Solitary confinement
Lived experiences and ethical implications
Why is solitary confinement used in today's world? Does it help the rehabilitation of offenders? And how is policy affected by justification for the use of it? This book is the first to consider the history of solitary confinement and how it is experienced by the individuals undergoing it. Using Merleau-Ponty's concept of embodied subjectivity, it provides first-hand accounts of the inhumane experience of solitary confinement to provide a better appreciation of the relationship between penal strategy and its effect on human beings. Drawing on his own experiences as a Psychological Specialist in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4473-3756-0
- EAN: 9781447337560
- Produktnummer: 23890097
- Verlag: Policy Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 112 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 125 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
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Dr. Polizzi has worked as a forensic psychotherapist in the Pittsburgh area since 1989. Prior to his current position with Indiana State University, he was a full-time psychotherapist with the Center for Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Services. Dr. Polizzi taught at a variety of Pittsburgh area colleges and worked therapeutically with offender populations both in the community and in a maximum security penitentiary setting.
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