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American Prisons and Jails: An Encyclopedia of Controversies and Trends [2 volum
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- 9781610695008
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
ABC-Clio, LLC
ISBN-10
1610695003
ISBN-13
9781610695008
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10038443965
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
832 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
American Prisons and Jails : an Encyclopedia of Controversies and Trends [2 Volumes]
Publication Year
2018
Subject
General, Penology, Legal History, Criminology
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Law, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
2.4 in
Item Weight
75.8 Oz
Item Length
10.3 in
Item Width
7.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2018-016381
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"VERDICT: There is a great need for trustworthy material such as this given the human and financial resources devoted to penitentiaries and the thousands of lives they affect on a daily basis. A strong starting point for researchers and readers." - Library Journal
Number of Volumes
2 vols.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
365/.97303
Synopsis
This encyclopedia provides a rigorous and comprehensive summary of correctional systems and practices and their evolution throughout US history. Topics include sentencing norms and contemporary developments; differences between local jails and prisons and regional, state, and federal systems; violent and nonviolent inmate populations; operations of state and federal prisons, including well-known prisons such as ADX-Florence, Alcatrez, Attica, Leavenworth, and San Quentin; privately run, for-profit prisons as well as the companies that run them; inmate culture, including prisoner-generated social hierarchies, prisoner slang, gangs, drug use, and violence; prison trends and statistics, including racial, ethnic, age, gender, and educational breakdowns; the death penalty; and post-incarceration outcomes, including recidivism. The set showcases contributions from some of the leading scholars in the fields of correctional systems and practices and will be a valuable resource for anyone interested in learning more about American prisons, jails, and community corrections., This two-volume encyclopedia provides a comprehensive and authoritative examination of the history and current character of American prisons and jails and their place in the U.S. corrections system. This encyclopedia provides a rigorous and comprehensive summary of correctional systems and practices and their evolution throughout US history. Topics include sentencing norms and contemporary developments; differences between local jails and prisons and regional, state, and federal systems; violent and nonviolent inmate populations; operations of state and federal prisons, including well-known prisons such as ADX-Florence, Alcatrez, Attica, Leavenworth, and San Quentin; privately run, for-profit prisons as well as the companies that run them; inmate culture, including prisoner-generated social hierarchies, prisoner slang, gangs, drug use, and violence; prison trends and statistics, including racial, ethnic, age, gender, and educational breakdowns; the death penalty; and post-incarceration outcomes, including recidivism. The set showcases contributions from some of the leading scholars in the fields of correctional systems and practices and will be a valuable resource for anyone interested in learning more about American prisons, jails, and community corrections.
LC Classification Number
KF9730.A68A44 2018
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