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Criminal to critic : reflections amid the American experiment / James E. Palombo ; with a foreword and afterword by Randall G. Shelden.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Palombo, James E., 1950-
- Series:
- Critical perspectives on crime and inequality.
- Critical perspectives on crime and inequality
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prisoners--United States--Biography.
- Prisoners.
- College teachers--United States--Biography.
- College teachers.
- Palombo, James E., 1950-.
- Palombo, James E.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This is the true story of James Palombo who, via his transition from drug-dealing wise-guy and convict to social worker, professor, and world traveler, has come to understand the American experiment.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Foreword; Introduction; Part I; Ch01. Jail; Ch02. Prison; Ch03. The New Place; Ch04. Getting Out; Part II; Ch05. Getting On; Part III; Ch06. Becoming an Academic; Ch07. Career Developments in California; Ch08. A Move to New York; Part IV; Ch09. The European Experience; Ch10. The Far East; Part V; Ch11. Europe and the Middle East; Ch12. Returning to the Scene of the Crime; Part VI; Ch13. Conclusion: Rethinking America*; Afterword; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-49357-4
- 9786612493577
- 0-7391-3119-2
- OCLC:
- 310702806
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