American Prisons and Jails: An Encyclopedia of Controversies and Trends [2 volumes]
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Vidisha Barua Worley and Robert M. Worley, Editors. American Prisons and Jails: An Encyclopedia of Controversies and Trends [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO, 2018. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781610695015.
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Vidisha Barua Worley and Robert M. Worley, Editors. American Prisons and Jails: An Encyclopedia of Controversies and Trends [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO, 2018. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781610695015
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Vidisha Barua Worley and Robert M. Worley, Editors. (2018). American Prisons and Jails: An Encyclopedia of Controversies and Trends [2 volumes]. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781610695015
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This two-volume encyclopedia provides a comprehensive and authoritative examination of the history and current character of American prisons and jails and their place in the U.S. corrections system.
• Contains approximately 225 entries, comprehensively examining all aspects of American prisons and jails• Includes an Annotated List of Relevant Organizations and Institutes for ease of reference
• Provides a chronology of important developments related to prisons and jails in US history
• Lists print, electronic, and multimedia resources in a bibliography for readers interested in exploring the topic further
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Table of Contents
American Prisons and Jails: An Encyclopedia of Controversies and Trends [2 volumes]
Author(s): Vidisha Barua Worley and Robert M. Worley, EditorsContributors: Worley, Vidisha; Worley, Robert;Abstract:This two-volume encyclopedia provides a comprehensive and authoritative examination of the history and current character of American prisons and jails and their place in the U.S. corrections system.
• Contains approximately 225 entries, comprehensively examining all aspects of American prisons and jails• Includes an Annotated List of Relevant Organizations and Institutes for ease of reference
• Provides a chronology of important developments related to prisons and jails in US history
• Lists print, electronic, and multimedia resources in a bibliography for readers interested in exploring the topic further
Editor(s): Worley, Vidisha; Worley, Robert;SortTitle: american prisons and jails: an encyclopedia of controversies and trends [2 volumes]Author Info:Vidisha Barua WorleyeditorRobert M. WorleyeditoreISBN-13: 9781610695015Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781610695015.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781610695008Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 832Publication Date: 20181231Table of Contents pages: 1 2
- Cover Cover11
- Title page iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Acknowledgments xiii14
- Introduction xv16
- Volume 1 120
- Access to the Courts 120
- Activism 524
- Administration 928
- AIDS/HIV among Inmates 1231
- Alcatraz 1534
- American Prison Designs 1837
- Angola 2140
- Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 2342
- Arts Programs 2544
- Attica 2645
- Auburn System of Penology 2948
- Australia, Prisons in 3150
- Baltimore City Detention Center 3554
- Beccaria, Cesare (1738–1794) 3958
- Bell v. Wolfish (1979) 4160
- Benefit of Clergy 4261
- Biosocial Findings to Increase the Effectiveness of Treatment Programs 4463
- Boot Camps 4867
- Building Tenders 5069
- Canada, Prisons in 5372
- Capital Punishment, Collateral Consequences of 5877
- Castration as a Deterrent to Sexual Offending 6180
- Cell Phones in Prison 6382
- China, Prisons in 6584
- Civil Commitment and Postcriminal Sanctions for Sex Offenders 6988
- Civil Disabilities 7392
- Cleanliness in Prison 7695
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies in Prison 7897
- Commissary 81100
- Compassionate Release 82101
- Conjugal Visits 85104
- Consensual Sex between Inmates 88107
- Constitution as a Source for Prisoners’ Rights, The 94113
- Continuum of Sanctions 98117
- Convict Criminology 101120
- Convict Lease System 106125
- Cooking in Prison 108127
- Correctional Case Management 111130
- Correctional Counseling 114133
- Correctional Employees and Administrators, Job Satisfaction of 117136
- Correctional Officer Subculture 121140
- Correctional Officer Training 124143
- Correctional Officer Unions 128147
- Correctional Officers, Job Stress among 132151
- Correctional Officers, Typology of 136155
- Correctional Officers and Discretion 138157
- Correctional Officers with Military Experience 141160
- Cost of Prisons 143162
- Custody Levels 146165
- Death Penalty in the Middle East 151170
- Death Penalty Legal Issues 154173
- Death Row Correctional Officers 159178
- Death Row Inmates 161180
- Deliberate Indifference 164183
- Deprivation Model 167186
