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Prisons Today and Tomorrow (Criminal Justice Illuminated) - Hardcover

Pollock, Joycelyn M.

 
9780763729042: Prisons Today and Tomorrow (Criminal Justice Illuminated)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0763729043 ISBN 13: 9780763729042
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2005

Synopsis

Prisons: Today and Tomorrow, Second Edition uses current case studies and research to present balanced and comprehensive coverage of prisons and prisoners. Featuring chapters contributed by leading authorities on the modern prison system, this text examines the many purposes of prisons-punishment, deterrence, rehabilitation, and incapacitation-and examines controversial issues such as whether imprisonment actually deters crime or merely serves as punishment.

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About the Author

Dr. Joycelyn Pollock is a Distinguished Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Texas State University. Dr. Pollock's many published works include WOMEN'S CRIMES, CRIMINOLOGY AND CORRECTIONS; CRIMINAL LAW; PRISONS AND PRISON LIFE; and MORALITY STORIES. She received a Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Albany and a J.D. from the University of Houston. She received the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Fellows Award in 2015 for contributions to criminal justice research and education.

Synopsis

Pollock (Texas State University-San Marcos) uses current case studies and research in this second edition of a text for undergraduates. Learning features include chapter objectives and review questions, key terms, and margin definitions. The text's underlying theme is that prisons do very little to solve the problem of crime and that they often do

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Publisher
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0763729043
ISBN 13 
9780763729042
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
2
Number of pages
316