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Corrections / general editor, William J. Chambliss.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Key issues in crime and punishment.
- Key issues in crime and punishment
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Corrections.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 327 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles : Sage Reference, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume in the Key Issues in Crime and Punishment series looks at key issues in the field such as capital punishment, healthcare for prisoners and prison privatisation.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Introduction: Corrections
- 1 - Capital Punishment/Death Penalty
- 2 - Clemency
- 3 - Cruel and Unusual Punishment
- 4 - Due Process Rights of Prisoners
- 5 - Early Release
- 6 - Free Speech Rights of Prisoners
- 7 - Furlough and Work-Release Programs
- 8 - Gangs and Violence in Prisons
- 9 - Healthcare and Medical Assistance for Prisoners
- 10 - Legal Assistance for Prisoners
- 11 - Life Sentence
- 12 - Mentally Ill and Mentally Challenged Inmates
- 13 - Preventive Detention
- 14 - Prison Labor
- 15 - Prison Overcrowding
- 16 - Prison Privatization and Contract Facilities
- 17 - Punishment Versus Rehabilitation
- 18 - Religious Rights
- 19 - Sex Offender Treatment
- 20 - Shaming Penalties
- Index
- About the General Editor.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Chambliss, William J. Corrections
- ISBN:
- 9781780341262
- 1780341261
- 9781452266435
- 1452266433
- 9781412994101
- 1412994101
- OCLC:
- 720592911
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