Introduction 1
1 Prison rule one: rhetoric or reality? 11
2 Minimum use of custody: controlling the prison population 41
3 Minimum use of security: a strategy for 'dangerous' prisoners 68
4 Normalisation of the prison: the use of scarce resources 98
5 Managing the prison service&J.E. Thomas 134
6 Maintaining standards: who guards the guards?&J.P. Martin 159
Conclusion 200
Bibliography 211
Index 219