The professional convict's tale: the survival of John O'Neill in and out of prison

Introduction : the editors commentary -- The professional convicts prison career -- Survival in prison : seeking normality in an abnormal setting -- The bizarre world of the keepers and the kept -- Relations between the keepers and kept -- Self-rehabilitation : its potential and limitations -- Parol...

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Main Author: Johnson, Elmer H. (Author)
Contributors: O'Neill, John (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Carbondale Southern Illinois University Press 2007
In:Year: 2007
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 2422
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Keywords:
Autobiografie
O'Neil, John 1917-
Parole > United States
Prisoners > Biography > United States
Prisons > United States
USA > Strafgefangener
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Summary:Introduction : the editors commentary -- The professional convicts prison career -- Survival in prison : seeking normality in an abnormal setting -- The bizarre world of the keepers and the kept -- Relations between the keepers and kept -- Self-rehabilitation : its potential and limitations -- Parole: doing time on the street -- Epilogue : a felicitous niche for O'Neill -- References -- Index
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:252 S.
ISBN:0809326981
9780809326983