisons from 1901 to the present: The role of de-industrialisation (2022)
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This paper combines archival data and statistical analysis to investigate the context-specific ways that prisons expanded and affected communities in the UK, focusing closely on the role of the UK's political economy. We present evidence of a signifi... Read More about The spatial and temporal development of British prisons from 1901 to the present: The role of de-industrialisation.

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