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- catalog abstract ""While there are books on prison and others on punishment, there are few that relate these two important themes. That is the central purpose of this multi-disciplinary volume, which connects prison practices with punishment theories in order to highlight the manner in which each society's ethos and politico-cultural traditions are reflected in the way it punishes it offenders." "Constituting an insightful examination of the theoretical and praxiological problems surrounding prisons and punishment, this unusual volume will be of interest to those in the fields of criminology, criminal justice, penology, public administration, sociology, social work and human rights."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11998780.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""While there are books on prison and others on punishment, there are few that relate these two important themes. That is the central purpose of this multi-disciplinary volume, which connects prison practices with punishment theories in order to highlight the manner in which each society's ethos and politico-cultural traditions are reflected in the way it punishes it offenders." "Constituting an insightful examination of the theoretical and praxiological problems surrounding prisons and punishment, this unusual volume will be of interest to those in the fields of criminology, criminal justice, penology, public administration, sociology, social work and human rights."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Foreword / Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah -- Introduction: The Problems and Paradoxes of Punishment / Rani Dhavan Shankardass -- 1. Justice in Prison: Remedial Jurisprudence and Versatile Criminology / V.R. Krishna Iyer -- 2. Prisons in a Modern Society / Andrew Coyle -- 3. Reality and Reform in Tihar Central Jail / Sarita Sarangi -- 4. Prison Administration in India: Contemporary Issues / Hira Singh -- 5. Punishment in Unequal Justice: America's Prison Industry / Alvin J. Bronstein -- 6. The Proper Use of Imprisonment / Rod Morgan -- 7. Prison as Seen by an English Judge / Henry Brooke -- 8. Sentencing: Choices and Dilemmas for a Judge / Rajindar Sachar -- 9. The Problem of Undertrials-I: Hussainara Khatoon and Public Interest Litigation / Pushpa Kapila Hingorani -- 10. The Problem of Undertrials-II: Kadra Pahadiya and Juvenile Justice / Mukul Mudgal -- 11. Police, Crime and Punishment: Indian Predicaments -- A. India's Police: The Dilemmas of an Aberrated System / Vijay Karan -- B. Is it Fair to Malign the Police? / Ved Marwah -- 12. Exploring Non-custodial Punishments: Zimbabwe's Community Service Scheme / Paddington Garwe and Andrew Msengezi -- 13. Kill them for their Bad Verses: On Criminal Law and Punishment in India / Rajeev Dhavan -- 14. Bringing Judas Back to the Last Supper? The Tasks of Republican Criminology in Service of Globalisation / Upendra Baxi -- 15. Political Prisoners and the Prison System: Colonial Purposes and Praxiological Problems / Ujjwal Kumar Singh -- 16. Women, Crime and Jail Justice: Theoretical Formulations and Indian Realities / Rani Dhavan Shankardass -- 17. Alternatives to Prisons: Reflections and Experiences / Vivien Stern -- 18. Conclusion: The Punishment of Crime or the Crime of Punishment / Rani Dhavan Shankardass.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "497 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0761993584 (c)".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications,".
- catalog spatial "India.".
- catalog subject "365 21".
- catalog subject "HV9793 .P86 2000".
- catalog subject "Prison administration India.".
- catalog subject "Prison administration.".
- catalog subject "Prisons India.".
- catalog subject "Prisons.".
- catalog subject "Punishment India.".
- catalog subject "Punishment.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah -- Introduction: The Problems and Paradoxes of Punishment / Rani Dhavan Shankardass -- 1. Justice in Prison: Remedial Jurisprudence and Versatile Criminology / V.R. Krishna Iyer -- 2. Prisons in a Modern Society / Andrew Coyle -- 3. Reality and Reform in Tihar Central Jail / Sarita Sarangi -- 4. Prison Administration in India: Contemporary Issues / Hira Singh -- 5. Punishment in Unequal Justice: America's Prison Industry / Alvin J. Bronstein -- 6. The Proper Use of Imprisonment / Rod Morgan -- 7. Prison as Seen by an English Judge / Henry Brooke -- 8. Sentencing: Choices and Dilemmas for a Judge / Rajindar Sachar -- 9. The Problem of Undertrials-I: Hussainara Khatoon and Public Interest Litigation / Pushpa Kapila Hingorani -- 10. The Problem of Undertrials-II: Kadra Pahadiya and Juvenile Justice / Mukul Mudgal -- 11. Police, Crime and Punishment: Indian Predicaments -- A. India's Police: The Dilemmas of an Aberrated System / Vijay Karan -- B. Is it Fair to Malign the Police? / Ved Marwah -- 12. Exploring Non-custodial Punishments: Zimbabwe's Community Service Scheme / Paddington Garwe and Andrew Msengezi -- 13. Kill them for their Bad Verses: On Criminal Law and Punishment in India / Rajeev Dhavan -- 14. Bringing Judas Back to the Last Supper? The Tasks of Republican Criminology in Service of Globalisation / Upendra Baxi -- 15. Political Prisoners and the Prison System: Colonial Purposes and Praxiological Problems / Ujjwal Kumar Singh -- 16. Women, Crime and Jail Justice: Theoretical Formulations and Indian Realities / Rani Dhavan Shankardass -- 17. Alternatives to Prisons: Reflections and Experiences / Vivien Stern -- 18. Conclusion: The Punishment of Crime or the Crime of Punishment / Rani Dhavan Shankardass.".
- catalog title "Punishment and the prison : Indian and international perspectives / editor, Rani Dhavan Shankardass.".
- catalog type "text".