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Prisons and jails : a deterrent to crime? / editors, Abbey M. Begun, Nancy R. Jacobs, Jacquelyn F. Quiram.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Wylie, Tex. : Information Plus, c1999.Edition: 1999 edDescription: 192 p. : ill., mapISBN:
  • 1573021024
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Contents:
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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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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