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Author Krisberg, Barry, author.

Title American corrections : concepts and controversies / Barry Krisberg, Susan Marchionna, Christopher Hartney.

Publication Info. Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE, [2015]

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  365.973 K92A    Check Shelf
Description xxviii, 441 pages ; 28 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The corrections system -- A historical perspective on punishment and social structure -- The purpose of punishment and sentencing trends -- Jails -- Probation and alternatives to incarceration -- Prisons -- Coming home : reentry and parole -- Juvenile corrections -- The corrections workforce -- Law and corrections -- Corrections and the color line -- Women in the corrections system -- Challenging and vulnerable populations -- Death row and the death penalty -- The growth of privatization in corrections -- The politics and future of mass incarceration.
Subject Corrections -- United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
Corrections. (OCoLC)fst00880260
Criminal justice, Administration of. (OCoLC)fst00883246
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Added Author Marchionna, Susan, author.
Hartney, Chris, author.
ISBN 9781412974394 paperback
1412974399 paperback
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