Alexander Paterson

Paterson on Prisons

• Author(s): Sir Alexander Paterson

• Categories: Criminology

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1951
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Alexander Paterson: Prison Reformer

• Author(s): Harry Potter

• Categories: Biography & Autobiography

• Type: Book
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• Published: 2022
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• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

The first biography of the prison reformer Alexander Paterson (1884-1947). Sir Alexander Paterson (1884-1947) is best remembered for his role as Commissioner of Prisons and as the individual responsible for some of the greatest British innovations in the field of penal practice. All major prison reforms of his day can be associated with his name. One of the key characteristics of Paterson's reform drive was that he brought a much more 'scientific' approach to penology, encouraging psychiatrists and psychologists to work in prison. He was the prime mover behind the rapid expansion and transformation of the Borstal System and the introduction of open prisons, gaining Britain an international r...

The missionary of Kilmany, a memoir of A. Paterson, with notices of R. Edie

• Author(s): John Baillie

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1853
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Alexander Paterson, Editor, Allied Newspapers, etc. [A menu of the dinner given in honour of A. Paterson on his retirement, together with cuttings from newspapers, etc. With a portrait.].

• Author(s): Alexander PATERSON (Editor, Allied Newspapers.)

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1932
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Alexander Paterson, 1800-1850

• Type: Book
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• Published: Unknown
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• Publisher: Unknown

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