Students, researchers, and practitioners in the field of criminal justice will find this comprehensive, annotated bibliography of American corrections to be a user-friendly reference source for searches by author and...
This book analyzes the sources and results of the fourfold increase in the U.S. correctional population since 1970.
In tracing the evolution of federal imprisonment, Paul W. Keve emphasizes the ways in which corrections history has been affected by and is reflective of other trends in the political...
The effects of incarceration on the families of prisoners is a reassessed in a study that brings to light the ordeals these families must face--such as lost income and delayed parenting opportunities.
District of Columbia jail management challenges exist in improving facility conditions: report to the Chairman, Committee on Government Reform, House...
Consider the following: Over 1.7 million Americans live in prison, a three hundred percent increase since 1980; In some US cities, one third of all young Black men are in...
Keeping track was not easy. It was well past midnight when Brad appeared. “I heard you had a question about your medications?” he asked. "Yeah," I said. “Tarceva wasn't ordered. Do you mind ordering it?" “I decided to take you offit.
America spent the last decade debating who should go to prison and for how long. Now it's time to decide what to do when prisoners come home.
Behavioral Scientists in Courts and Corrections
A must-read for fans of Jason Reynolds, Walter Dean Myers, and Elizabeth Acevedo. The story that I thought was my life didn’t start on the day I was born Amal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet.