The American Prison

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Lynne Goodstein, Doris Layton MacKenzie

      Pages 1-10

3. Corrections as a System

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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   2. American Prisons in a Time of Crisis

      • Alfred Blumstein

      Pages 13-22

   3. The Effectiveness of Correctional Rehabilitation

      • Francis T. Cullen, Paul Gendreau

      Pages 23-44

   4. Proprietary Prisons

      • Charles H. Logan

      Pages 45-62

4. Legal Issues in Contemporary Corrections

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 63-63

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   2. American Prisoners and the Right of Access to the Courts

      • Kenneth C. Haas, Geoffrey P. Alpert

      Pages 65-87

   3. Gender and Justice

      • Nicole Hahn Rafter

      Pages 89-109

   4. Criminal Sentencing Reform

      • Kay A. Knapp

      Pages 111-131

5. Managing the Prison

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133

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   2. Prison Labor and Industry

      • Timothy J. Flanagan

      Pages 135-161

   3. Prison Classification

      • Doris Layton MacKenzie

      Pages 163-189

   4. Prison Guards as Agents of Social Control

      • John R. Hepburn

      Pages 191-206

6. Living in Prison

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 207-207

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   2. Noncoping and Maladaptation in Confinement

      • Hans Toch, J. Douglas Grant

      Pages 209-227

   3. Inmate Adjustment to Prison

      • Lynne Goodstein, Kevin N. Wright

      Pages 229-251

   4. Correctional Environments

      • Kevin N. Wright, Lynne Goodstein

      Pages 253-270

7. Corrections Research and the Future

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 271-271

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   2. Epilogue: The Researcher’s Work is Never Done

      • John P. Conrad

      Pages 273-286

Despite the dire forecasts of others who had themselves edited books, we proceeded with the project of an edited volume on the American prison, although with more than a little trepidation. We had heard the horror stories of authors turning in their chapters months or years late or never at all, of publishers delaying publication dates, of volumes that read more like patchwork quilts than finely loomed cloth. As if to prove the others wrong, our experience in editing this volume has been mar­ velous, and we think the volume reflects this. Most likely, the success of our experience and of the volume stems from two elements: first, the professionalism and commitment of the authors themselves; and second, the fact that early in the life of this volume, most of the authors convened for a conference to critique and coordinate the chapters. This book brings together an illustrious group of criminologists and correctional scholars who wrote chapters explicitly for this volume. Co­ hesiveness was furthered by the charge we gave to each author to (1) present the major issues, (2) review the empirical research, and (3) dis­ cuss the implications of this work for present and future correctional policy. The goal of this project was to examine the major correctional issues facing prison systems. The chapters scrutinize the issues from the perspective of the system and the individual, from theory to practical and daily management problems, from legal to psychological concerns.

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• Innovation
• Institution
• Nation
• Policy
• Revolution
• Segregation
• Sex
• demography
• environment
• gender
• organization
• politics
• psychology
• service

• Administration of Justice Department, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA

  Lynne Goodstein

• Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA

  Doris Layton MacKenzie

• U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, USA

  Doris Layton MacKenzie

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