TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chambliss,William J.
TI  - Corrections
T2  - Key issues in crime and punishment ; [v.4]
SN  - 9781412978569 (hbk.)
AV  - HV 8665 .C674 2011 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Los Angeles, CA.
PB  - SAGE
KW  - Corrections
KW  - Crime
KW  - Criminal justice, Administration of
KW  - fast
N1  - "Sage reference."; Includes bibliographical references and index; Capital punishment/death penalty -- Clemency -- Cruel and unusual punishment -- Due process rights of prisoners -- Early release -- Free speech rights of prisoners -- Furlough and work-release programs -- Gangs and violence in prison -- Healthcare and medical assistance for prisoners -- Legal assistance for prisoners -- Life sentence -- Mentally ill and mentally challenged inmates -- Preventive detention -- Prison labor -- Prison overcrowding -- Prison privatization and contract facilities -- Punishment versus rehabilitation -- Religious rights -- Sex offender treatment -- Shaming penalties; Also available online
N2  - Covers the correctional system and offers arguments for and against the practice of the laws and policies that comprise corrections, from parole and probation to imprisonment, to the application of the death penalty
ER  -