Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities

Editor/Author Bosworth, Mary
Publication Year: 2005
Publisher: SAGE Publications

Single-User Purchase Price: $550.00
Unlimited-User Purchase Price: $825.00
ISBN: 978-0-7619-2731-0
Category: Social Sciences - Criminology & Law
Image Count: 44
Book Status: Available

Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities aims to provide a critical overview of penal institutions within a historical and contemporary framework. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, a fact that has caused lawmakers, advocates, and legal professionals to rethink punishment policies as well as develop new policies on prisoner education and rehabilitation.

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