The new chain gang: Corrections in the next century

This article examines the operations and excesses of the correctional chain gang as a group of prisoners working outside a penal facility under armed correctional supervision and wearing chains or other restraining devices to prevent escape. We detail the operations and excesses of earlier chain gan...

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Autores principales: Allen, Harry E. (Autor) ; Abril, Julie C. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1997
En: American journal of criminal justice
Año: 1997, Volumen: 22, Número: 1, Páginas: 1-12
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Palabras clave:
Southern Criminal Justice Association
Penal Facility
Correctional Practice
Correctional Policy
Retributive Justice
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Sumario:This article examines the operations and excesses of the correctional chain gang as a group of prisoners working outside a penal facility under armed correctional supervision and wearing chains or other restraining devices to prevent escape. We detail the operations and excesses of earlier chain gangs, identifying variables that contributed to the contemporary phase that emerged in 1995. Predicated on vengeance, retributive justice, and punitiveness, the chain gang represents yet another devolving standard of human decency in correctional policies. Future scenarios are explored.
ISSN:1936-1351
DOI:10.1007/BF02887338