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  • Prison Violence

    Causes, Consequences and Solutions

    par Kristine Levan ...
    Collections series Solving Social Problems
    Drawing on a range of research and media sources to provide an international perspective on the topic of prison violence, this book focuses on the impact of such violence on the individual both while he or she is incarcerated and upon his or her release from prison, as well as on society as a whole. With a special emphasis on comparisons of violence among incarcerated populations in the United ... En savoir plus

    $89.93 CAD

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  • The Environmental Psychology of Prisons and Jails

    Creating Humane Spaces in Secure Settings

    par Richard E. Wener ...
    Collections series Environment and Behavior
    This book distils thirty years of research on the impacts of jail and prison environments. The research program began with evaluations of new jails that were created by the US Bureau of Prisons, which had a novel design intended to provide a non-traditional and safe environment for pre-trial inmates and documented the stunning success of these jails in reducing tension and violence. This book uses ... En savoir plus

    $38.87 CAD

  • Basic Concepts in Criminology

    Handbook for Law Enforcement Personnel (Police, Corrections and Security Officers)

    par Asongwe N. Thomas ...
    Basic Concepts in Criminology is an introduction to criminology. It is intended to serve as resource material for prospective students of criminology and particularly for law enforcement officers in training and in the field. Criminology as a social science discipline is structured from a combination of concepts of sociology, psychology, and lawall relevant subjects to the law enforcement ... En savoir plus

    $4.85 CAD

  • The Effects of Imprisonment

    Modifié par Alison Liebling, Shadd Maruna ...
    Collections series Cambridge Criminal Justice Series
    As the number of prisoners in the UK, USA and elsewhere continues to rise, so have concerns risen about the damaging short term and long term effects this has on prisoners. This book brings together a group of leading authorities in this field, both academics and practitioners, to address the complex issues this has raised, to assess the implications and results of research in this field, and to ... En savoir plus

    $99.78 CAD

  • Parental Incarceration and the Family

    Psychological and Social Effects of Imprisonment on Children, Parents, and Caregivers

    par Joyce A. Arditti ...
    SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 ... En savoir plus

    $29.60 CAD

  • Thinking About Crime

    par James Q. Wilson ...
    As crime rates inexorably rose during the tumultuous years of the 1970s, disputes over how to handle the violence sweeping the nation quickly escalated. James Q. Wilson redefined the public debate by offering a brilliant and provocative new argument-that criminal activity is largely rational and shaped by the rewards and penalties it offers-and forever changed the way Americans think about crime. ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • Criminal Justice at the Crossroads

    Transforming Crime and Punishment

    par William Kelly ...
    Over the past forty years, the criminal justice system in the United States has engaged in a very expensive policy failure, attempting to punish its way to public safety, with dismal results. So-called "tough on crime" policies have not only failed to effectively reduce crime, recidivism, and victimization but also created an incredibly inefficient system that routinely fails the public, taxpayers ... En savoir plus

    $37.43 CAD

  • The Modern Prison Paradox

    Politics, Punishment, and Social Community

    par Amy E. Lerman ...
    In The Modern Prison Paradox, Amy E. Lerman examines the shift from rehabilitation to punitivism that has taken place in the politics and practice of American corrections. She argues that this punitive turn has had profoundly negative consequences for both crime control and American community life. Professor Lerman's research shows that spending time in America's increasingly violent and ... En savoir plus

    $32.39 CAD

  • Corrections

    Foundations for the Future

    par Jeanne B. Stinchcomb ...
    Collections series Criminology and Justice Studies
    **"Jeanne Stinchcomb’s book makes an excellent contribution to the field of corrections serving as a substantial resource for those teaching corrections and as a practical inspiration for those students who will ultimately lead the profession. Stinchomb carefully crafts a balanced perspective that presents a powerful argument for why corrections is an important and necessary part of our criminal ... En savoir plus

    $211.90 CAD

  • Responding to Youth Crime in Canada

    par Carla Cesaroni, Anthony N. Doob ...
    In Responding to Youth Crime in Canada, Anthony Doob and Carla Cesaroni describe how Canada has been responding to youth crime in the context of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, which came into force on April 1, 2003. The authors describe what is known about Canadian youth crime, and the operation of the youth justice system in the context of the changes in the law that are taking place.The authors ... En savoir plus

    $36.71 CAD

  • Feminist Theories: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide

    par Claire M. Renzetti ...
    Collections series Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guides
    This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of criminology find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data sets, and blogs. Written by a leading international authority on the subject, the ebook provides ... En savoir plus

    $7.99 CAD

  • The Defences of the Weak (Routledge Revivals)

    A Sociological Study of a Norwegian Correctional Institution

    par Thomas Mathiesen ...
    Collections series Routledge Revivals
    This is a sociological study of a Norwegian penal institution. The author spent two years in the institution, observing and interviewing inmates and staff, the target being to learn the extent to which American prisons fit with prison life in a different culture. He gives a fascinating answer to the question: Norwegian prisons were, at the time of the study, miles away from their American ... En savoir plus

    $75.14 CAD