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Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities

Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities( )
Editor: Bosworth, Mary F.
ISBN:978-0-7619-2731-0
Publication Date:Dec 2004
Publisher:SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $597.00
Book Description:

The two-volume Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities aims to provide a critical overview of penal institutions within a historical and contemporary framework. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world; a fact that has caused lawmakers and legal professionals to rethink punishment policies as well as develop new policies on prisoner education and rehabilitation.

Issues of race, gender, and class are fully integrated throughout in order to...
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Book Details
Pages:1400
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Penology
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):22.098 x 28.702 x 7.62 cm
Book Weight:3.665 Kilograms



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