Author: Harry Potter
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783276673
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
The first biography of the prison reformer Alexander Paterson (1884-1947). 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 Harry Potter's account is the first biography of Alexander Paterson and it is based on unpublished material from government and family archives.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.
Alexander Paterson: Prison Reformer
Author: Harry Potter
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783276673
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
The first biography of the prison reformer Alexander Paterson (1884-1947). 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.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783276673
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
The first biography of the prison reformer Alexander Paterson (1884-1947). 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.
Report of the Case, Paterson against Shaw, for a libel, by imputing to the pursuer false play at cards. Tried at Edinburgh on the 7th June, 1830. With an appendix of documents. (The notes of the evidences and speeches taken by I. W. Dickson and W. Bennet.).
Author: David PATERSON (Accountant)
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Category : Cardsharping
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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Category : Cardsharping
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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The Glasgow commercial list [afterw.] The Glasgow & Greenock commercial list [afterw.] The Glasgow, Greenock, Edinburgh and Leith commercial list [afterw.] The Scotch commercial list. [afterw.] The Scottish commercial list
Author: Seyd and co
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Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Languages : en
Pages : 348
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The Manual of Cricket
Author: Alexander D. Paterson
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Languages : en
Pages : 184
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Languages : en
Pages : 184
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Scottish Notes and Queries
Author: John Bulloch
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Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Alexander Paterson, Editor, Allied Newspapers, etc. [A menu of the dinner given in honour of A. Paterson on his retirement, together with cuttings from newspapers, etc. With a portrait.].
Author: Alexander PATERSON (Editor, Allied Newspapers.)
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Languages : en
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The Aberdeen-Angus Herd Book
Author: Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society
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Category : Aberdeen-Angus cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 634
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Category : Aberdeen-Angus cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 634
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Oliver & Boyd's new Edinburgh almanac and national repository. [With] Western suppl
Author: Oliver and Boyd's new Edinburgh almanac
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
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Languages : en
Pages : 1032
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Cases Decided in the Court of Session, Teind Court, Court of Exchequer and House of Lords
Author: Scotland. Court of Session
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1418
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1418
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Directory to Gentlemen's Seats, Villages, &c. in Scotland: Giving the Counties in which They are Situated - the Post-towns to which Each is Attached - and the Name of the Resident ... With a New Map of Scotland ...
Author: Directories. - Scotland
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Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 378
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Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 378
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