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Social Science Criminology

Behind the Walls

Inmates and Correctional Officers on the State of Canadian Prisons

by (author) Michael Weinrath

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2016
Category
Criminology, Sentencing, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774833547
    Publish Date
    Oct 2016
    List Price
    $95.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774833578
    Publish Date
    Nov 2016
    List Price
    $125.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774833554
    Publish Date
    Jun 2017
    List Price
    $34.95

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Despite falling crime rates, more rights for inmates, and better training for correctional officers, Canada’s prisons are overflowing, and outbreaks of violence continue to grab headlines. Applying Goffman’s frame theory and drawing on interviews with inmates and correctional officers in provincial and federal prisons, Michael Weinrath offers an unprecedented look at how inmates and officers perceive themselves, their relationships with others, and new developments and ongoing issues in prisons, including boundary violations by officers and the rise of prison gangs. Although progress has been made, prisons continue to be plagued by problems that prevent inmates from forging positive relationships among themselves and with correctional officers.

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Contributor Notes

Michael Weinrath is a professor of criminal justice and director of the Justice Research Institute at the University of Winnipeg. Prior to earning a PhD, he spent fourteen years working in community and institutional corrections. He is co-author, with John Winterdyk, of Adult Corrections in Canada.