Hard Time: A Fresh Look at Understanding and Reforming the Prison

Hard Time: A Fresh Look at Understanding and Reforming the Prison
ISBN-10
1119082773
ISBN-13
9781119082774
Series
Hard Time
Category
Social Science
Pages
432
Language
English
Published
2016-08-29
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Authors
Robert Johnson, Ann Marie Rocheleau, Alison B. Martin

Description

Hard Time: A Fresh Look at Understanding and Reforming the Prison, 4th Edition, is a revised and updated version of the highly successful text addressing the origins, evolution, and promise of America’s penal system. Draws from both ethnographic and professional material, and situates the prison experience within both contemporary and historical contexts Features first person accounts from male and female inmates and staff, revealing what it’s actually like to live and work in prison Includes all-new chapters on prison reform and on supermax correctional facilities, including the latest research on confinement, long-term segregation, and death row Explores a wide range of topics, including the nature of prison as punishment; prisoner personality types and coping strategies; gang violence; prison officers’ custodial duties; and psychological, educational, and work programs Develops policy recommendations for the future based on qualitative and quantitative research and evidence-based initiatives

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