Maconochie's gentlemen : the story of Norfolk Island & the roots of modern prison reform / Norval Morris
- Bib ID:
- 2716951
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Morris, Norval
- Description:
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- New York : Oxford University Press, 2002 [i.e.2001]
- [xx], 213 p. : maps, port. ; 22 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0195146077 (alkaline paper)
- Series:
- Studies in crime and public policy.
- Summary:
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"In 1840, Alexander Maconochie, a privileged retired naval captain, became at his own request superintendent of two thousand twice-convicted prisoners on Norfolk Island, a thousand miles off the coast of Australia. In four years, Maconochie transformed what was one of the most brutal convict settlements in history into a controlled, stable, and productive environment that achieved such success that upon release his prisoners came to be called "Maconochie's Gentlemen."" "Here Norval Morris offers an account of this early pioneer in penal reform, enchancing Maconochie's life story with a trenchant policy twist. Maconochie's life and efforts on Norfolk Island, Morris shows, provide a model with profound relevance to the running of correctional institutions today. Using a combination of fictionalized history and critical commentary, Morris gives this work a powerful policy impact lacking in most standard academic accounts."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2002
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