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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811564003321

Titolo

Corrections / / general editor, William J. Chambliss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, 2011

Los Angeles : , : Sage Reference, , 2011

ISBN

1-78034-126-1

1-4522-6643-3

1-4129-9410-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 327 pages)

Collana

Key issues in crime and punishment

Disciplina

364.60973

Soggetti

Corrections

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction: Corrections; 1 - Capital Punishment/Death Penalty; 2 - Clemency; 3 - Cruel and Unusual Punishment; 4 - Due Process Rights of Prisoners; 5 - Early Release; 6 - Free Speech Rights of Prisoners; 7 - Furlough and Work-Release Programs; 8 - Gangs and Violence in Prisons; 9 - Healthcare and Medical Assistance for Prisoners; 10 - Legal Assistance for Prisoners; 11 - Life Sentence; 12 - Mentally Ill and Mentally Challenged Inmates; 13 - Preventive Detention; 14 - Prison Labor; 15 - Prison Overcrowding; 16 - Prison Privatization and Contract Facilities

17 - Punishment Versus Rehabilitation18 - Religious Rights; 19 - Sex Offender Treatment; 20 - Shaming Penalties; Index; About the General Editor

Sommario/riassunto

'Corrections' includes such hotly debated topics as capital punishment, clemency, cruel and unusual punishment, early release, gangs and prison violence, healthcare for prisoners, legal assistance for prisoners, life sentences, prison labour, prison overcrowding, privatisation and religious rights.