The Culture of Prison Violence Paperback
by James Byrne, Faye S. Taxman, Donald Hummer
Paperback
Description
An evidence-based, comprehensive examination of the cause, prevention, and control of prison violence.
Readers will learn about prisons and prison violence with new research on: *Violence prevention and control by the leading international experts on prisons *Culture-Cutting-edge research on inmate, staff, and management culture and the link between prison and community culture and violence*Offender change-Best practices, evidence-based review of "what works" to reduce violence in prisons and to change offender behavior, not only in prison but also upon reentry to the community Also, this text has a focus on policy.
It discusses the need to move away from a culture of control and toward a culture that supports individual/community change.
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- Format:Paperback
- Pages:240 pages, Illustrations
- Publisher:Pearson Education (US)
- Publication Date:09/05/2007
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- ISBN:9780205542963
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback
- Pages:240 pages, Illustrations
- Publisher:Pearson Education (US)
- Publication Date:09/05/2007
- Category:
- ISBN:9780205542963