The Duress Circle: Finding Security, Fidelity, and Humanity in a Dangerous World, by Geoffrey Schmitt
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An incarcerated serial killer plans to escape during an inspection of the prison by the American Correctional Association while an overly stressed prison administration is concerned about tensions surrounding the anniversary of 9/11.
The Duress Circle: Finding Security, Fidelity, and Humanity in a Dangerous World, by Geoffrey Schmitt- Amazon Sales Rank: #1468086 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-03-23
- Released on: 2015-03-23
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Prison procedural with good action By Penelope Schmitt A compelling procedural read with a twist--the author, a veteran himself of many years of prison ministry, departs from the usual genre fiction focusing on an unjustly imprisoned person, suffering in a snake pit of an institution. Instead, we are inside the daily processes followed by an administrative staff who are sincerely trying to do a good job in a most extremely fallen world. Do psychopaths live here? Yes. Do murderers? Yes. Do the workers and administrators have serious flaws? Indeed they do. Some are drinkers, some corrupted, burned out, lazy and cynical. Yet the author strives to imagine what could be the result if a 'critical mass' of people working under decent leadership, and within a well-designed program had the keeping of a prison. A BIG if? Indeed, but worth imagining.We feel the mounting suspense as an inspection designed to go like clockwork, putting the institution's best face forward, marches ahead even as a prisoner makes infinitely patient moves toward an explosively violent escape. A telling feature of the story is how much use the prisoner makes of the anger management and impulse control skills he has been taught in an attempt to rehabilitate him. The plot moves inexorably toward that moment when it seems that everything that can, WILL fall apart -- involving a whole community and not just the inmates of the prison. I really liked the way the daily work and interactions of the staff, prisoners, and community members are delineated in the action. Anyone who has worked in a tightly run organization will feel the rhythm of the work take on a real feeling life.I found it quite a page turner.There's the making of an interesting series here, from a different viewpoint--spiritual as well as socially aspirational. Father Frank, the character whose viewpoint is at the moral center, is able to see and know prisoners, staff and members of the surrounding community not from the 'them' or 'us' perspective, but as people with interior lives he views with unsentimental pastoral wisdom and realism. There's a prayer in the Book of Common Prayer (Anglican) that starts something like "Lord, visit our prisons with your pity and judgement..." It's a good balance for a real world. Father Frank brings both pity and judgement.Given the financial and administrative mismanagement and corruption and the creative criminality of those behind bars in our overcrowded prisons, the warehousing of the mentally ill, aged offenders, and petty criminals alongside dangerous people, there's plenty of room for a different perspective on corrections. I think the author could be onto something really interesting. I hope this is the first incident in an unfolding story.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Gripping tale By Dr. M Written by an retired episcopal priest, the book is a well-knit story detailing the dark insides of a prison system with stresses on both sides, both the correction officers and those we purport to correct. The writing style is superb and you feel like you are actually watching the show play out in front of your eyes. You learn about the system through a wonderfully told story. Reminds me of books by Arthur Hailey, author of famous books like Hotel and Airport etc. I loved it!
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. For those interested in prison reform By Natalie Vellacott I am reviewing this book for the Christian Books Only Review Group on Goodreads. The criteria is that the books are basically clean and with a Christian world view.This book started off well and gained my interest because of the subject matter; prison reform. The author has an idea for prison rehabilitation which may or may not work in practice but it is an interesting idea. However, this book is in need of editing with a special focus on the grammar and punctuation which in some places made the book hard to read and follow.There were numerous characters in the book; imagine trying to describe the everyday events inside a basic prison if you included every detail of the lives of every person. That is basically what the author has tried to do. The result; a lot of quite uninteresting sub story lines that don't keep the attention of the reader.The main storyline was of a serial killer who hatches an escape plan. This was interesting and to be honest was the only reason I kept reading as I wanted to see what happened...but the escape attempt fell flat despite the build up and I was disappointed. The build up to the escape was well written and developed.I would have given this book a higher rating but for the profanity including strong blasphemy throughout. I cannot understand why a Christian author (especially a Reverend) would include this in a book of fiction where he could easily choose to substitute these words for something less offensive. It's not as if he needs to be true to actual events. I was also concerned by a few scenes of graphic violence and sexual content although this was minimal.I would not recommend this book to Christian readers purely due to the profanity. An okay book for a secular audience wanting to see prison reform through social improvements.
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