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Prisoners on criminology : convict life stories and crime prevention / William S. Tregea.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tregea, William, 1944- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Crime--United States--Sociological aspects.
- Crime.
- Prisoners--United States.
- Prisoners.
- Criminology--United States.
- Criminology.
- Criminals--Rehabilitation--United States.
- Criminals.
- Crime prevention--United States.
- Crime prevention.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (397 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland ; London, England : Lexington Books, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- <span><span>William S. Tregea makes prisoners' stories come alive with eighty prisoner essays integrated in informational chapters tracing shifts in criminality, the U.S. prison build up, and inner cities. The chapters review criminological theories through case studies of prisoners' own insights on their lives at the individual, family, and community levels.</span></span>
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-7391-4589-4
- OCLC:
- 884547055
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