Turnstile Justice
Author | : Rosemary L. Gido |
Publisher | : Pearson |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105063152982 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Specialists in criminal justice are the authors and will be the audience for this group of essays on the tougher questions raised by the present American corrections system. The topics discussed include jailed fathers, prison and jail boot camps, the effect of street gangs on juvenile correctional facilities, a participant observer's insights on adult prison violence, INS detention centers and allegations of human rights abuses, and community response to new jail construction. Gido teaches criminal justice at Indiana U. of Pennsylvania; Alleman, deceased, taught at The Pennsylvania State U. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.