Lifers Seeking Redemption in Prison |
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| Author:
| Irwin, John |
| Series title: | Criminology and Justice Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-135-96629-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2010 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $42.95USD $200.00USD $200.00 |
Book Description:
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John Irwin writes about prisons from an unusual academic perspective. Before receiving a Ph.D. in sociology, he servednbsp;five years in a California state penitentiary for armed robbery. This is his sixth book on imprisonment - an ethnography of prisoners who have served more thannbsp;twenty years in a California correctional institution. The purpose of the book is to take issue with the conventional wisdom on homicide, society's purposes of imprisonment, and offenders'...
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John Irwin writes about prisons from an unusual academic perspective. Before receiving a Ph.D. in sociology, he servednbsp;five years in a California state penitentiary for armed robbery. This is his sixth book on imprisonment - an ethnography of prisoners who have served more thannbsp;twenty years in a California correctional institution. The purpose of the book is to take issue with the conventional wisdom on homicide, society's purposes of imprisonment, and offenders' reformability. Through the lifers' stories, he reveals what happens to prisoners serving very long sentences in correctional facilities and what this should tell us about effective sentencing policy.