The American prison : imagining a different future / editors, Francis T. Cullen, University of Cincinnati, Cheryl Lero Jonson, Northern Kentucky University, Mary K. Stohr, Missouri State University.

Other author Cullen, Francis T.
Format Book
PublicationLos Angeles : SAGE, [2014]
Copyright Date©2014
Descriptionxvii, 285 pages ; 26 cm
Subjects
Prisons--United States.
Corrections--United States.

Contents Preface -- Reforming offenders -- The therapeutic prison / Paula Smith and Myrinda Schweitzer -- The restorative prison / Lois Presser -- Morally transforming offenders -- The faith-based prison / Byron R. Johnson -- The virtuous prison / Francis T. Cullen, Jody L. Sundt, and John F. Wozniak -- Doing justice -- The feminist prison / Kristi Holsinger -- The racially just prison / Craig Hemmens and Mary K. Stohr -- Doing no harm -- The safe prison / Benjamin Steiner and Benjamin Meade -- The healthy prison / Roberto Hugh Potter and Jeffrey W. Rosky -- Reinventing the prison -- The private prison / Kevin A. Wright -- The green prison / Mary K. Stohr and John F. Wozniak -- Making prisons perform -- The small prison / Cheryl Lero Jonson, John E. Eck, and Francis T. Cullen -- The accountable prison / Francis T. Cullen, Cheryl Lero Jonson, and John E. Eck -- The american prison -- Lessons learned : from penal harm to penal help / Mary K. Stohr, Cheryl Lero Jonson, and Francis T. Cullen -- Index -- About the editors -- About the contributors.
Abstract "For the first time in four decades, prison populations are declining and politicians have reached the consensus that mass imprisonment is no longer sustainable. At this unique moment in the history of corrections, the opportunity has emerged to discuss in meaningful ways how best to shape efforts to control crime and to intervene effectively with offenders. This breakthrough book brings together established correctional scholars to imagine what this prison future might entail. Each scholar uses his or her expertise to craft--in an accessible way for students to read--a blueprint for how to create a new penology along a particular theme. For example, one contributor writes about how to use existing research expertise to create a prison that is therapeutic and another provides insight on how to create a "feminist" prison. In the final chapter the editors pull together the "lessons learned" in a cohesive, comprehensive essay."--Publisher's website.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012046295
ISBN9781452241364 (pbk.)
ISBN1452241368 (pbk.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HV9471 .A454 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold