Author: John AikinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Prison reformers
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
A View of the Character and Public Services of the Late John Howard
Author: John AikinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Prison reformers
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
A View of the Character and Public Services of the Late John Howard, Esq. LL.D.F.R.S.
Author: John AikinA View of the Character and Public Services of the late John Howard, Esq., LL.D., F.R.S.
Author: John AIKIN (M.D.)The Curious Mr Howard
Author: Tessa WestPublisher: Waterside Press
ISBN: 1904380735
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
John Howard's curiosity about prisons goes without saying, as his own writings show, including his iconic The State of the Prisons in England and Wales. As a self-appointed inspector of prisons - and the first to carry out such a task - Howard would knock on the door of penal establishments, mostly unannounced or uninvited. Once inside, he would observe, listen, and make copious records of events behind prison walls. John Howard (1726-1790) was a curious individual altogether: restless, eccentric, and, above all, singular. Forever concerned with minutiae, not without friends, but lacking close social contacts, the workaholic Howard frequently travelled alone and in dangerous places for months on end. Always restless and forever retracing his steps, he was equally at home in foreign countries as he was pursuing his carefully planned routines in and around Cambridge and London. A perfectionist wherever he went, Howard brought his influence, genius, and reputation to bear, seeking to imp
Memoir of John Aikin
Author: John AikinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Memoir of John Aikin
Author: Lucy AikinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthologies
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
John Howard, Prison Reformer
Author: Martin SouthwoodPublisher: London : Independent Press [1958]
ISBN:
Category : Prison reformers
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The Analytical Review, Or History of Literature, Domestic and Foreign, on an Enlarged Plan
Author: Memoir of John Aikin, M.D.
Author: John AikinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 906
Book Description
A Protestant Purgatory
Author: Laurie ThronessPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351961993
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
How did the penitentiary get its name? Why did the English impose long prison sentences? Did class and economic conflict really lie at the heart of their correctional system? In a groundbreaking study that challenges the assumptions of modern criminal justice scholarship, Laurie Throness answers many questions like these by exposing the deep theological roots of the judicial institutions of eighteenth-century Britain. The book offers a scholarly account of the passage of the Penitentiary Act of 1779, combining meticulous attention to detail with a sweeping theological overview of the century prior to the Act. But it is not just an intellectual history. It tells a fascinating story of a broader religious movement, and the people and beliefs that motivated them to create a new institution. The work is original because it relies so completely on original sources. It is mystical because it mingles heavenly with earthly justice. It is authoritative because of its explanatory power. Its anecdotes and insights, poetry and song, provide intriguing glimpses into another era strangely familiar to our own. Of special interest to social and legal historians, criminologists, and theologians, this work will also appeal to a wider audience of those who are interested in Christianity's impact on Western culture and institutions.