Escaping Prison Myths : The History of Federal Corrections Hardback
by John G. Roberts, Norval Morris
Hardback
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This book describes and analyzes the key issues in the history of federal corrections in the United States: the origins and development of the first federal prisons; the role of women in federal corrections; the evolution of inmate rights; inmate classification and rehabilitation programs; prison administration and executive management; and the famous super-maximum security penitentiaries at Alcatraz and Marion.
The book also includes a roundtable discussion of the Bureau of Prison's rehabilitation programs, prisons' viability as vehicles to help their inmates, and the possible benefits of greater community involvement.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:270 pages
- Publisher:American University Press
- Publication Date:27/11/1994
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- ISBN:9781879383272
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Item not Available
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:270 pages
- Publisher:American University Press
- Publication Date:27/11/1994
- Category:
- ISBN:9781879383272