Description |
viii, 554 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Series |
Crime and justice, 0192-3234 ; v. 26 |
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Crime and justice (Chicago, Ill.) ; v. 26
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Contents |
Preface -- American prisons at the beginning of the twenty-first century / Michael Tonry and Joan Petersilia -- Population growth in U.S. prisons, 1980-1996 / Alfred Blumstein and Allen J. Beck -- Understanding prison policy and population trends / Theodore Caplow and Jonathan Simon -- Collateral consequences of imprisonment for children, communities, and prisoners / John Hagan and Ronit Dinovitzer -- Prison management trends, 1975-2025 / Chase Riveland -- Interpersonal violence and social order in prisons / Anthony E. Bottoms -- Prison suicide and prisoner coping / Alison Liebling -- Adult correctional treatment / Gerald G. Gaes, Timothy J. Flanagan, Laurence L. Motiuk, and Lynn Stewart -- Medical care in prisons / Douglas C. McDonald -- Parole and prisoner reentry in the United States / Joan Petersilia -- Author index -- Subject index |
Notes |
"Prepared under cooperative agreement no. 96-CE-VX-K001 awarded to the Castine Research Corporation by the National Institute of Justice and the Corrections Program Office, U.S. Department of Justice"--T.p. verso |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
Notes |
Crime and justice (Chicago, Ill.) no:26 0192-3234 |
Subject |
Corrections -- United States.
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Parole -- United States.
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Prison administration -- United States.
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Prison violence -- United States.
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Prisoners -- Suicidal behavior -- United States.
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Prisoners -- Suicidal behavior.
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Prisoners.
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Prisons -- United States.
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Prisons.
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Author |
Petersilia, Joan.
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Tonry, Michael H.
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Castine Research Corporation.
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National Institute of Justice (U.S.)
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ISBN |
0226808491 (cloth) |
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0226808505 (paperback) |
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