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Bezig met laden... The Loose Screw: The Shocking Truth About Our Prison Systemdoor Jim Dawkins
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Jim Dawkins left home at the age of sixteen to pursue his dream of joining the army, and subsequently served with the Royal Green Jackets, including tours of Canada and Northern Ireland. During that time he learned many important lessons that would serve him well in the future, but would, at the same time, lead to insufferable stress as he constantly battled with his conscience and struggled to swim against the tide. Once back in Civvy Street, and with a new house and a baby to support, Jim decided to join the Prison Service. Jim tells his story, which, although peppered with humorous anecdotes of often lager-induced incidents from both his army and prison days, bears witness to the stark reality of what actually goes on behind prison doors, and exposes both the glaring flaws in the prison system and the atrocities perpetrated in the name of justice, which ultimately forced his decision to leave the Prison Service seven years later. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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The book hasn't been ghost written, and I suspect not professionally edited, but only a very small number of errors are really jarring. In fact, it is a surprisingly well-written book given that the author admits he was never very successful at school.
It covers perhaps a tad too much autobiographical detail, with several early chapters given over to Dawkins' early life and career as a soldier before joining the prison service. While some of this will be irrelevant to most readers' interests, it does succeed in building a personal connection between the reader and Dawkins, and adds verisimilitude to his claims of acting as a principled defender of bullied people wherever they may be. ( )