Corrections / general editor, William J. Chambliss.

Corrections looks at the correctional system and offers arguments for and against the practice of the laws and policies that comprise corrections, from parole and probation to imprisonment, to the application of the death penalty. The 20 included chapters, written by eminent scholars and experts in...

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Other Authors:	Chambliss, William J.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2011.
Series:	Key issues in crime and punishment.
Subjects:	Crime. Law enforcement. Criminal justice, Administration of. Corrections. Juvenile delinquency. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology. Corrections Crime Criminal justice, Administration of Juvenile delinquency Law enforcement
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of Contents:

Capital punishment/death penalty
Clemency
Cruel and unusual punishment
Due process rights of prisoners
Early release
Free speech rights of prisoners
Furlough and work-release programs
Gangs and violence in prison
Healthcare and medical assistance for prisoners
Legal assistance for prisoners
Life sentence
Mentally ill and mentally challenged inmates
Preventive detention
Prison labor
Prison overcrowding
Prison privatization and contract facilities
Punishment versus rehabilitation
Religious rights
Sex offender treatment
Shaming penalties.

Corrections / general editor, William J. Chambliss.

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