"...a conscise reference, gathering information currently spread out through numerous standard references and other books on the subject ... this volume will be of interest to readers who are unfamiliar with prison literature or who want an overview of the subject." - <i>Library Journal</i>

"...a concise and useful starting point for research on this timely topic ... Rafter and Stanley have done a creditable job packaging a mountain of information into a clear, well written introduction to the topic geared toward the high school and undergraduate researcher." - <i>American Reference Books Annual</i>

"This well organized reference book presents a skillful overview of American prisons and change." - <i>Newsletter of the Division on Women and Crime</i>

A handy source for basic statistics on prisoners, penal trends, and programs and services in America's prisons.Prisons in America covers such important subjects as punishment in the United States since colonial times; the most critical penal problems today; units for special populations; key penologists, and more. This work is a source for basic statistics on prisoners, penal trends, programs, services, and more. Listings of professional organizations and print and nonprint resources are also included.Listings of professional organizations and print and nonprint resources
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A handy source for basic statistics on prisoners, penal trends, and programs and services in America's prisons.Prisons in America covers such important subjects as punishment in the United States since colonial times;
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A handy source for basic statistics on prisoners, penal trends, and programs and services in America's prisons.
Listings of professional organizations and print and nonprint resources
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781576071021
Publisert
1999-11-04
Utgiver
Vendor
ABC-CLIO
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
227

Om bidragsyterne

Nicole Hahn Rafter is a professional writer and chair of the Division on Women and Crime of the American Society of Criminology. She is also chair of the Crime, Law, and Deviance section of the American Sociological Association.

Debra L. Stanley is assistant professor at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT.