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Encyclopedia of prisons & correctional facilities / Mary Bosworth, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prisons--United States--Encyclopedias.
- Prisons.
- Correctional institutions--United States--Encyclopedias.
- Correctional institutions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (2 volumes) : illustrations, photos.
- Other Title:
- Encyclopedia of prisons and correctional facilities
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Providing a critical overview of the penal system in the United States, this text demonstrates the complex issues that surround the implementation and intended results of incarceration, as well as looking at the field in an international context.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Entries; Reader's Guide; List of Sidebars; Chronology; Introduction; About the Editor; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; Volume 2; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Appendix: Bureau of Prison Facilities, Alphabetical by State; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- "A Sage reference publication."
- Includes bibliographical references (p.1189-1252) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781506320397
- 1506320392
- 9781452265421
- 1452265429
- 9781849725736
- 184972573X
- 9781412952514
- 1412952514
- OCLC:
- 61297770
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