Description: Dilemmas of Corrections : Multidisciplinary Perspectives, Paperback by Haas, Kenneth C. (EDT); Alpert, Geoffrey P. (EDT), ISBN 1577663985, ISBN-13 9781577663980, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US The readings comprise 34 essays, book chapters, research reports, and court decisions written by philosophers, historians, sociologists, criminologists, political scientists, psychologists, journalists, social workers, counseling experts, legal scholars, and US Supreme Court Justices. Among them are historical essays by Plato, Charles Dickens, and Anton Chekov, and modern ones from 1. Haas (sociology and criminal justice, U. of Delaware) and Alpert (criminology and criminal justice, U. of South Carolina) arrange the readings in sections on philosophy; history; who goes to prison, why; the realities of prison life, including essays on race, violence, and accounts by women; key cases; rehabilitation programs; and issues such as older inmates, prisons for profit, and the death penalty. No index is provided. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Dilemmas of Corrections : Multidisciplinary Perspectives
Number of Pages: 571 Pages
Publication Name: Dilemmas of Corrections : Multidisciplinary Perspectives
Language: English
Publisher: Waveland Press, Incorporated
Subject: Penology
Publication Year: 2005
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Social Science
Author: Geoffrey P. Alpert
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
