Exploring corrections in America

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Understanding corrections -- The history of American corrections -- Corrections and the courts -- Jails -- Community corrections -- Dimensions of community justice -- Prisoners and prison life -- Women offenders and correctional workers -- Juvenile corrections -- Special populations -- Correctional...

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Authors: Whitehead, John T. 1946- (Author) ; Jones, Mark (Author) ; Braswell, Michael 1947- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Newark, NJ LexisNexis 2008
In:Year: 2008
Edition:2. ed.
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 3663
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Keywords:
Corrections > United States
Prisons > United States
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States
USA > Strafvollzug
USA > Strafjustiz
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Summary:Understanding corrections -- The history of American corrections -- Corrections and the courts -- Jails -- Community corrections -- Dimensions of community justice -- Prisoners and prison life -- Women offenders and correctional workers -- Juvenile corrections -- Special populations -- Correctional officers -- Correctional counselors and other treatment professional -- Issues in correctional administration and management -- The death penalty in America -- The evolution of corrections : what does the future hold?
Item Description:Includes index
Physical Description:XIV, 645 S.
ISBN:9781593455125