Exploring corrections in America

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Whitehead, John T. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Jones, Mark ; Braswell, Michael
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Newark, NJ LexisNexis 2008
En:Año: 2008
Edición:2. ed.
Disponibilidad en Tübingen:Disponible en Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 3663
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Palabras clave:
Corrections > United States
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States
Prisons > United States
USA > Strafjustiz
USA > Strafvollzug
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Sumario: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?
Notas:Includes index
Descripción Física:XIV, 645 S.
ISBN:9781593455125