Prisons books

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Prison Privatization: A Study of the Causes & Magnitude

Prison Privatization: A Study of the Causes & Magnitude...

Author: Yijia Jing
ISBN: 9781606927977
Format: Paperback
$129.36

Presents research on prison privatization in the US, with a focus on state prison privatization. This book examines...  Read More >>

Prisoners' Rights: Principles and Practice

Prisoners' Rights: Principles and Practice

Author: Susan Easton (Brunel University, UK.)
ISBN: 9781843928089
Format: Paperback
$96.99

This book considers prisoners' rights from socio-legal and philosophical perspectives, assessing the advantages...  Read More >>

Prisoners' Rights: Principles and Practice

Prisoners' Rights: Principles and Practice

Author: Susan Easton (Brunel University, UK.)
ISBN: 9781843928096
Format: Hardback
$336.00

This book considers prisoners' rights from socio-legal and philosophical perspectives, assessing the advantages...  Read More >>

The Big House in a Small Town: Prisons, Communities, and Economics in Rural America

The Big House in a Small Town: Prisons, Communities,...

Author: Eric J. Williams
ISBN: 9780313383656
Format: Hardback
$62.00

This work is an in-depth, on-the-ground examination of how prisons impact rural communities, including a revealing...  Read More >>

Violent Crime & Prisons: Population, Health Conditions & Recidivism

Violent Crime & Prisons: Population, Health Conditions...

Author: Aidan Renshaw ,  Emelina Suárez
ISBN: 9781607416685
Format: Hardback
$422.40

Gathers the research from around the globe in the field of violent crime and prisons with topics such as unity building...  Read More >>

The Toughest Beat: Politics, Punishment, and the Prison Officers Union in California

The Toughest Beat: Politics, Punishment, and the Prison...

Author: Joshua Page (Assistant Professor of Sociology, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Minnesota)
ISBN: 9780195384055
Format: Hardback
$164.95

The Toughest Beat uses the rise of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, the state's powerful...  Read More >>

Prison System & its Effects: Where from, Where to, & Why?

Prison System & its Effects: Where from, Where to, &...

Author: Antony Taylor
ISBN: 9781617280351
Format: Paperback
$253.55

To an Antipodean, this book is a fascinating development of the New Zealand Prison System which includes the history...  Read More >>

And Crocodiles are Hungry at Night: A Prison Memoir

And Crocodiles are Hungry at Night: A Prison Memoir...

Author: Jack Mapanje
ISBN: 9781847010315
Format: Hardback
$54.95

'A powerful contribution to the genre of prison memoir in Africa.' - Simon Gikandi, Professor English, Princeton...  Read More >>

The Prison Officer

The Prison Officer

Author: Alison Liebling (Cambridge University, UK) ,  David Price
ISBN: 9781843922698
Format: Paperback
$96.99

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The Prison Officer

The Prison Officer

Author: Alison Liebling (Cambridge University, UK) ,  David Price
ISBN: 9781843922704
Format: Hardback
$305.00

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Handbook of Public Protection

Handbook of Public Protection

Author: Mike Nash (Portsmouth University, UK) ,  Andy Williams (Portsmouth University, UK)
ISBN: 9781843928508
Format: Paperback
$131.00

This text brings together leading authorities in the field, providing solid coverage of the theory and practice...  Read More >>

Handbook of Public Protection

Handbook of Public Protection

Author: Mike Nash (Portsmouth University, UK) ,  Andy Williams (Portsmouth University, UK)
ISBN: 9781843928515
Format: Hardback
$315.00

This text brings together leading authorities in the field, providing solid coverage of the theory and practice...  Read More >>

Prison State: The Challenge of Mass Incarceration

Prison State: The Challenge of Mass Incarceration

Author: Bert Useem (Purdue University, Indiana) ,  Anne Morrison Piehl (Rutgers University, New Jersey)
ISBN: 9780511813573
Format: Undefined
$435.60

This book takes a broad, critical look at the dramatic increase in incarceration in American society over the past...  Read More >>

Jesus Walks Them Landings

Jesus Walks Them Landings

Author: Joan K. Holmes, MBE
ISBN: 9781452076829
Format: Paperback
$38.25

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Guantanamo: If The Light Goes Out

Guantanamo: If The Light Goes Out

Author: Edmund Clark ,  Julian Stallabrass
ISBN: 9781904587965
Format: Hardback
$145.20

Guantanamo: If the light goes out illustrates three experiences of home: at Guantanamo naval base, home to the...  Read More >>

Inside: Ireland's Women's Prisons, Past and Present

Inside: Ireland's Women's Prisons, Past and Present...

Author: Christina Quinlan
ISBN: 9780716530466
Format: Hardback
$197.87

A comprehensive study of the experiences of women prisoners in Ireland over the last 200 years. It describes the...  Read More >>

Games Prisoners Play: The Tragicomic Worlds of Polish Prison

Games Prisoners Play: The Tragicomic Worlds of Polish...

Author: Marek M. Kaminski
ISBN: 9780691149325
Format: Paperback
$57.99

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Mother California: Life in a Maximum-Security Prison

Mother California: Life in a Maximum-Security Prison...

Author: Kenneth Hartman
ISBN: 9781934633946
Format: Paperback
$36.96

"A fierce but affecting memoir of a convicted murderer, ""Mother California"" chronicles Hartman's growing self-awareness...  Read More >>

Policing and Prisons in the Middle East: Formations of Coercion

Policing and Prisons in the Middle East: Formations...

Author: Laleh Khalili ,  Jillian Schwedler
ISBN: 9780231701761
Format: Hardback
$132.00

The emergence of the modern Middle East has been accompanied by a concentration of coercive power in the state....  Read More >>

Controversial Issues in Prisons

Controversial Issues in Prisons

Author: David Scott ,  Helen Codd
ISBN: 9780335223039
Format: Paperback
$65.95

Controversial Issues in Prisons is a textbook designed to explore eight of the most controversial aspects of imprisonment...  Read More >>

Controversial Issues in Prisons

Controversial Issues in Prisons

Author: David Scott ,  Helen Codd
ISBN: 9780335223046
Format: Hardback
$337.79

Controversial Issues in Prisons is a textbook designed to explore eight of the most controversial aspects of imprisonment...  Read More >>

Hannaman: One Who is in the Process of Being Killed

Hannaman: One Who is in the Process of Being Killed...

Author: Jaya Mitra
ISBN: 9788182060197
Format: Paperback
$25.88

Autobiography of a Bengali women political prisoner and author.  Read More >>

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