A History of English Prison Administration. Volume I. 1750-1877.
McConville, Sean. A History of English Prison Administration. Volume I. 1750-1877. London; Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1981. 1 volume set. 535 pp. Original blue cloth with lettered spine. Very good, in a very good dust jacket with fading to spine. $20. * An essential work of social and legal history by Sean McConville. Published in 1981, this volume offers a meticulous and detailed scholarly examination of the formative period of the modern English penal system. This book analyzes the evolution of prison systems during a pivotal 127-year span, covering major shifts in penal philosophy, legislation, and administration-from the era of John Howard's reforms through the complex administrative changes that culminated in state control in the late 1870s. It is an indispensable resource for criminologists, historians, legal scholars, and researchers focusing on institutional history and social control.
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