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An Inquiry, whether Crime and Misery are Produced or Prevented, by our Present System of Prison Discipline - Couverture souple

Buxton, Thomas Fowell

 
9781108004923: An Inquiry, whether Crime and Misery are Produced or Prevented, by our Present System of Prison Discipline
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ISBN 10 : 110800492X ISBN 13 : 9781108004923
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

A plea by the philanthropist Thomas Buxton for a complete change in the purpose and operation of prisons.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Thomas Fowell Buxton, M. P. (1786–1845) was a philanthropist who had many connections with the Quaker movement through the family of his wife, who was the sister of Henry Gurney and Elizabeth Fry. He was a passionate opponent of slavery, and campaigned to end it at a time when most British people believed that enough had been done by the abolition of slave trading in 1807. His other great interest was the punishment of crime: he wanted the death sentence abolished, and his campaign succeeded in reducing the number of capital crimes from over two hundred to eight. This book is a plea for a complete change in the purpose and operation of prisons, and an argument (still valid today) that prisons actually encourage crime and produce recidivists rather than reformed characters. Buxton draws on own his experience as a visitor to produce a harrowing account of Victorian prison conditions.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
110800492X
ISBN 13 
9781108004923
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
156
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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