Key Issues in Corrections
- ISBN-10
- 1447318722
- ISBN-13
- 9781447318729
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-09-28
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Author
- Jeffrey Ian Ross
Description
Key Issues in Corrections critically analyzes the most important challenges affecting the correctional system in the USA, offering a no-nonsense explanation of the problems of correctional officers, correctional managers, prisoners, and the public.
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