U.s. Federal Prison System

Informationen zum Autor Mary Bosworth is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Wesleyan University. Her research interests include prisons, race, and gender. She is the author of Engendering Resistance: Agency and Power in Women’s Prisons (1999).   Klappentext Now published in paperback, The U.S. Federal Prison System is perfect for classroom use as it interweaves the academic study of incarceration with a survey of government reports on prison policy. Organized into two parts, this book is an accessible text on the current U.S. federal prison system. Part I is an introduction to federal prison facilities, including key statistics and "views from the inside" provided by inmates of federal prisons. Part II is a look at the Federal Bureau of Prisons policies on various matters such as discipline, education, visits, and religious practices. Zusammenfassung The U.S. Federal Prison System is the first comprehensive text that includes official prison policies! first-person accounts from prisoners! and information about each federal facility.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mary Bosworth, Mary F. Bosworth, Mary Francesca Bosworth, Bosworth Mary F.
• Con la collaborazione di: Mary Bosworth (Editore)
• Editore: Sage Publications Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 19.05.2004
• EAN: 9780761923053
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-2305-3
• Pagine: 375
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto penale, diritto processuale penale, criminologia; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, Penology and punishment, Prisons, Criminology & Criminal Justice;Corrections/Penology