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Oxford History of the Prison
The word "e;prison"e; immediately evokes stark images: forbidding walls spiked with watchtowers; inmates confined to cramped cells for hours on end; the suspicious eyes of …
The Habitual Criminal
Between Prison and Probation
Across the country prisons are jammed to capacity and, in extreme cases, barges and mobile homes are used to stem the overflow. Probation officers in some cities have caseloads of …
Escaping Prison Myths
This book describes and analyzes the key issues in the history of federal corrections in the United States: the origins and development of the first federal prisons; the role of …
Crime and Justice, Volume 10
Crime and Justice, Volume 5
Between Prison and Probation
Across the country prisons are jammed to capacity and, in extreme cases, barges and mobile homes are used to stem the overflow. Probation officers in some cities have caseloads of …
The Brothel Boy and Other Parables of the Law
The mystery does not always end when the crime has been solved. Indeed, the most insolvable problems of crime and punishment are not so much who committed the crime, but how to see …
The Oxford History of the Prison
The Oxford History of the Prison is an informative account of the growth and development of the prison in Western society, from classical times to the present day. In fourteen …
Maconochie's Gentlemen
In 1840, Alexander Maconochie, a privileged retired naval captain, became at his own request superintendent of two thousand twice-convicted prisoners on Norfolk Island, a thousand …
Maconochie's Gentlemen
In 1840, Alexander Maconochie, a privileged retired naval captain, became at his own request superintendent of two thousand twice-convicted prisoners on Norfolk Island, a thousand …