Prisons and jails a deterrent to crime? / editors, Nancy R. Jacobs, Mark A. Siegel, Jacquelyn Quiram.
Material type: TextSeries: Publication details: Wylie, Tex. : Information Plus, c1997.Edition: 1997 edDescription: 184 p. : ill., mapISBN:- 1573020478
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Books | DIS Library Non-Fiction 3F | 364.6 Priso (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | MH000154 |
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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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