- Determinate versus Indeterminate Sentencing 169188
- Disciplinary Hearings 171190
- DNA Exonerees 174193
- Drug Use in Prison 178197
- Economics of Crossing Over, The 181200
- Education in Prison 183202
- Elderly Offenders in Prison 186205
- England, Prisons in 193212
- Enlightenment and Punishment 196215
- Environmentally Friendly (“Green”) Prisons 199218
- Equine-Facilitated Prison-Based Programs 202221
- Escapes 206225
- Ethical Issues in Prison Counseling 208227
- Evidence-Based Practice in Corrections 211230
- Evolving Standards of Decency 214233
- Execution Methods 218237
- Fathers behind Bars 223242
- Federal Sentencing Guidelines 226245
- Florence ADX 228247
- Folsom State Prison 230249
- France, Prisons in 233252
- Furloughs 236255
- General Strain Theory and Incarceration 241260
- Genetics in Sentencing, Role of 244263
- Good Time 247266
- Gossip and Rumors 250269
- Guantanamo Bay 252271
- Habeas Corpus Writs 257276
- Halfway Houses 258277
- Health Care in Prison Populations 260279
- Health Promotion in Prison Settings 263282
- Hunger Strikes 266285
- Importation Model 269288
- Inappropriate Correctional Employee–Inmate Relationships 271290
- Incarcerated Veterans 274293
- Incarceration, Factors Contributing to the Growth in 278297
- Incarceration, Impact of Social Progressives on (1900s–1920s) 282301
- Incarceration, Social Costs of High Rates of 285304
- Incarceration of Undocumented Immigrants 289308
- Incarceration Rates 293312
- Incarceration Rates, Trends in the United States 297316
- Incarceration Rates and Race 301320
- Incarceration Rates in the United States Compared to Other Countries 304323
- Informal Methods of Control Utilized by Correctional Officers 307326
- Inmate Classification 310329
- Inmate Dental Care 312331
- Inmate Subculture 315334
- Inmate-on-Inmate Sexual Abuse 318337
- Inmates, Transportation of 324343
- Inmates and Freedom of Religion 326345
- Inmates with Co-Occurring Disorders 330349
- Inmates with Intellectual Disabilities 332351
- Inmates’ Perceptions of Prison versus Alternative Sanctions 335354
- Innocence Project 339358
- Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program 341360
- Inside-Outside Relationships 345364
- Jails Compared to Prisons 351370
- Judicial Involvement in Prison Administration 354373
- Juvenile Detention Centers 357376
- Juveniles in Corrections, Landmark Cases Involving 361380
- Leavenworth 365384
- Leaving Prison 368387
- Legitimate Penological Interests 370389
- Lockups 373392
- Maconochie, Alexander (1787–1860) 377396
- Male Prisoners’ Perceptions of Female Officers 379398
- Masturbation in Prison 381400
- Maximum Security 383402
- Medical Experiments on Inmates 386405
- Mental Health Issues and Jails 388407
- Mentally Ill Prisoners 392411
- Methadone Maintenance for Prisoners 395414
- Misconduct by Correctional Employees 398417
- Misconduct by Prisoners 401420
- Mitchell, Joyce (1965–) 406425
- Muslim Inmates 410429
- Volume 2 415434
- Net Widening 415434
- Norway, Prisons in 417436
- Notorious or Infamous Inmates 420439
- Overcrowding 425444
- Oz (1997–2003) 428447
- Pains of Imprisonment 431450
- Panopticon 432451
- Parole, History of 434453
- Parole, Violation of 437456
- Parole Board 440459
- Penn, William (1644–1718) 442461
- Pennsylvania System of Penology 446465
- Personnel 448467
- Peru, Prisons in 450469
- Political Prisoners 452471
- Pregnancy and Motherhood in Prisons 455474
- Presentence Investigation Reports 458477
- Prison Argot 459478
- Prison-Based Animal Training Programs 462481
- Prison-Brewed Alcohol 465484
- Prison Ethnography 466485
- Prison Gangs 468487
- Prison Industries 473492
- Prison Law Libraries 477496
- Prison Litigation Reform Act 479498
- Prison Ministry 482501
- Prison Museums 484503
- Prison Populations, Downsizing of 487506
- Prison Populations, Trends in 491510
- Prison Rape Elimination Act 494513
- Prison Reform, Intended and Unintended Consequences of 502521
- Prison TV Shows, Scripted 504523
- Prison TV Shows, Unscripted Reality 507526
- Prison Work Programs 510529
- Prisoner Handbooks 514533
- Prisoner Reentry/Family Integration 515534
- Prisonization 518537
- Prisons, History of 521540
- Prisons as Schools for Crime 527546
- Privatization 529548
- Protective Pairing in Men’s Prisons 533552
- Pseudofamilies in Women’s Prisons 535554
- Punishment Philosophies 538557
- Racial Integration of Inmates 543562
- Radicalization of Inmates 545564
- Rapelore in Prisons 547566
- Recidivism 549568
- Recidivism of Sex Offenders 551570
- Religious Programs Outreach 553572
- Respect 555574
- Restoration of Rights after Conviction 558577
- Restorative Justice 559578
- Rights Are Lost versus Rights Are Retained 562581
- Riots 565584
- Ruffin v. Commonwealth (1871) 569588
- San Quentin 571590
- Second Chance Act 573592
- Section 1983 Lawsuits 575594
- Self-Injury in Prison 577596
- Sentencing Disparities and Discrimination in Sentencing 579598
- Sentencing of Mothers and Parental Rights 582601
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