The Abuses of Punishment
by Robert Adams
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This book argues that abusive punishments are particularly deeply rooted in authoritarian states and in some Western countries such as Britain and the USA, from which they have been exported over past centuries. The book surveys a variety of psychological, physically constraining, custodial, corporal and capital punishments. The implicit punitive content of judicial processes such as trial, as well as treatments such as behavioural therapy, may have as much psychological impact as more show more explicitly physical punishments. show lessTags
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Robert Adams, Emeritus Professor, School of Health and Social Care, Teessiede University, has carried out consultancies with many public sector organisations. He has researched and written widely on public services including health and social care. Wade Tovery, Assistant Dean (Enterprise) and Director of EPICC (Enhancing Practice and Innovation show more Centre for Care), School of Health and Social Care, Teesside University, has completed a wide variety of consultancy work in public services over the past 20 years. show less
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- Nonfiction, Politics and Government
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- 364.6 — Social sciences Social problems and social services Criminology Punishment
- LCC
- HV8665 .A33 — Social sciences Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminal justice administration Penology. Prisons. Corrections
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