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Maconochie's Gentlemen: The Story of Norfolk Island the Roots of Modern Prison Reform (Studies in Crime and Public Policy)
Maconochie's Gentlemen The Story of Norfolk Island the Roots of Modern Prison Reform - Studies in Crime and Public Policy
Author: Norval Morris
In 1840, Alexander Maconochie, a privileged retired naval captain, became at his own request superintendent of two thousand twice-convicted prisoners on Norfolk Island, a thousand miles off the coast of Australia. In four years, Maconochie transformed what was one of the most brutal convict settlements in history into a controlled, stable, and p...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195146073
ISBN-10: 0195146077
Publication Date: 11/1/2001
Pages: 213
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
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