Trends in Corrections: Interviews with Corrections Leaders Around the World, Volume Three

Author:   Dilip K. Das ,  Philip Birch (Charles Sturt University, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780367271428


Pages:   248
Publication Date:   18 September 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Dilip K. Das ,  Philip Birch (Charles Sturt University, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.517kg
ISBN:  

9780367271428


ISBN 10:   0367271427
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   18 September 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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1. Contextualising the Issue: Leadership in Corrections (Mark A. Nolan, Martha Henderson Hurley, Dilip K. Das and Philip Birch); Section I: Europe; 2. Živilė Mikėnaitė, Director General of the Prison Department of Lithuania (Ilona Laurinaitytė (Čėsnienė)); 3. Martin Lulei, Project Manager, Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family, Slovak Republic (Pavol Kopinec); Section II: North America; 4. Danny W. Pirtle, Deputy Director of Executive and Administrative Services (former), Dallas County Juvenile Justice Department (David C. Hurley); 5. Adonay Davila, Senior Warden (retired), Texas Department of Criminal Justice (Michael Sanchez); 6. Stephen Anderson, Major for Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, and Director of Cherokee County Detention Facility Gaffney, SC, USA (Fred Lux); Section III: South America; 7. Orlando Garcia Maradiaga, Director, National Penitentiary Institute of Honduras (Brian Norris); Section IV: Asia; 8. Satoshi Tomiyama, Director-General of the Japanese Correction Bureau (Carol Lawson); 9. Randel Latoza, Jail Superintendent, Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory, Philippines (Raymund Narag); 10. Nathee Jitsawang, Ex-General Director of Department of Corrections, Thailand (Dittita Tititampruk); Section V: South Africa; 11. Mr Johan Ellis Le Grange, Prison Leader – South African Department of Correctional Service (Anni Hesselink); 12. Reflecting on Leaders in Corrections (Philip Birch, Mark A. Nolan, Martha Henderson Hurley and Dilip K. Das)

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Dilip K. Das has years of experience in criminal justice practice, research, writing, and education. After obtaining his master’s degree in English literature, Dr Das joined the Indian Police Service, an elite national service with a distinguished tradition. Dr Das is a professor of criminal justice, a former police chief, and a human rights consultant to the United Nations. He is the founding president of the International Police Executive Symposium (IPES), managing the affairs of the organisation in cooperation with an appointed group of police practitioners and academics from around the world. He is also the founding editor in chief of Police Practice and Research: An International Journal. He is author, editor, or co-editor of more than 30 books and numerous articles. Dr Das has received several faculty excellence awards and was a distinguished faculty lecturer. Philip Birch, BSocSci (Hons); PG Cert (HEP); PG Cert (SSRM); PG Dip (SocSci); MSc; PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the Centre for Law and Justice at Charles Sturt University, Australia. He has previously held posts at the University of Western Sydney, the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia and the University of Huddersfield, in the UK. Prior to entering academia, Philip worked as a criminologist in the field, holding posts in the UK prison service as well as in the crime and disorder field, which involved managing a specialist crime unit. Philip has published internationally, including books, book chapters, peer reviewed articles and government reports in his main areas of research – offender management and rehabilitation; police, prisons and probation practices; gender symmetry violence with a particular focus on domestic family violence and sex work. He has secured over $830,000 in research funding and support grants, which has addressed at a variety of themes within his areas of expertise and, in May 2017, he was invited to represent Australia at the United Nations, presenting on his research. Philip holds an honorary research fellowship in the School of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, UK, as well as a Senior Research Associate in the Ashworth Research Centre, Mersey Health Care, National Health Services, UK. He is also a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Philip was the co-founder and inaugural editor in chief of the Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice (JCRPP, 2014–2017) and is currently the editor in chief of Salus, an international journal for law enforcement and public safety (2018–Present); he also sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research.

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