title: Norbert Elias and the civilized prison.
abstract: This paper employs an Eliasian perspective to provide an historical overview to the contemporary crisis in British prisons. It argues that some of the roots of this crisis lie within the very attempts to bring prison development in line with the cultural values of modern society.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Criminology, Victoria University of Wellington.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pratt
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011330:Prisons / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D011049:Social Control Policies / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D006113:United Kingdom