Prisons books

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Social Intelligence Skills for Correctional Officers

Social Intelligence Skills for Correctional Officers...

Author: Stephen Sampson
ISBN: 9780874258585
Format: Paperback
$39.47

This timely series is based upon 15 years of experience and work of trainers and researchers in the field of criminal...  Read More >>

Forced Passages: Imprisoned Radical Intellectuals and the U.S. Prison Regime

Forced Passages: Imprisoned Radical Intellectuals and...

Author: Dylan Rodríguez
ISBN: 9780816645602
Format: Hardback
$158.40

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Gender and Prisons

Gender and Prisons

Author: Dana M. Britton ,  Professor Gerald Mars
ISBN: 9780754625131
Format: Hardback
$368.00

Gender and Prisons includes twenty-two key articles exploring prison history, the state and gendered social control,...  Read More >>

Wanted: Historic County Jails of Texas

Wanted: Historic County Jails of Texas

Author: Edward A. Blackburn
ISBN: 9781585443086
Format: Hardback
$105.47

Provides an illustrated guide to the historic county jails of Texas. This book takes readers to each of the 254...  Read More >>

Prison, Inc.: A Convict Exposes Life Inside a Private Prison

Prison, Inc.: A Convict Exposes Life Inside a Private...

Author: K.C. Carceral ,  Thomas J. Bernard
ISBN: 9780814799543
Format: Hardback
$184.00

Provides an account of life behind bars in a controversial new type of prison facility: the private prison. These...  Read More >>

Prisons and Prison Systems: A Global Encyclopedia

Prisons and Prison Systems: A Global Encyclopedia

Author: Mitchel P. Roth
ISBN: 9780313328565
Format: Hardback
$132.00

Examining prisons and prison systems throughout the world, this comprehensive encyclopedia provides an historical...  Read More >>

Prisons

Prisons

Author: Jeffrey Ferro
ISBN: 9780816060351
Format: Hardback
$118.80

Clear and comprehensive, this book examines the state of US prisons and related issues. It focuses on the development...  Read More >>

OneKey Premium WebCT, Student Access Kit, Corrections

OneKey Premium WebCT, Student Access Kit, Corrections...

Author: Richard P. Seiter
ISBN: 9780131707825
Format: Undefined
$52.80

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Carabanchel: The Last Brit in Europe's Hellhole Prison

Carabanchel: The Last Brit in Europe's Hellhole Prison...

Author: Christopher Chance
ISBN: 9781840189674
Format: Paperback
$32.99

Presents a true story of survival in what was arguably the most sinister prison in Europe: the Carabanchel. The...  Read More >>

Prison on Trial

Prison on Trial

Author: Thomas Mathiesen
ISBN: 9781904380221
Format: Paperback
$58.22

Explains how contemporary events are changing the boundaries of crime and punishment and increasing the risks to...  Read More >>

Prisons Today and Tomorrow

Prisons Today and Tomorrow

Author: Joycelyn M. Pollock
ISBN: 9780763729042
Format: Hardback
$345.71

Prisons: Today and Tomorrow, Second Edition uses current case studies and research to present balanced and comprehensive...  Read More >>

Sing Sing

Sing Sing

Author: Denis Brian
ISBN: 9781591023579
Format: Hardback
$58.99

On May 14, 1825, 100 mute, dispirited convict-labourers had been transported in chains from Auburn Prison in New...  Read More >>

Penal Systems: A Comparative Approach

Penal Systems: A Comparative Approach

Author: Mick Cavadino ,  James Dignan
ISBN: 9780761952039
Format: Paperback
$148.00

Penal Systems is a comprehensive, thematic introduction to the comparative study of penality throughout the world....  Read More >>

Penal Systems: A Comparative Approach

Penal Systems: A Comparative Approach

Author: Mick Cavadino ,  James Dignan
ISBN: 9780761952022
Format: Hardback
$504.00

Penal Systems is a comprehensive, thematic introduction to the comparative study of penality throughout the world....  Read More >>

Muslims in Prison: Challenge and Change in Britain and France

Muslims in Prison: Challenge and Change in Britain and...

Author: J. Beckford ,  D. Joly
ISBN: 9781403998316
Format: Hardback
$190.00

The growth of Islam in Europe is reflected in the increasing numbers of Muslims in British and French prisons, but...  Read More >>

American Gulag: Inside U.S. Immigration Prisons

American Gulag: Inside U.S. Immigration Prisons

Author: Mark Dow
ISBN: 9780520246690
Format: Paperback
$52.95

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Walking George: The Life of George John Beto and the Rise of the Modern Texas Prison System

Walking George: The Life of George John Beto and the...

Author: David M. Horton ,  George R. Nielsen
ISBN: 9781574411997
Format: Hardback
$76.99

George John Beto (1916-1991) is best known for his contributions to criminal justice. This book, authored by two...  Read More >>

Managing Correctional Crises

Managing Correctional Crises

Author: John M. McCullough
ISBN: 9780763730727
Format: Paperback
$203.15

Explains how to handle prison and jail crises, such as riots hunger strikes and hostage takings.  Read More >>

Race and Masculinity in Contemporary American Prison Novels

Race and Masculinity in Contemporary American Prison...

Author: Auli Ek
ISBN: 9780415975704
Format: Hardback
$305.00

Analyzes how American prison narratives reflect and produce ideologies of masculinity in the United States. This...  Read More >>

The Effects of Imprisonment

The Effects of Imprisonment

Author: Alison Liebling (Cambridge University, UK) ,  Shadd Maruna (Queen’s University Belfast, UK)
ISBN: 9781843920939
Format: Hardback
$399.00

This book brings together a group of leading authorities in this field, both academics and practitioners, to address...  Read More >>

Rehabilitation Issues, Problems, and Prospects in Boot Camp

Rehabilitation Issues, Problems, and Prospects in Boot...

Author: Brent Benda ,  Nathaniel J. Pallone
ISBN: 9780789028211
Format: Hardback
$378.00

Boot camps-what are their effects on criminal behavior? Public and political support for boot camps as alternative...  Read More >>

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