Wyniki wyszukiwania:

In his second book to deal with Japanese corrections, Elmer H. Johnson explores the cultural heritage and structure of the criminal justice administration that underlies Japan s reluctance to use imprisonment, which he first examined in "Japanese Corrections: Managing Convicted Offenders in an Orderly Society. "Here Johnson introduces the concept of criminalization, its implications, and its two versions that differentiate four of the six cohorts who have entered prison in increasing numbers in recent decades: yakuza (Japanese mafia), adult traffic offenders, women drug offenders, and...

Challenging the ideology of treatment in the prison world

"The Professional Convict s Tale: The Survival of John O Neill In and Out of Prison "offers a unique, inside view of life behind bars in the 1960s. Elmer H. Johnson, a criminologist who has specialized in prison life for half a century, gave Menard Penitentiary parolee John O Neill a tape recorder and a set of questions designed to draw out his opinions and observations about the prison world.

This study frames O Neill s responses with Johnson s analysis. O Neill s narrative guides readers through the world beyond the prison...

The "Handbook" clearly points out that although the literature on crime prevention is voluminous, the social conditions that invoke criminality are resistant to social change. The articles repeatedly demand a critical evaluation of prevention theories and programs, and call for accountability within the crime-prevention profession. The collection will serve as a valuable resource for policymakers and practitioners as well as for academics. The volume includes an excellent directory of crime/delinquency-prevention organizations and a supplementary bibliography. "Choice"

In recent years,...