Encyclopedia of American Prisons

ISBN-13: 9780815313502 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 558 str.

Marilyn D. McShane;Frank P. Williams;Marilyn D. McShane

Opis

A comprehensive reference that presents an overview of imprisonment in the nation that knows it best (i.e., with the highest incarceration rate in the world). Some 160 original, signed essays by US corrections experts offer historical perspectives, current analysis, and future outlooks. The coverage

Recenzje

"A significant addition to the reference literature of crime and punishment." -- Rettig on Reference
"Welcome as an objective, reliable, and authoritative source of current information about U.S. penal institutions. Enthusiastically recommended for larger reference collections." -- Library Journal
"Because of its breadth and depth of encyclopedic articles on the American prison system, past and present, this volume is recommended for all history and social science reference collections." -- Reference Book Review

Spis treści

Selected entries: *Accreditation *Attica * Brockway, Zebulon *Chain Gangs *Conjugal Visits *Crowding *Death Row *Dix, Dorothea Lynde *Education of the Handicapped Children Act *Executions *Executions *Good Time Credit *Health Care *Homicide *Inmate Self-Governance *Jailhouse Lawyer *Long-Term Prisoners and Lifers *Mutilation *Prerelease Programs *Private Prisons *Religion in Prison *Riots*Security and Control *Snitch*Unions*Unions*Volunteers *Wardens *Work Release *Youth in Prison Special features *First overview of incarceration in America *More than 160 original essays by recognized authorities *A wealth of useful facts and data *Comprehensive name and subject index*Chronology of important events in prison history

O autorze

McShane, Marilyn D.; Williams, Frank P.