Prescriptions for punishment: Official ideologies and jall overcrowding

This study assesses key actors’ “worlds of fact” regarding jail overcrowding in California through an examination of their perceptions of causes and effects, support for different solutions, and adherence to major punishment ideologies. How policymakers define and structure a specific problem Gail o...

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Authors: Pontell, Henry N. (Author) ; Welsh, Wayne N. (Author) ; Leone, Matthew C. (Author) ; Kinkade, Patrick (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 1989
In: American journal of criminal justice
Year: 1989, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 43-70
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Keywords:
Criminal Justice Policy
Parole Officer
Short Sentence
Probation Officer
Criminal Justice