Prison Officers

This edited collection brings together academics, lawyers, civil servants, and researchers working in the human rights NGO sector, to explore the work and role of prison officers around the world. Each chapter offers adistinctiveperspective on the work of prison officers within localised socio-economic and criminal justice contexts,to provide a unique overviewand insight into therealities and complexities ofthe role through accessible scholarly interpretations of their work. The aim of the book isto advance knowledge and understanding of the crucial role that prison officers occupy within carceral systems. The collection has widespread applicability with relevance beyond academia into criminal justice practice and policy internationally. Chapter 3 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.