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OverviewClear and comprehensive, """"Prisons"""" examines the state of U.S. prisons and related issues. It focuses on the development of prisons in the United States and how the competing goals of punishment and rehabilitation have shaped the evolution of corrections. The financial costs of running prisons and the mixed record of private prisons are examined, and laws and legislation relating to issues of incarceration are reviewed. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jeffrey FerroPublisher: Facts On File Inc Imprint: Facts On File Inc Dimensions: Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.30cm Weight: 0.549kg ISBN: 9780816060351ISBN 10: 0816060355 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 30 November 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews...""exceptionally clear, accessible, and balanced...If you were to purchase only one book on affirmative action for your high school library, this should be it. Highly Recommended."" ... exceptionally clear, accessible, and balanced...If you were to purchase only one book on affirmative action for your high school library, this should be it. Highly Recommended. Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |