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Combining classical and contemporary articles on corrections, this acclaimed anthology traces the history and origins of corrections and punishment in the United States while also examining current issues and trends in the field.

Introductions frame each section and article in the book, guiding students through each set of readings. Key issues and concepts are clearly defined, and insightful discussion questions accompany each article. A comprehensive online Instructor's Manual/Testing Program, written by Barbara Sims, is also available.

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Life Without Parole: Living in Prison Today Life Without Parole: Living in Prison Today
In 1981 law school graduate Victor Hassine was convicted of a capital offense and sentenced to prison for life without parole. B ...
In Addicted to Incarceration, author Travis Pratt uses an evidence-based approach to explore the consequences of what he terms A ...
Addicted to Incarceration: Corrections Policy and the Politics of Misinformation in the United States Addicted to Incarceration: Corrections Policy and the Politics of Misinformation in the United States
Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing
Most people know it's easier to get into prison than it is to get out. But for a journalist, just getting into Sing Sing, New Yo ...
For Police Training, Police Administration and Organization, Police Management, and Issues in Policing courses. This is the fir ...
Critical Issues in Police Training Critical Issues in Police Training
The Hot House: Life Inside Leavenworth Prison The Hot House: Life Inside Leavenworth Prison
An account of life in Leavenworth Prison, based on interviews with inmates and others, describes the lives of a sexual predato ...
Explore the American corrections system from the perspective of both the corrections worker and the offender in the newest editi ...
American Corrections American Corrections
Hard Time: Understanding and Reforming the Prison (Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice Series.) Hard Time: Understanding and Reforming the Prison (Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice Series.)
A seminal work, this is a unique text in that it provides personal accounts from prisoners telling what it is really like to liv ...
Police culture has been widely criticized as a source of resistance to change and reform, and is often misunderstood. This book ...
Understanding Police Culture, Second Edition Understanding Police Culture, Second Edition
When the Prisoners Ran Walpole: A True Story in the Movement for Prison Abolition When the Prisoners Ran Walpole: A True Story in the Movement for Prison Abolition
In 1971, Attica’s prison yard massacre shocked the public, prisoners, and political leaders across the United States. Mass ...
The word "prison" immediately evokes stark images: forbidding walls spiked with watchtowers; inmates confined to cramped cells f ...
The Oxford History of the Prison: The Practice of Punishment in Western Society The Oxford History of the Prison: The Practice of Punishment in Western Society