Reviews : The Prison and the Factory DARIO MELOSSI AND MASSIMO PAVARINI Critical Criminology MacMillan; 1981; 243 pp; £5.95 pb

Abstract

39 features of divorce law with a human story. The result is an easily read treatise in which dry, legalistic matter is brought to life by being embodied within a series of relevant anecdotes. Most aspects of the divorce process are covered concisely but in easily understood terms, with not a footnote to be found anywhere.Primarily, the author is making a plea to reduce the adversarial aspects which are all too common and damaging features inherent within the process of divorce. His concern over the harm caused to children of broken marriages, especially when they are used as &dquo;pawns&dquo; by disputing parents, is obvious and his remedy by way of a conciliated solution will find many adherents. This book will make valuable reading for Officers engaged in Divorce Court Welfare work and particularly so for those with less experience who will be taking up this function. BERNARD DOWNS Divorce Court Welfare Officer, The Law Courts, Hastings The Prison and the Factory DARIO MELOSSI AND MASSIMO PAVARINI Critical Criminology MacMillan; 1981; 243 pp; £5.95 pb. Abstract:Analyses the connection between the creation of penal institutions and regimes in Europe and the USA, and the problems of control generated by the emergence of capitalist social relations.No-one who wishes to understand the present prison crises in its real context can afford not to read this important book.