Moral and Philosophical Problems of Long-Term Imprisonment
Considerable policy and scholarly interest in the treatment of long-term prisoners in conditions of high security existed throughout the 1970s to 1990s, often precipitated by major calamitous events. It has been a major theme of official discourse on the treatment of long-term prisoners since then t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2014
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| In: |
Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2014, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 258-269 |
| Further subjects: | B
Prison
B Humanity B Research B Trust B Penal Policy B high security |
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| Summary: | Considerable policy and scholarly interest in the treatment of long-term prisoners in conditions of high security existed throughout the 1970s to 1990s, often precipitated by major calamitous events. It has been a major theme of official discourse on the treatment of long-term prisoners since then that ‘a viable life’ and the preservation of dignity are important principles to adhere to in policy and practice. This morality is under threat. |
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| ISSN: | 0953-9468 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0953946814530219 |