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Prisons and Prison Life Costs and Consequences

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ISBN-10: 019978325X

ISBN-13: 9780199783250

Edition: 2nd 2013

Authors: Joycelyn M. Pollock

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Prisons and Prison Life investigates and analyzes prisons--and the often undocumented costs of imprisonment for all involved. It covers the history of imprisonment in the U.S. as well as 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 throughout further enriches the discussion and personalizes the issues. The book is intended for courses on prisons, but is used frequently in courses on corrections as well.
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Book details

Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 9.10" wide x 6.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 1.078
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…    

Preface
Acknowledgments
Prisons: Then and Now
The Purpose and Functions of Prisons
The Philadelphia and Auburn Models
1900-1950s
1960-1980S
New Expectations
Racial Politics
Drugs
Young Offenders
The Death of the Rehabilitative Era
1980-Today
Prisons and Politics
Conclusion
Explaining Incarceration
The Rise of Imprisonment
The United States Compared to the World
Comparing States' Rates of Incarceration
Incarceration and Race/Ethnicity
Explaining the Increase
Crime
Sentencing Changes
Increased "Punitiveness"
Increased Parole Revocations
The "War on Drugs"
The Deinstitutionalizaton of the Mentally Ill
The Privatization of Prisons
Reversing the Trend
Conclusion
The New Bastille
The Number and Types of Prisons
Federal and State Systems
State Prisons
Overcrowding
The Super-Max
Private Prisons
Proponents and Opponents of Privatization
Corrections Corporation of America and GEO Group
Evaluations of Private Prisons
Interstate Transfer
Conclusion
Prisoners
The Demographics of Prisoners
Race
Age
Medical/Physical Characteristics
Education and Employment Histories
Family
Prisoners: Yesterday and Today
Special Populations
Mentally Ill
Mentally Handicapped
Drug Dependent Offenders
Classification
Medical Services
Conclusion
Rehabilitation Revisited
The Legacy of the Rehabilitative Era
What Is Treatment?
Recreation
Education, Vocational Training, and Industry
Education
Vocational Training and Industry
Drug Treatment
Evaluating Drug Treatment
Rehabilitative Programs and the Will to Change
Evaluations
The Will to Change
Evidence-based Corrections
Conclusion
Living in Prison
Prisoner Subculture Research
Elements of the Subculture
Prison Argot
Inmate Code
The Black Market
Race and Gangs
Prison Violence
Correlates of Violence
Economic Violence
Sexual Violence
Riots and Collective Violence
Changes in Prison Violence
Coping in the Prison World
Conclusion
Prisons for Women
Increasing Numbers
History of Women's Prisons
Gendered Pathways and Gendered Programming
Pathways Research
Victimization
Drugs
Importance of Relationships
Pathways and Classification
Gender-specific Programing
Living in Prison
Violence
Sexual Relationships and Sexual Violence
Sexual Victimization by Staff Members
Mothers in Prison
Conclusion
Prisoners' Rights
Causes of Action and Sources of Rights
The First Amendment
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Speech and Press
Rights of Association
The Fourth Amendment
The Eighth Amendment
Medical Care and Rehabilitation
Excessive Use of Force/Other Punishments
Totality of Circumstances
The Fourteenth Amendment
Access to Courts
Disciplinary Proceedings
Other Deprivations
Conclusion
Correctional Staff and Administration
Correctional Officers
The Changing Role of the Guard
Correctional Officers Today
"Structured Conflict"
The Officer Subculture
Stress
The Human Service Officer
Violence
Managing the Prison
Unionization
Civil Service and Workforce Diversity
Cross-Sex Supervision and Sexual Misconduct
Corruption and Unethical Practices
Conclusion
Release, Reentry, and the Future of Prisons
Reentry and Recidivism
Parole
Civil Liberties
Barriers to Success
Envisioning the Perfect Prison
The Importance of Justice
Cutting Back on Prison
The Prison Industrial Complex
Conclusion
Table of Cases
Bibliography
Index