The meaning and nature of punishment /
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| Author / Creator: | Shichor, David. |
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| Imprint: | Long Grove, IL : Waveland Press, 2006. |
| Description: | viii, 223 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5885240 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Social control
- 2. Cultural, social, and symbolic aspects of law and punishment
- 3. Theories and justifications of punishment
- 4. Recent trends in penal policies and practices
- 5. Evolution of incarceration
- 6. The emergence of penitentiaries and prisons
- 7. Emerging issues : private prisons and women's prisons
- 8. Parole
- 9. Probation and intermediate sanctions
- 10. Capital punishment
- 11. Special issues in punishment.