Behind Bars: Readings on Incarcerated Life provides an insider's view of the prison experience. Seeking to answer the question "what is it really like to be a prison inmate?" this book presents easy to read, timely and diverse overviews of many of the most critical aspects of correctional culture and life. The readings in the book are organized into broad categories that emphasize the range of major goals and tasks involved in prisons. Special attention is devoted to ensuring a diversity of views and a diversity of experiences in the issues and readings presented. Also includes broad coverage of psychological adaptations of inmates, relationships inside prison, substance use/abuse, violence, health care and media portrayals of the prison experience. For those interested in learning more about prison life.

Behind Bars: Readings on Prison Culture

Tewksbury, Richard A.

Criminal Law

Pearson College Div

This is that book: The one that is authoritative and readable. The one that covers the subject thoroughly, but is always manageable, navigable, and engaging. It pairs sterling authorship with an accessible style. Like the wind at your back, Richard Tewksbury s Introduction to Corrections motivates you through a wide range of interesting topics without impediment because clear text needs no box. Accessible and authoritative, Richard Tewksbury s Introduction to Corrections features: <ul>
<li>A succinct overview of the American correctional system, by a renowned scholar in the field</li> <li>Thorough coverage of course content</li> <ul>
<li>The structure and operations of correctional systems</li> <li>The history and politics of corrections</li> <li>The goals of corrections in society today</li> </ul>
<li>A logical organization, from the role of corrections in controlling crime, to an in-depth look at the most troubling issues in corrections today</li> <li>A clean page design</li> <li>Consistently clear and direct narrative style</li> </ul>,

Introduction to Corrections (Aspen College)

Legal Education

Aspen Publishing

This unique collection of highly readable articles offers a fresh, alternative approach to teaching deviance. Articles were chosen that will pique student interest and stimulate lively class discussion by challenging preconceived notions of deviance and people labeled as "deviant." Benefits of Deviance and Deviants: An Anthology to students and instructors are as follows: * This is not a "typical" deviance anthology. It does not include the classic selections usually found in most readers. Rather, it features less widely known empirical pieces selected on the basis of their compelling descriptions of deviant behavior--both from top journals and from sources outside the mainstream. * The book is organized around themes of behavior rather than theoretical perspectives or concepts. The articles examine drugs, sex, medicine, relationships, sports, work, and deviant subcultures--providing students with a basis for grasping central sociological ideas. * Coverage includes such topics as rape, transgender behavior, and child abuse--as well as a variety of types of deviance that touch closer to home for many students: sports deviance, student drinking, mistreatment of the elderly, stuttering, cheating among college students, and faculty malfeasance. * Brief, thought-provoking introductions are provided for each article, framing the piece in a larger context in terms of conceptual and theoretical issues. These introductions also explain central issues, key concepts, and relationships among topics covered.

Deviance and Deviants: An Anthology

Politics & Social Sciences

Gagné, Patricia

Social Sciences

Roxbury Pub. Co

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