Medical Power in Prisons

Medical Power in Prisons The Prison Medical Service in England 1774-1989 - Crime, Justice and Social Policy

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Publisher's Synopsis

Analyzes the origins, development and consolidation of medical power in English prisons. The book questions the assumption that professional medicine in prisons has evolved benevolently, independently and unbiased in its policies and practices.

Book information

ISBN: 9780335151820
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Imprint: Open University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 365.66
DEWEY edition: 20
Number of pages: 212
Weight: 340g
Height: 222mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 19mm