UID:
almahu_9949386277502882
Format:
1 online resource (xvii, 319 pages) :
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illustrations
ISBN:
9780429397899
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0429397895
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9780367027667
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0367027666
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9780429674471
,
0429674473
,
9780429674488
,
0429674481
,
9780429674464
,
0429674465
Series Statement:
Routledge international handbooks
Content:
"The Routledge Handbook on American Prisons is an authoritative volume that provides an overview of the state of American prisons and synthesizes the research on the many facets of the prison system. The United States is exceptional in its use of incarceration as punishment. It not only has the largest prison population in the world, but also the highest per-capita incarceration rate. Research and debate about mass incarceration continues to grow, with mounting bipartisan agreement on the need for criminal justice reform. Divided into six sections (Historical and Theoretical Context; Prisons: Security, Operations and Administration; Types of Offenders; Living and Dying in Prison; Prison Programming and Preparing for Release; and Future Directions), the volume covers the development and evolution of American prisons, and then explores the key issues fundamental to understanding the U.S. prison system, including the characteristics of facilities; inmate risk assessment and classification; prison administration and employment; for-profit prisons; special populations; overcrowding; prison health care; prison violence; the special circumstances of death row prisoners; collateral consequences of incarceration; prison programming; and parole. The final section examines reform efforts and ideas, and offers suggestions for future research and attention. With contributions from leading scholars around the globe, this book is a valuable resource for scholars with an interest in American prisons and the issues surrounding them. It is structured to serve scholars and graduate students studying corrections, penology, institutional corrections, and other related topics"--
Note:
Part I. Prison security, operations, and administration. Prison rules, regulations, and disciplinary procedures -- The evolution of privatized corrections in America -- Review of risk assessment and classification in prisons -- Working in institutional corrections : the roles, responsibilities, and challenges of being a correctional officer -- Convenience without conscience : supermax confinement in American penology -- Part II. Types of offenders and populations. Who goes to prison and why? Examining inmate characteristics and offense types -- Women in corrections -- People suffering from mental illness in prison -- Elderly inmates -- Part III. Living and dying in prison. Prison violence -- Misconduct in corrections -- Sexual behavior in prison -- Correctional healthcare -- Life on death row -- Part IV. Release, reentry, and reform. Cognitive and psychological programming for correctional populations -- Educational and skill-based programming -- Collateral consequences of incarceration -- Collateral consequences of incarceration on community -- Reforming penalty.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Routledge handbook on American prisons New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. ISBN 9780367027667
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429397899
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