Description:"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"--We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Routledge Handbook on American Prisons (Routledge International Handbooks). To get started finding Routledge Handbook on American Prisons (Routledge International Handbooks), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Routledge Handbook on American Prisons (Routledge International Handbooks)
Description: "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"--We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Routledge Handbook on American Prisons (Routledge International Handbooks). To get started finding Routledge Handbook on American Prisons (Routledge International Handbooks), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.