Guyana's Prisons: Colonial Histories of Post‐Colonial Challenges
| Autor: | Kellie Moss, Estherine Adams, Mellissa Ifill, Clare Anderson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Punishment
media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Prison 06 humanities and the arts Criminology Colonialism Independence 060104 history Political science 050501 criminology Comparative historical research 0601 history and archaeology Imprisonment Law Administration (government) 0505 law media_common Criminal justice |
| Zdroj: | The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice. 59:335-349 |
| ISSN: | 2059-1101 2059-1098 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/hojo.12382 |
| Popis: | This article argues that history can play a role in addressing present‐day concerns about the form and function of incarceration in the post‐colonial nation of Guyana. It analyses some of the key features of imprisonment during the British colonial period (1814–1966), and connects them to the challenges faced by the prisons sector since Independence in 1966. The authors suggest that an appreciation of the history of jails in Guyana – including issues connected with prison capacity, overcrowding, training and education, and rehabilitation – can play a role in inspiring and supporting change in the Guyana Prison Service. In this way, the article suggests, historical research can impact on the administration of criminal justice in Guyana – and potentially in other contemporary post‐colonial contexts, both within, and beyond, the Caribbean region. |
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