Professionalising Prison Security: Developing a Model and Agenda Rooted in Research to Enhance the Delivery of Security in Prisons
Security is one of the fundamental needs in society for both individuals and organizations. Delivering security and consequences of those modes have stimulated some significant academic debates and research.' However, applied security, particularly the performance of security tools and effectiv...
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| Published in: | Prison service journal 2021-01 (252), p.3 |
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| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | Security is one of the fundamental needs in society for both individuals and organizations. Delivering security and consequences of those modes have stimulated some significant academic debates and research.' However, applied security, particularly the performance of security tools and effectiveness of security systems, in comparison to other disciplines, has been under-researched. An engineer, a medical doctor, a human resources specialist would have a substantial body of knowledge to consult when examining the different 'tools' of their trade and the merits of their use vis-a-vis a security manager. Given the importance of security in prisons one might expect this might be an exception in the broader field of security studies; but here again there is a sparse base of scholarship. There is a body or research that investigates the culture of the prison, which considers the nature of security, exemplified by Sykes' seminal work. |
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| ISSN: | 0300-3558 2046-4215 |