Shane Bryan's book, Prison Governors: Managing prisons in a time of change, has been reviewed in this months issue of the British Journal of Criminology volume 48 no 1. The book was reviewed by Elaine Crawley of University of Salford, here is an extract from the review:

'In this timely book, Shane Bryan addresses a significant gap in the British prisons literature, and he does so with sensitivity and insight. His book adds an important dimension to the existing literature on prisons precisely because it focuses on the perspective of those who are expected to manage them in today’s changing penal landscape. Bryans was in a unique position to write such a book, since, for many years, he was himself a prison governor. He is therefore well placed to talk knowledgeably about prison governance — not only in terms of describing the nature of the work that governors do, but also in terms of the changing contexts in which they do their work, the ways in which they define their role and purpose and, importantly, the demands that confl icting and competing pressures place on the individuals themselves. These are all important but hitherto largely un-regarded issues, and the scholarly manner in which Bryans addresses them leaves me in no doubt that the book will make a lasting contribution to the field of prison studies.'

To read this review in full please visit: Prison Governors review



To find out more about this title please visit: Prison Governors page