Prisons and jails :
Prisons and jails : a deterrent to crime? /
editors, Abbey M. Begun, Nancy R. Jacobs, Jacquelyn F. Quiram.
- 1999 ed.
- Wylie, Tex. : Information Plus, c1999.
- 192 p. : ill., map ;
Title from cover.
History of corrections - Revenge or rehabilitation? -- Expenditures -- Jails -- prisoners - An increasing number -- Characteristics of prison inmates -- Prisons -- Juvenile confinement -- Probation and parole -- Alternative sentencing - From mediation to work release -- 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 - Revenge or rehabilitation? -- Expenditures -- Jails -- prisoners - An increasing number -- Characteristics of prison inmates -- Prisons -- Juvenile confinement -- Probation and parole -- Alternative sentencing - From mediation to work release -- Alternative sentencing - Boot camps -- Sentencing guidelines, mandatory sentencing, and "Three-strikes laws" -- Prisoners, drugs, and treatment -- Prisoners' rights.
1573021024
Prisons
Jails
Punishment in crime deterrence
Prisoners