Robert Johnson and Hans Toch's Crime and Punishment: Inside Views is an edited volume of original essays written by offenders "in their own words." The book provides a unique, inside view of crime, prisoners, and the experience of punishment. These essays represent the worldviews of 52 offenders, introducing the reader to the forces that shaped their lives and compelled them to commit crimes, their struggles with their own feelings, and their experiences--often rocky--with prison life and the criminal justice system. Crime and Punishment: Inside Views is useful as a...
Robert Johnson and Hans Toch's Crime and Punishment: Inside Views is an edited volume of original essays written by offenders "in their own w...
This timely book focuses on what is known and what still needs to be learned to understand, prevent, and remediate police abuse of force. The book combines theoretical and practical perspectives from a wide range of experts, making it ideal for students and scholars of democratic policing and for those in police departments, government, and the media chaged with addressing and understanding the problem of improper exercise of force.
This timely book focuses on what is known and what still needs to be learned to understand, prevent, and remediate police abuse of force. The book com...
A Disturbing and Shocking Expose-A Passionate Cry for Reform
Prison Madness exposes the brutality and failure of today's correctional system-for all prisoners-but especially the incredible conditions Andured by those suffering from serious mental disorders.
-A passionately argued and brilliantly written wake-up call to America about the myriad ways our penal systems brutalize our entire culture. Dr. Kupers not only diagnoses the problem, he also offers a set of solutions. I hope this book will be read by all concerned citizens and voters, for it conveys truths that are...
A Disturbing and Shocking Expose-A Passionate Cry for Reform
Prison Madness exposes the brutality and failure of today's correctional...
The social movements that Professor Toch examines in this book, originally published in 1966, range from the Black Muslims to food faddists, and the founders of these movements range from Hitler to Joan of Arc. Why do people join social movements? How do such movements serve the needs of their members, and what unique social problems do they cause? What are the typical consequences of membership? What gives rise to social movements, and how can we evaluate them? In "The Social Psychology of Social Movements" Hans Toch provides answers to these questions.
It is impossible to avoid in a...
The social movements that Professor Toch examines in this book, originally published in 1966, range from the Black Muslims to food faddists, and th...
What is the role of the psychologist in promoting change?
These questions drive this incisive retrospective by social psychologist Hans Toch, who has spearheaded participatory change over the years among violence-prone police, disenfranchised corrections officers, and inmates dehumanized by the misapplication of psychology in Supermax segregation units.
Approaching each circumstance as a unique challenge, Toch has centered his work on simple tenets: treat humans as human, ameliorate environmental harm, and promote democracy by teaching...
How does meaningful change occur?
What is the role of the psychologist in promoting change?
Why do people join social movements? How do such movements serve the needs of their members, and what unique social problems do they cause? What are the typical consequences of membership? What gives rise to social movements, and how can we evaluate them? In 'The Social Psychology of Social Movements', Hans Toch provides answers to these questions.
Why do people join social movements? How do such movements serve the needs of their members, and what unique social problems do they cause? What are t...
Offers an insightful portrait of chronic predatory offenders, problem police officers, and others with a demonstrated propensity for violent conduct. Dr Toch explores the personal motives, attitudes, assumptions, and perceptions of men who are recurrently violent.
Offers an insightful portrait of chronic predatory offenders, problem police officers, and others with a demonstrated propensity for violent conduct. ...
Presents wide-ranging scholarly perspectives from psychologists, legal professionals, and criminologists, along with compelling personal accounts from prison administrators and actual death row inmates. Together, they reveal the systemic, physical, and moral conditions that define and underlie death row.
Presents wide-ranging scholarly perspectives from psychologists, legal professionals, and criminologists, along with compelling personal accounts from...
