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Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake Jeff Newman Should you ever find yourself at Camp Green Lake-or somewhere similar-this is the guide for you. Stanley Yelnats (Caveman, to some of you) offers anecdotes and advice on everything from digging the p… OL15030850W
Resistance Behind Bars Resistance Behind Bars Victoria Law In 1974, women imprisoned at New York's maximum-security prison at Bedford Hills staged what is known as the August Rebellion. Protesting the brutal beating of a fellow prisoner, the women fought off… OL15673260W
Juvenile crime Juvenile crime Jenny Vaughan "Discusses the media treatment of crime worldwide, including issues of media pressure, privacy, discrimination, and scandals"--Provided by publisher. OL16358808W
Unusually cruel Unusually cruel Marc Morjé Howard The United States incarcerates far more people than any other country in the world, at rates nearly ten times higher than other liberal democracies. Indeed, while the U.S. is home to 5 percent of the… OL17763839W
Kickback Kickback Ace Atkins "P.I. Spenser, knight-errant of the Back Bay, returns in this stellar addition to the iconic New York Times-bestselling series from author Ace Atkins. What started out as a joke landed seventeen-year… OL17822081W
Crime and criminals Crime and criminals William Dudley Presents opposing viewpoints on various issues involving crime and criminals, including the causes of crime, treatment of criminals, and gun control. OL17857997W
Do prisons make us safer? Do prisons make us safer? Russell Sage Foundation "Do Prisons Make Us Safer? asks whether it makes sense to maintain such a large and costly prison system. The contributors expand the scope of previous analyses to Include a number of underexplored d… OL18598472W
Preparing for a career in public safety Preparing for a career in public safety J.G. Ferguson Publishing Company Explores the career opportunities in the field of public safety, provides a detailed look at eight specific occupations, discussing education and training needed, skills required and salary ranges, … OL19417713W
Evaluative research in correctional drug abuse treatment Evaluative research in correctional drug abuse treatment Robert J. Wicks,Jerome J. Platt xv, 203 p. ; 24 cm OL19454412W
Prisons Prisons Ann E. Weiss Discusses the current prison system and such problems as arbitrary sentencing, overcrowding, and the treatment of juvenile offenders. OL1963035W
The little book of restorative justice The little book of restorative justice Howard Zehr "The seminal work on Restorative Justice by one of the founders of the movement, now fully revised and updated. In a time of bitter differences and deep division, how should we as a society respond t… OL19708599W
Corrections officer exam study guide Corrections officer exam study guide Corrections Officer Exam Prep Team 191 pages ; 28 cm OL19730599W
Inside private prisons Inside private prisons Lauren-Brooke Eisen "When the tough-on-crime politics of the 1980s overcrowded state prisons, private companies saw potential profit in building and operating correctional facilities. Today more than a hundred thousand … OL19733579W
Punishment and Prisons Punishment and Prisons Joe Sim Punishment and Prisons is a scholarly, powerful and inspirational critique. With passion and humanity, Joe Sim strips neo-liberal penal policies of their reformist pretensions and demonstrates that p… OL19897913W
Incarceration nations Incarceration nations Baz Dreisinger "Beginning in Africa and ending in Europe, Incarceration Nations is a first-person odyssey through the prison systems of the world. Professor, journalist, and founder of the Prison-to-College-Pipelin… OL20023194W
What's wrong with the criminal justice system What's wrong with the criminal justice system Peter J. Benekos,Alida V. Merlo xiv, 207 p. : 26 cm OL23706984W
Kind and usual punishment Kind and usual punishment Jessica Mitford Examination of the American prison system based on research made on both sides of prison walls, from letters and reports sent by inmates and from interviews with institution officers. OL2748763W
Stolen years Stolen years Reuven Fenton There is a grisly murder in your neighborhood. You stand outside with your neighbors and watch, or maybe you peek out your curtains. Hours pass, then days, maybe years. Then one day there is a knock … OL29317830W
Instead of prison Instead of prison Bertha Davis Discusses how criminals are charged, sentenced, and incarcerated, the different philosophies and goals behind these measures, and ways criminals are currently rehabilitated outside of prisons. OL4290291W
Just punishment Just punishment David Robins Surveys how justice is practiced in many different countries, and examines prison life and sentencing policies. OL4294830W
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