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Beyond the bars Beyond the bars Tammy Enz "Describes the behind-the-scenes places of a police station"--Provided by publisher. OL13727347W
The ballad of Reading Gaol and other poems The ballad of Reading Gaol and other poems Oscar Wilde This poem - originally published anonymously, written after Wilde's two year's hard labour in Reading prison - is the tale of a man who has been sentenced to hang for the murder of the woman he loved… OL14877694W
Prison Break Prison Break Andrew Cope SPUD - he's scatty and accident prone - but good with the gadgets . . .STAR - she's super smart and ready to pounceTogether they're SPY PUPS, following hot in the paw prints of mum LARA (that's Licen… OL15184444W
Hell & gone Hell & gone Duane Swierczynski "The second of three high-energy thrillers arriving back-to-back from cult crime fiction sensation Duane Swierczynski. After barely walking away with his life from a shootout that will go down in Ho… OL16318061W
The environmental psychology of prisons and jails The environmental psychology of prisons and jails Richard Wener "It is often a curious experience for me to lecture about design and behavior in correctional settings because of the different groups of people with different kinds of expertise who may be in the au… OL16531655W
The Heart Goes Last The Heart Goes Last Margaret Atwood "Stan and Charmaine are a married couple trying to stay afloat in the midst of an economic and social collapse. Job loss has forced them to live in their car, leaving them vulnerable to roving gangs.… OL17569713W
Reeducation in postwar Vietnam Reeducation in postwar Vietnam Edward P. Metzner "When helicopters plucked the last Americans off the roof of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon in 1975, countless Vietnamese who had worked with or for the Americans remained behind. Many of these were soon… OL17655256W
A prisoner in the garden A prisoner in the garden Nelson Mandela,Carolyn Hamilton,The Nelson Mandela Foundation In 1977 the South African prison authorities allowed a number of journalists to visit the notorious Robben Island. The intention was to persuade the outside world that the conditions there were not a… OL1783405W
A Prison Diary A Prison Diary Jeffrey Archer,FF 8282 Please see https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1807104W OL1807104W
Grendon and the emergence of forensic therapeutic communities Grendon and the emergence of forensic therapeutic communities Elizabeth Sullivan,Richard Shuker "Grendon opened in 1962 as an experimental psychiatric prison to provide treatment for prisoners with antisocial personality disorder. Today it is run by a prison service governor but continues to op… OL18647205W
Prisons Prisons Marilyn Tower Oliver Discusses problems relating to prisons, examines the controversy of whether prisons should rehabilitate or punish, and looks at possible alternatives to the current prison system. OL1890482W
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
Black Bolt Black Bolt Saladin Ahmed 1 volume (unpaged) : 26 cm OL19728899W
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
#MurderTrending #MurderTrending Gretchen McNeil Welcome to the near future, where good and honest citizens can enjoy watching the executions of society s most infamous convicted felons, streaming live on The Postman app from the suburbanized priso… OL19751455W
Monster Monster Guy A. Sims Monster is a multi-award-winning, provocative coming-of-age story about Steve Harmon, a teenager awaiting trial for a murder and robbery. As Steve acclimates to juvenile detention and goes to trial, … OL20011852W
Kaijumax Kaijumax Zander Cannon "Welcome to Kaijumax! Where the worst of the worst Kaiju monsters are securely locked away from the human world whether they be villains, anti-heroes, eco-parables, or nuclear metaphors."--Cover, p.[… OL20022496W
Prisoner of ice and snow Prisoner of ice and snow Ruth Lauren In this thrilling middle-grade fantasy debut that's Prison Break meets Frozen, a girl will do anything to break her sister out of prison--even get arrested on purpose. OL20058863W
The wicked go to hell The wicked go to hell Frédéric Dard A cop receives a mission - to win the confidence of an enemy spy, currently in prison, and so to expose destroy his spy ring. What better way to allay his suspicions than for the policeman to enter t… OL20059598W
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