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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480397803321

Titolo

Long-term imprisonment [[electronic resource] ] : policy, science, and correctional practice / / editor, Timothy J. Flanagan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousands Oaks, Calif., : SAGE, c1995

ISBN

1-322-41504-8

1-4833-2722-1

1-4522-4694-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (279 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FlanaganTimothy J

Disciplina

365.3

Soggetti

Prison sentences - Government policy - United States

Older prisoners - Government policy - United States

Older prisoners - Care - United States

Prison administration - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

part one. Perspectives on long-term imprisonment -- part two. Long-term prisoners on long-term imprisonment -- part three. The effects of long-term imprisonment -- part four. Adaptation and survival among long-term inmates -- part five. Correctional responses and the management of long-term prisoners.

Sommario/riassunto

A collection of articles first published in The Prison Journal, the official journal of the Pennsylvania Prison Society, supplemented by research reports on the effects of long-term confinement in American and Canadian prisons and essays written by long-term prisoners.