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Prisons and Prison Life Costs and Consquences

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ISBN-10: 0195332210

ISBN-13: 9780195332216

Edition: 2004

Authors: Joycelyn M. Pollock, Melissa Gibson Hancox, Matthew J. Smith

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Prisons and Prison Life investigates and analyzes prisons--and the often undocumented costs of imprisonment for all involved. Beginning with a short history of imprisonment in the U.S., the text covers all aspects of prison life, including profiles of prisoners, a description of life in prison, women's prisons, correctional officers, management issues, and re-entry. The use of first-person quotations further enriches the discussion and personalizes the issues. Topical issues such as private prisons, supermax prisons, and AIDS are also discussed. Coverage includes: * A detailed and comprehensive discussion of the history of imprisonment rates and its impact on other areas of government…    
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Book details

List price: $54.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/1/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 306
Size: 8.90" wide x 5.91" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English

Dr. Joycelyn Pollock has been a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Texas State University-San Marcos (formerly Southwest Texas State University) since 1993. She previously served as a probation and parole officer in the state of Washington and a program review specialist for the New York Department of Correctional Services. She taught law and criminology at the University of Turku, Finland, as a Fulbright fellow and conducted training in the areas of criminology, sexual harassment and ethics. Dr. Pollock's many published works include PRISON: TODAY AND TOMORROW; WOMEN, LAW, AND SOCIAL CONTROL; PRISONS AND PRISON LIFE: COSTS AND CONSEQUENCES; and MORALITY STORIES. She…    

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