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Prisons Today and Tomorrow

Ashley G. Blackburn; Shannon K. Fowler; Joycelyn M. Pollock

©2014  
ISBN: 9781284020212
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Prisons: Today and Tomorrow, Third Edition uses current case studies and research to present balanced and comprehensive coverage of prisons and prisoners. Featuring chapters contributed by leading authorities on the modern prison system, this text examines the many purposes of prisons-punishment, deterrence, rehabilitation, and incapacitation-and examines controversial issues such as whether imprisonment actually deters crime or merely serves as punishment.
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  • 18 pages
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    Chapter 1 The Rationale for Imprisonment
    Author: Joycelyn M. Pollock

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  • 23 pages
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    Chapter 2 The American Prison in Historical Perspective:
    Race, Gender, and Adjustment
    Author: Robert Johnson; Ania Dobrzanska; Seri Irazola

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  • 35 pages
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    Chapter 3 Sentencing Trends and Incarceration
    Author: Daniel M. Stewart; Alida V. Merlo

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  • 39 pages
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    Chapter 4 The Social World of the Prisoner
    Author: Chad R. Trulson

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  • 42 pages
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    Chapter 5 Classification and Correctional Programming
    Author: Brenda Riley; Janet L. Mullings

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  • 36 pages
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    Chapter 6 Industry, Agriculture, and Education
    Author: William Stone

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  • 30 pages
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    Chapter 7 Correction Staff and Management
    Author: Kelly Cheeseman

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  • 38 pages
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    Chapter 8 Prisoner Constitutional Rights and Related
    Litigation
    Author: Barbara Belbot

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  • 38 pages
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    Chapter 9 Jails
    Author: Dennis Giever

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    Chapter 10 Contemporary Issues and Future Directions
    Author: Ashley G. Blackburn; Shannon K. Fowler

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