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Alexander Paterson, prison reformer
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ISBN: 1800104456 1800104464 1783276673 Year: 2022 Publisher: Woodbridge : The Boydell Press,

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Sir Alexander Paterson (1884-1947) is best remembered for his role as Commissioner of Prisons and as the individual responsible for some of the greatest British innovations in the field of penal practice. All major prison reforms of his day can be associated with his name. One of the key characteristics of Paterson's reform drive was that he brought a much more 'scientific' approach to penology, encouraging psychiatrists and psychologists to work in prison. He was the prime mover behind the rapid expansion and transformation of the Borstal System and the introduction of open prisons, gaining Britain an international reputation for being at the forefront of penal reform. Harry Potter's account is the first biography of Alexander Paterson and it is based on unpublished material from government and family archives. Besides his achievements as prison reformer, Paterson's life encapsulated many trends in English society in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries: from the influence of Liberalism and Unitarianism in the industrial heartland of his youth, the Idealist philosophy of Thomas Hill Green at Oxford, to the impact of school and university 'missions' in the dark reaches of London. At Oxford he became friends with Clement Atlee. He also knew the radical Winston Churchill and it was Churchill who in 1910 first appointed him to a leading role in the aftercare of prisoners. Paterson's most formative years were undoubtedly spent living in a slum dwelling in South London when he devoted his time and energy to the Oxford and Bermondsey Medical Mission, one of the university settlements so common at the time - Attlee famously spent years in Hailesbury boys' club and Toynbee Hall in the East End. Paterson went on to publish a best-selling book - Across the Bridges - on his experiences in the South London slums. After a distinguished service in the Great War, Paterson devoted the rest of his life to the prison service at home and to penal reform abroad. Given current debates about prison reform and the general challenges the penal system is facing, revisiting Paterson's life and work will be a timely endeavour. Harry Potter - criminal barrister, historian and former prison chaplain - is ideally suited to write this biography.


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The poets laureate of the long eighteenth century, 1668-1813 : courting the public
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ISBN: 1914477324 1914477294 Year: 2022 Publisher: London : Institute of Historical Research,


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Abstractions Based on Circles : Papers on Prehistoric Rock Art Presented to Stan Beckensall on His 90th Birthday
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ISBN: 1803273178 180327316X Year: 2022 Publisher: Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd,

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Stan Beckensall is renowned for his work, done on an entirely amateur basis, discovering, recording and interpreting Atlantic rock art in his home county of Northumberland and beyond. Presented on his 90th birthday, this diverse and stimulating collection of papers celebrates his crucial contribution to rock art studies, and looks to the future.


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John Cruso of Norwich and Anglo-Dutch literary identity in the seventeenth century
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ISBN: 9781843846147 1843846144 9781800104235 1800104235 1800104243 Year: 2022 Publisher: Cambridge ; Rochester, NY : D.S. Brewer,

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The first book-length biography of John Cruso of Norwich (b. 1592/3), a second-generation migrant poet, translator and military author, that explores ideas and practices of identity formation in the early modern period.


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Female genital mutilation : when culture and law clash
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ISBN: 9780192633552 9780191896736 Year: 2022 Publisher: Oxford, England : Oxford University Press,

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This is a qualitative study into the impact the criminalisation of female genital mutilation (FGM) has had on diaspora and stakeholder attitudes towards FGM in the UK. It contains survivors' testimonies and explores key themes that emerged from the well-publicised criminal trials in the UK and the barriers that prevent the law from working effectively.


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Reforming the UK's citizenship test : building bridges, not barriers
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ISBN: 1529218527 1529218543 1529218551 Year: 2022 Publisher: Bristol : Bristol University Press,

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Thom Brooks draws on first-hand experience and interviews with key figures including past Home Secretaries to expose the UK's Citizenship test as ineffective and a barrier to citizenship. This accessible guide offers recommendations for transforming the citizenship test into a 'bridge to citizenship' which fosters greater inclusion and integration.

The National Evaluation of Sure Start : Does area-based early intervention work?
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ISBN: 1861349505 9786611385408 1447303903 1281385409 1847423000 Year: 2022 Publisher: Bristol University Press


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Unprecedented? : how COVID-19 revealed the politics of our economy.
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ISBN: 1913380114 1913380122 Year: 2022 Publisher: Cambridge : Goldsmiths, University London,


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Exhibitions, music and the British Empire
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ISBN: 1783276738 1800104510 Year: 2022 Publisher: Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : The Boydell Press,

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Combining approaches from reception studies and historical musicology, this book demonstrates how the representation of music at exhibitions drew the press and public into debates about music's role in society.


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Understanding mental distress : knowledge, practice and neoliberal reform in community mental health services
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ISBN: 1447349873 1447349881 144734992X Year: 2022 Publisher: Bristol : Policy Press,

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This timely analysis sets out the full impacts of policy reform, austerity and marketisation on our country's mental health services. Rooted in the experiences of service users and providers, it provides valuable perspectives on our evolving practical and organisational responses to mental distress.

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