PRISON REFORM IN ENGLAND - AN OVERVIEW

Using data gathered in interviews with members of the British penal re form lobby and the Prison Service, observations in Her Majesty's Priso ns, and a review of the literature, the author introduces the reader t o the British penal reform movement. While reforms at the pre- and pos t-incarcerative stages are reviewed, the emphasis of the research is o n identifying the need for and kinds of incarcerative reform. The proc ess of penal reform in England is outlined and barriers to change are identified.