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Ahn-Redding Heather |
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Titolo |
The "million dollar inmate" : the financial and social burden of nonviolent offenders / / Heather Ahn-Redding |
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Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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979-82-16-31571-1 |
1-282-92203-3 |
9786612922039 |
0-7391-5775-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Prisoners |
Prisons |
Prison sentences |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-231) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Part I. INTRODUCTION AND EARLY SENTENCING; Chapter 01. An Introduction to the "Million Dollar Inmate"; Chapter 02. Punishment in the Twentieth Century: Run-On Sentences; Part II. SENTENCING AND PRISONS TODAY; Chapter 03. Sentencing Today: A Sentence Is a Sentence-Period!; Chapter 04. Prison Conditions; Part III. FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL COSTS OF INCARCERATION; Chapter 05. The Financial Costs of Incarceration; Chapter 06. Expensive Prisoners; Chapter 07. The Social Costs of Incarceration: The Hidden Yet Expensive Side of Prison; Part IV. GOALS OF INCARCERATION |
Chapter 08. Retribution: Can We Have Our "Just Desert" and Eat It Too?Chapter 09. Incapacitation: If We Lock Them Up, Maybe They'll Just Go Away!; Chapter 10. Some Specifics on Deterrence, in General; Chapter 11. Prison Rehabilitation and Treatment: Where is The Correction in Our Correctional Facilities?; Part V. CONCLUSION; Chapter 12. The Benefits of Incarceration-Real and Perceived; Chapter 13. Policy Recommendations; References; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The 'Million Dollar Inmate' highlights the financial and social costs of America's incarceration of non-violent offenders. Basing her insight on |
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