Carly M. (Hrsg.) Hilinski-Rosick

Issues in Corrections

Research, Policy, and Future Prospects

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Since the 1970s, the corrections system has experienced exponential growth. Over the past four decades, the number of inmates held in US prisons and jails has quadrupled. This massive growth is associated with a number of different issues and challenges within prisons and jails, including overcrowding; gang activity and misconduct; a shift away from rehabilitation and programming; expanded use of solitary confinement; inmates' human rights; criticisms of health care; and massive, publicly funded budgets. Many states now spend more on corrections than on higher education.This book explores these issues in depth. It takes current topics in inst… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Walsh, John P. (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-4985-4122-0
EAN: 9781498541220
Produktnummer: 21866465
Verlag: Lexington Books
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Seitenangabe: 214 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 2'150 KB

Über den Autor

Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick is assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Tampa.John P. Walsh is associate professor of criminal justice at Grand Valley State University.