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Patuxent Institution: An American Experiment in Corrections - Couverture souple

Coldren Jr., James R.

 
9780820457673: Patuxent Institution: An American Experiment in Corrections
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0820457671 ISBN 13 : 9780820457673
Editeur : Peter Lang Publishing Inc, 2004

Synopsis

Is rehabilitation dead in American corrections? This socio-political analysis of the fifty-year history of Patuxent Institution, a treatment-oriented maximum security prison in Maryland, studies the organizational challenges faced by this unique American prison, and the social and political forces that work to ensure its survival.

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À propos de l'auteur

The Author: James R. Coldren, Jr. is the sixth president of the John Howard Association in Chicago, Illinois, a 103-year-old non-profit organization dedicated to improving the conditions of confinement in corrections facilities, as well as to fair, humane, and effective sentencing and correctional policies. Dr. Coldren received his M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Chicago, and his B.A. in sociology from Rutgers University. He is an applied researcher in criminal and juvenile justice, and has worked in numerous research and educational capacities for the past several decades.

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Éditeur
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0820457671
ISBN 13 
9780820457673
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
244
Coordonnées du fabricant
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