Routledge Handbook on American Prisons (Hardcover)

The Routledge Handbook on American Prisons is an authoritative volume that provides an overview of the state of U.S. prisons and synthesizes the research on the many facets of the prison system. The United States is exceptional in its use of incarceration as punishment. It not only has the largest prison population in the world, but also the highest per-capita incarceration rate. Research and debate about mass incarceration continues to grow, with mounting bipartisan agreement on the need for criminal justice reform. Divided into four sections (Prisons: Security, Operations and Administration; Types of Offenders and Populations; Living and Dying in Prison; and Release, Reentry, and Reform), the volume explores the key issues fundamental to understanding the U.S. prison system, including the characteristics of facilities; inmate risk assessment and classification, prison administration and employment, for-profit prisons, special populations, overcrowding, prison health care, prison violence, the special circumstances of death row prisoners, collateral consequences of incarceration, prison programming, and parole. The final section examines reform efforts and ideas, and offers suggestions for future research and attention. With contributions from leading correctional scholars, this book is a valuable resource for scholars with an interest in U.S. prisons and the issues surrounding them. It is structured to serve scholars and graduate students studying corrections, penology, institutional corrections, and other related topics.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge International Handbooks
Release date:	November 2020
First published:	2021
Editors:	Laurie A Gould • John J. Brent
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-02766-7
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Criminal law Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Courts & procedure > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Penology & punishment > Prisons Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Offenders > Rehabilitation of offenders
LSN:	0-367-02766-6
Barcode:	9780367027667

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