International handbook of penology and criminal justice
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CRC Press,
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Publisher Address: | Boca Raton, FL |
Publication Dates: | c2008. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xxvii, 772 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781420053876 (alk. paper) 1420053876 (alk. paper) |
Index Number: | D917 |
CLC: | D917.6 |
Call Number: | D917.6/I615 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Punishment and culture / Thomas G. Blomberg, William D. Bales, and Courtney A. Waid -- Prisons and jails / Roy D. King -- Suicide in prisons and jails / Christine Tartaro and David Lester -- Hit 'em where it hurts : monetary and nontraditional punitive sanctions / Shanna Van Slyke, Gordon P. Waldo, and William Bales -- The death penalty : the movement toward worldwide abolition / Roger Hood -- Probation, parole, and community corrections : an international perspective / Lawrence F. Travis and Victoria Simpson Beck -- Crime prevention / Steven P. Lab -- Situational crime preve |