Prisons in America:
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Main Author: McShane, Marilyn D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: El Paso LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC 2008
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Item Description:McShane explains the controversies and issues surrounding not only the development of corrections systems in America but the most enduring problems they face. She utilizes a systems view that incorporates the external and internal factors that effect how prisons operate. Attempts to resolve the continuing political, economic, and philosophic dilemmas of incarceration involve complex motives and competing interests that are described in detail. Related legislation, law cases, and social trends are also analyzed. Students will be aided by study questions, supporting web site information and refe
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (286 pages)
ISBN:1593325614
9781593325619

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