Overview
- Editors:
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Lynne Goodstein
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Administration of Justice Department, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
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Doris Layton MacKenzie
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Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA
U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, USA
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Back Matter
Pages 287-298
About this book
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.
Editors and Affiliations
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Administration of Justice Department, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
Lynne Goodstein
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Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA
Doris Layton MacKenzie
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U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, USA
Doris Layton MacKenzie