Senior Citizens Behind Bars : Challenges for the Criminal Justice System /

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Within two decades-if not sooner-at least one in three prisoners in the US will be a "senior citizen." Our prisons, however, were designed for a much younger population. Senior Citizens Behind Bars critically explores the unique set of challenges that older prisoners pose for the criminal...

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Otros Autores: Aday, Ronald H. (Contribuidor), Auerhahn, Kathleen (Contribuidor), Blevins, Kristie R. (Contribuidor), Blowers, Anita N. (Contribuidor), Jolley, Jennifer M. (Contribuidor, Editor ), Kanaboshi, Naoki (Contribuidor), Kerbs, John J. (Contribuidor, Editor ), Krabill, Jennifer J. (Contribuidor), Leigey, Margaret E. (Contribuidor), Linder, John F. (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]
Temas:
Corrections > Government policy > United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
Older prisoners > Government policy > United States.
Older prisoners > Services for > United States.
Older prisoners > United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Tables and Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 A Path to Evidence-Based Policies and Practices
  • 2 Sentencing Policy and the Shaping of Prison Demographics
  • 3 Bio-Psycho-Social Needs
  • 4 Social Programming and Activities
  • 5 Women and Issues of Care
  • 6 Prisoners' Rights and the Law
  • 7 The Age-Segregation Debate
  • 8 The Implications of Age-Graded Desistance
  • 9 Health Issues and End-of-Life Care
  • 10 Community Reentry and Aging Inmates
  • 11 Future Considerations
  • References
  • The Contributors
  • Index
  • About the Book

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