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Inter-war Penal Policy and Crime in England

The Dartmoor Convict Prison Riot, 1932
By:A. Brown
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9780230282186
eText ISBN:9781137306173
Edition:0
Copyright:2013
Format:Reflowable

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An exploration of the 1932 prison riot in Dartmoor Convict Prison. One of the most notorious and destructive in English prison history, it received unprecedented public and media attention. This book examines the causes, events and consequences to shed new light on prison cultures and violence as well as penal policy and public attitudes.