Monday, February 12, 2007

[USA] Creating the responsible prisoner : Federal admission and orientation packs
Punishment & Society, Vol. 9, No. 1, 67-85 (2007)
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Mary Bosworth
"This article examines official management practices and rhetoric in the US federal prison system as they are set out in admission handbooks that are distributed to inmates on arrival. ... This rhetorical shift implicitly denies the particularity of penal institutions, while simultaneously placing all the responsibility on the prisoners for their self-improvement and good order. The handbooks also reveal women's behaviour and sexuality to be more strictly monitored and regulated than that of men, suggesting that, despite the minimal security risk they pose, women are considered in need of greater control." [Sub required]