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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Autor principal: Johnson, Elmer H. (Autor)
Otros Autores: O'Neill, John (Otro)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale Southern Illinois University Press 2007
En:Año: 2007
Disponibilidad en Tübingen:Disponible en Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 2422
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Palabras clave:
O'Neil, John 1917-
Prisoners > Biography > United States
Parole > United States
Prisons > United States
Autobiografie
USA > Strafgefangener
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Sumario: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
Notas:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descripción Física:252 S.
ISBN:0-8093-2698-1
978-0-8093-2698-3