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Prisons : today and tomorrow

Title
Prisons : today and tomorrow / Joycelyn M. Pollock, editor.
Format
Book
Edition
2nd ed.
Published
Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, c2006.
Description
xvii, 316 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
URL
<Table of contents> http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0518/2005024820.html
Other contributors
Pollock, Joycelyn M., 1956-
Series
Criminal justice illuminated
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
  • The rationale for imprisonment / Jocelyn M. Pollock
  • The American prison in historical perspective : race, gender, and adjustment / Robert Johnson, Ania Dobrzanska, and Seri Palla
  • Sentencing trends and incarceration / Alida V. Merlo
  • The social world of the prisoner / Chad Trulson
  • Industry, agriculture, and education / William Stone
  • Classification and rehabilitation / David Spencer and Jocelyn M. Pollock
  • Correctional staff and management / Keyy Cheeseman
  • Prisoners' rights / John McLaren
  • Jails / DEnnis Giever
  • Looking toward the future / Jocelyn M. Pollock.
Subject headings
Prisons--United States. Corrections--United States. Imprisonment--United States.
ISBN
0763729043 (hardcover)

Holdings

Library
Indpls - IUPUI University Library
Call Number
HV9471 .P783 2006
Location
Stacks
Floor
3rd Floor
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