| Description |
1 online resource (286 pages) |
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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 |
| Summary |
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 continuing political, economic, and philosophic dilemmas of incarceration involve complex motives and competing interests that are described in detail. Related legislation, law cases, and social trends are also analyzed. Students will be aided by study questions, supporting web site information and refe |
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| Subject |
Prisons -- United States
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Corrections -- United States
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Imprisonment -- United States
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Punishment -- United States
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Prisoners -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology.
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Corrections
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Imprisonment
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Prisoners -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Prisons
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Punishment
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Social Welfare & Social Work.
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Social Sciences.
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Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency.
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781593325619 |
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1593325614 |
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