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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
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
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
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
Prisons Prisons Ann E. Weiss Discusses the current prison system and such problems as arbitrary sentencing, overcrowding, and the treatment of juvenile offenders. OL1963035W
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
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