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America's Correctional Crisis Vol. 17

Prison Populations and Public Policy

America's Correctional Crisis( )
Author: Gottfredson, Stephen D.
Mcconville, Sean
Series title:Contributions in Criminology and Penology Ser.
ISBN:978-0-313-25487-1
Publication Date:Jun 1987
Publisher:ABC-CLIO, LLC
Imprint:Greenwood
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $141.95
Book Description:

These essays treat the legal, financial, ethical, political, institutional, and social dimensions of the most important element of America's correctional crisis: prison overcrowding. The collection may become a standard work in the field, especially for those who question the feasibility and wisdom of building more prisons. The need for rational policy-making that links prison sentences with available prison space comes through clearly and forcefully. Chapters by well-known...
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Book Details
Pages:268
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Penology
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):13.97 x 21.59 x 1.575 cm
Book Weight:0.459 Kilograms



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