Dane szczegółowe książki

Contents 5
Foreword 10
England and Wales 13
Netherlands 13
Poland 14
Sweden 14
Scotland 15
1. Introduction 18
Prisons in a time of change 18
The prison as a dynamic institution 21
Prisons in an ethical context 25
2. Managing prisons: a difficult public profession 32
Overview 32
Poland 36
Russia 42
Ukraine 46
Kazakhstan 48
Western Europe 51
Overcrowding 52
CPT visit to Hungary, 1999 55
Management of prisoners serving long sentences 55
Political expectations 60
Prisons reflect some of the major issues in society 62
United States of America 64
Latin America 68
Report of an ICPS visit to a prison in Colombia. 68
Report of an ICPS visit to a prison in Venezuela. 71
Developing countries 74
Conclusion 78
3. Prison management as a public service 81
Public perceptions 81
The Wider Context 84
Public Accountability 91
“The Ministry” 95
The prison system as a civilian organisation 101
National, federal and local structures 107
Part of the public service 112
4. Prison management in a changing environment 115
Overview 115
The history of the organisation 117
The present state of the organisation 119
The future direction of the organisation 127
5. Managing the change process 134
Prison management as a profession 134
Leadership 140
Vision 144
Staff/Prisoner relationships 148
Staff attitudes 153
Recruitment and training of staff 160
6. The outcome: what constitutes good prison management? 170
The principl es 170
The physical environment 173
Decency and humanity 178
Good communications 183
Treatment of visitors 186
Response in times of stress 188
A summary 190
References and bibliography 194
Index 209
Notes 216