Prisons and jails
Prisons and jails a deterrent to crime? /
editors, Nancy R. Jacobs, Mark A. Siegel, Jacquelyn Quiram.
- 1997 ed.
- Wylie, Tex. : Information Plus, c1997.
- 184 p. : ill., map ;
- The Information series on current topics. .
Title from cover.
History of corrections -- Expenditures -- Jails -- prisoners -- Characteristics of state prisoners -- Prisons -- Juvenile confinement -- Probation and parole -- Alternative sentencing -- Boot camps -- Sentencing guidelines, mandatory sentencing, and "Three-strikes laws" -- Prisoners, drugs, and treatment -- Prisoners' rights.
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Prisons
Jails
Punishment in crime deterrence
Prisoners
Title from cover.
History of corrections -- Expenditures -- Jails -- prisoners -- Characteristics of state prisoners -- Prisons -- Juvenile confinement -- Probation and parole -- Alternative sentencing -- Boot camps -- Sentencing guidelines, mandatory sentencing, and "Three-strikes laws" -- Prisoners, drugs, and treatment -- Prisoners' rights.
1573020478
Prisons
Jails
Punishment in crime deterrence
Prisoners