Prisons in America.

McShane explains the controversies and issues surrounding not only the development of corrections systems in America but the most enduring problems they face. She utilizes a systems view that incorporates the external and internal factors that effect how prisons operate. Attempts to resolve the cont...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McShane, Marilyn D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2008.
Temas:
Prisons > United States.
Corrections > United States.
Imprisonment > United States.
Punishment > United States.
Prisoners > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Prisons > États-Unis.
Services correctionnels > États-Unis.
Emprisonnement > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
Corrections.
Imprisonment.
Prisoners > Legal status, laws, etc.
Prisons.
Punishment.
Social Welfare & Social Work.
Social Sciences.
Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; Preface; 01 Punishment and Rehabilitation; 02 A History of Incarceration in the United States; 03 Prison Leasing, Prison Industry and the Work Ethic; 04 The Corrections System Today; 05 Prison Management and The Role of the Correctional Officer; 06 Classification and Programming; 07 Prisonization, Rules and Discipline; 08 Prison Violence; 09 Issues in Medical Care; 10 Legal Issues in Corrections; 11 Recreation, Privileges, Visitation and Family Relations; 12 Overcrowding, New Construction and Privatization; Index

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